Project Description: Website design and development. WordPress CMS. Web hosting and support. Food photography.

Website design and development. Magento  – Open Source Ecommerce Web Application. E-mail Marketing. PPC and Remarketing Program. Web hosting and support.

Project Description: Custom-built (CMS) Content Management System. Coupon system, on-site SEO optimization. Web hosting and support. Food photography.

Well…It depends a lot on how you perceive the importance of your website. Why do you need a website in the first place and how seriously you take your business is the other question.

For the success of your online presence it is very important how your website is designed, and how the information on your website is organized. X Style Studio’s designers and web developers are progressive and passionate about every aspect of the industry. We use the latest programming and graphic design techniques to keep your company on the cutting edge. Whether you are looking to communicate with potential clients, expand your on-line presence or generate sales, X Style Studio will provide the solution that more than meets your expectations.

Having already designed, developed, and deployed multiple professional websites, our team can bring you experience that you can never attain designing your own website. X Style Studio can offer you a complete package of services: from online brochures to customized Content Management and e-commerce website applications. Our talented team of designers, programmers and usability analysts use the latest techniques to create your custom needs. Our attractive and professional web designs will help you reach new markets and find new customers for your business.

Search engine optimization — SEO — is another ineluctable aspect that you can never ignore if you intend to get targeted traffic from search engines and only an experienced web design company knows how to create and develop search engines optimized websites.

At the end, it is really up to you whether you want to hire a web design company or you want to create your website on your own, however it is always advised that you consult wilt professional designers before you make your choice.

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Project Description: Website design and development. WordPress CMS. Photography.

Professionally designed websites, on the other hand, go through a strenuous procedure to make sure that every part of the website contributes towards the bigger objective of the website because when large investments are made and huge revenues are expected even small things can create big shadows. That’s why before getting down to designing a website — whether you are an amateur quickly designing a website for you small business or you are a Web design company creating professional Web designs — you need to follow time-tested procedures. Below I will quickly discuss 10 steps to designing your website.

1. Planning: Planning helps you make a list of what you want and what you don’t want. It also helps you set your priorities straight so that you know where you have to go regarding the design of your website. While you are drawing the plan you will need to figure out what sort of audience you are going to target and for what search engines you will be optimizing your code. This depends a lot on what you are going to promote from your website. Planning will also let you know what sort of development platform you require for your website and what budget you will need for it.

2. Domain name: Your domain name should be commensurate with either the name of your website or the kind of service or product you are going to promote through it. Many people prefer to register a domain name representing their business instead of some esoteric name. For instance if you provide Web design services it is preferred that the phrase “Web design” appears some way or another in your domain name. After registering your domain name — if you are using a third-party server — you will need to change the name servers. The name servers will be provided to you by the hosting company.

3. Web hosting: Although you will need hosting when you have completely designed your website it is good to arrange hosting service beforehand because then you can keep testing the various pages that you design. Also once you decide to host your domain on a hosting server, when you change the name servers it will take anywhere between 48 to 72 hours to propagate the information over the Internet.

4. Website design structure: Before designing your website it is advisable that you create a design structure using some graphic tool. This way you will be able to create a visual image of how your website is eventually going to turn out. This will also help you organize your information according to the layout that you have in your mind.

5. Design and development: Once you have the structure, you can start creating the design of your website. You can either use some GUI or you can learn a bit of HTML and hand-code the layout. You can also use some free blogging or content management system software to create various pages. In fact once you have the basic layout you should apply that layout throughout the website and this can be achieved using CSS Web designing techniques. If you require some server side or client side coding you can do it in this planning phase.

6. Uploading the website: You need to upload your website to the remote host once you have completed designing it. You can use any of the freely available FTP clients to upload the complete website. You will need to get the FTP address from the hosting company.

7. Testing and debugging: No matter how smug you feel about your website the real test will occur when you have uploaded it. If there are some problems in the design that you’ve created or the code that you have written you can remove the creases here. Problems may crop up because there might be a different design and development environment on your PC and there could be a completely different environment on the hosting server.

8. Spelling and grammar checks: I am suggesting this check after you have uploaded your website because you may need help from someone else and once you have uploaded the website it is easier to access all the pages from anywhere in the world and hence anybody can conduct the spelling and grammar checks.

9. Browser compatibility: The compatibility issues with different browsers can be a big headache if you are not aware of them. Sometimes web designs don’t look similar in various browsers. For instance a website may look stunning in Firefox, very mediocre in Opera, and totally collapse in Internet Explorer. You’ll either need to carry out some workarounds or leave the features that are causing the conflict.

10. Backup: Having a backup is as important as uploading the website because by mistake if you spoil your new design or the server crashes all your hard work will go down the drain. So never rely on the backup facility provided by the hosting company; always have your own backup.

What is the goal of the communication?

•  Selling, informing, marketing, entertaining, etc.

Who is to be the receiver of the communication?

•  The audience: age, gender, education, business, etc.

Are there specific typestyles required for the piece?

•  Determine if the type font is: supplied by the client for application on PC or MAC computers.

Is the Video/Images files available on disk?

•  Determine if all media information  can be  supplied by the client

Are specific guidelines required for use of the logo or corporate identity elements?

•  Determine if the logo is: supplied by the client, digital or hard copy, and is defined in a corporate identity manual.

Is there a specific style required for the piece?

•  Determine if the style is: formal or informal, part of a series, or a new look.

Can the client provide samples of work?

•  Determine if the samples are: from the current company, from the client’s competitor, successful or unsuccessful attempts to communicate, etc.

Are there any other style considerations not yet mentioned?

•  This question may be left open-ended, to encourage the client to review their perspective of the piece.

Project Description: Website design and development. WordPress CMS.

About the Client: Artopolis Café & Bakery, one of Chicago’s famous European style cafes, needed to refresh the look of their menus and website. X Style Studio provided a clean, sleek design to match the store’s atmosphere with the idea to catch the attention of new visitors and to keep the loyalty of the regulars.