1. New york web design : Part I
CMS - Joomla!
A web CMS is a content management system software used for managing content for the web.
The software manages content (text, graphics, links, etc.) for distribution on a web server. Usually the
software provides tools where users with little or no knowledge of programming languages and markup
languages (such as HTML) can create and manage content with relative ease of use. Most systems use a
database to hold content, and a presentation layer displays the content to regular website visitors based
on a set of templates. Management of the software is typically done through a web browser, but some
systems may be modified in other ways.
A Content Management System (CMS) differs from website builders like Microsoft FrontPage or
Macromedia Dreamweaver in that a CMS allows non-technical users to make changes to an existing
website with little or no training. Website building tools like FrontPage and Dreamweaver require more
technical knowledge and training on average. A CMS is an easy-to-use tool that gives authorized users
the ability to manage a website. A CMS is a website maintenance tool rather than a website creation
tool.
Let's talk about Joomla! Content Management System now.
Joomla! is one of the most powerful Open Source Content Management Systems on the planet. It is
used all over the world for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. Joomla!
is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable.
One of the ways people use Joomla! CMS:
* Corporate websites or portals
* Online commerce
* Small business websites
* Non-profit and organizational websites

2. * Government applications
* Corporate intranets and extranets
* School and church websites
* Personal or family homepages
* Community-based portals
* Magazines and newspapers
* the possibilities are limitless…
Joomla! can be used to easily manage every aspect of your website, from adding content and images to
updating a product catalog or taking online reservations.
Advanced use of Joomla!
Out of the box, Joomla! does a great job of managing the content needed to make your website sing.
But for many people, the true power of Joomla! lies in the application framework that makes it possible
for thousands of developers around the world to create powerful add-ons and extensions. Here are just
some examples of the hundreds of available extensions:
* Dynamic form builders
* Business or organizational directories
* Document management
* image and multimedia galleries
* E-commerce and shopping cart engines
* Forums and chat software
* Calendars
* Blogging software
* Directory services

3. * Email newsletters
* Data collection and reporting tools
* Banner advertising systems
* Subscription services
* and many, many more…
You will probably ask yourself what’s the catch?
There is no catch. Joomla! is free, open, and available to all under the GPL license.
Hiring a web designer to come up with the custom solution that you need can set you back a few
thousand bucks. But you can do the whole thing yourself and make it drag and drop simple for mere
pennies with a tool like Breezy Websites. See http://breezywebsites.com for details!
New york web design : End of Part I
Color and Your Website
Eiseman once said that “Of all the forms of non-verbal communication, color is the most instantaneous
method of conveying messages and meanings.” He sure is right.
It has been often said that the website’s color must coordinate well. But when you surf the net you can
see too many websites that have horrible color schemes. Good color is essential to the success of a
website as color adds interest and flavor. It can be used to highlight important messages and it can draw
a visitor’s attention to important elements.
Colors have different effects on people. Certain colors can invoke certain emotions to people and these
emotional reactions can affect the image of your company. Anything that can evoke responses in people

4. needs to be looked at carefully when designing your website. There are a few things to consider in
choosing the right colors for your site to avoid any mishap.
• Use colors wisely. Black and white is best used on text and background colors. Black and yellow can
also prove to be very good contrast. However, a site done entirely in yellow or black won’t really be
appealing.
• When choosing colors for your background and text, make sure that the colors you choose are
contrasting ones. You can use a dark color for text against light color for background. Never use similar
colors for your text and background. You should be very careful in contrasting colors as some tend to
“vibrate” such as red text on blue background. This can hurt some people’s eye.
• Simple color choices are often better. When having doubts about your colors you can always use black
and white as they are easy to read and does not hurt your website.
• Avoid using patterned backgrounds because they appear to be noisy and tends to distract your
website. Although they may seem pretty and fun, they often prove very hard to read.
Overall, you have to make sure that the colors that you use are pleasing and attractive to the eye. Select
colors that best reflect the image that you want to give your visitors. Do not use normal color intensity
images as a background behind text. And ensure that you use uniform color on all your pages to create a
brand for your site.
Hiring a web designer to come up with the custom solution that you need can set you back a few
thousand bucks. But you can do the whole thing yourself and make it drag and drop simple for mere
pennies with a tool like Breezy Websites. See http://breezywebsites.com for details!
New york web design : End of Part II
Color printing a notch higher

5. If you want to take your color printing into the next level, you may want to put it in your site or in any
other form of getting people to read them. It cannot be denied though that there are some things
people love and hate to see, whether offline or online, in the printing mediums that other people,
companies and businesses use.
Take, for example, in some web sites. When flashes first came into existence, web site owners wanted
to have a piece of the action. Who doesn’t? See, that is trend and trends are supposed to be followed.
There are those who use flashes for the sake of flash. Meaning there is really no logical reasoning why
they use it in the first place. As long as they are using the trend, they could not care less if it is irritating
or does not serve any good purpose at all.
The more effective flashes can get the attention of the readers. Makes browsing more fun too if you
want to take a bit of their focus away from the usual flow of boring information. What flash users do not
know is that they can make browsing very hard, takes too long to open and a constant source of
irritation. Know and visit your flash.
People, on the other hand, loves drop shadows on printed materials. Someone a plain logo or design is
given depth if drop shadows are put into them. That is mainly the main purpose of these shadows. Gives
the readers something to wonder about too.
If you are in the process of designing a logo or a graphic design, think about this. Putting the perfect
colors into them does not make them any different from others who already have done that same thing.
Getting it printed in a nice paper stock is common too.
Try drop shadows. It cannot be denied that when you see shadows, you tend to think more about its use
and can even begin wondering why it is used in the first place. One thing you will notice is that it can add
some zest to the picture. Makes plain more exciting.
Flashes and drop shadows may be two different things not only in terms of the mediums they are used
upon. What do they have in common? They both appeal to the emotions of the readers.

6. Love and hate. Two contradicting descriptions but emotions nonetheless.
Hiring a web designer to come up with the custom solution that you need can set you back a few
thousand bucks. But you can do the whole thing yourself and make it drag and drop simple for mere
pennies with a tool like Breezy Websites. See http://breezywebsites.com for details!
New york web design : End of Part III