In Feburary 2016 29,
Choose the content of your virtual library wisely. The difference between a website and a virtual library is the quality of the content chosen for inclusion. Expanding your library outside of the traditional library building is the key to holding on to existing patrons and making new ones. Make sure that the sources chosen for inclusion in your virtual library are of the same quality you would give to your patrons in person.
Practice good design techniques when implementing your virtual library layout. Good virtual library design techniques include a simple layout, familiar fonts and color schemes and self-explanatory pages. Keep in mind as you create this site that your users will be accessing the virtual library from remote locations. If they have a problem or do not understand something immediately, you will not be around to answer their questions. If your site is too complicated or confusing, users will go elsewhere to find the information they are seeking.
Offer as many online resources as possible, such as 'IM a librarian,' chat with a librarian and email reference consultations; online library card registration, online newsletters/blogs, links to community resources, reference tools such as pathfinders and comment forms and surveys.
Evaluate and improve your virtual library site. Do so often because the Internet is constant evolving. Keeping your users satisfied means keeping yourself updated on the latest Internet trends and incorporating them into your virtual library site as appropriate.
Invite users to visit your library in person. Make sure your hours and services are posted and highly visible. Hopefully you will find yourself with a few new patrons in the process.
In Feburary 2016 29,
Showing posts with label color. Show all posts
Showing posts with label color. Show all posts
Monday, 29 February 2016
Sunday, 28 February 2016
Flexisign TipsIn Feburary 2016 28,
In Feburary 2016 28,
To get the best out of FlexiSign, you must make sure that your monitor is properly configured to view colors correctly. Even if you use a high-end monitor the screen may appear slightly skewed and not quite as sharp as it could. This can often be cleared up with a third-party monitor testing program. This will help your computer to readjust to test your monitor for resolution, brightness, contrast, geometry, screen regulation and more. A simple online version of this type of program is available at the Display Calibration site. For optimal monitor calibration, you may need a hardware device that corrects display issues.
New Color Profile
Once you have optimally calibrated your monitor, you must make sure that it syncs up with your printer and ink combinations for proper color output during your prints. FlexiSign accomplishes this by importing appropriate International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles, which make sure your colors are set a particular way. When a client gives you an ICC profile, import it by going to Production Manager in the program and clicking on 'Default Job Properties.' Click the 'Perform Color Correction' box, 'Add,' and then browse and select the ICC profile. Select 'Add' from the Linearization table drop-down menu and then pick the ICC profile again but this time with a Tone Reproduction Curve (TRC) extension. Click 'Open' to install the ICC profile. It will now appear in your Production Manager, Flexi RIP and Print sections.
Don't Overcompress
When saving an image in FlexiSign there is an automatic suppress option to make sure that your file size does not get too large. The problem is that this will affect the quality of your digital image. Using the JPG format in FlexiSign or any other editing program will cause your image to lose quality. If you must submit the JPG file format -- as opposed to a compression-free image like a TIF -- uncheck the 'Suppress' box when saving the file. This will bring up a sliding scale of how much you wish to compress the image. Move the compression to 0 percent and click 'OK'; then 'Save.' This will keep your image quality as high as possible.
Preview Before Printing
Printing at full scale in FlexiSign should be reserved for the last step when you are sure that there are no errors in your design. Before doing this, preview your image using the FlexiSign viewing options. Click on either 'Actual Size,' 'Actual Pixels' or '1:1' to view the file at the print size. Step back five feet or so and look to see if there are any problems with the sign that can be perceived with the naked eye. Be vigilant in your checking and double-checking to ensure that you will have the best image possible before printing.
In Feburary 2016 28,
To get the best out of FlexiSign, you must make sure that your monitor is properly configured to view colors correctly. Even if you use a high-end monitor the screen may appear slightly skewed and not quite as sharp as it could. This can often be cleared up with a third-party monitor testing program. This will help your computer to readjust to test your monitor for resolution, brightness, contrast, geometry, screen regulation and more. A simple online version of this type of program is available at the Display Calibration site. For optimal monitor calibration, you may need a hardware device that corrects display issues.
New Color Profile
Once you have optimally calibrated your monitor, you must make sure that it syncs up with your printer and ink combinations for proper color output during your prints. FlexiSign accomplishes this by importing appropriate International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles, which make sure your colors are set a particular way. When a client gives you an ICC profile, import it by going to Production Manager in the program and clicking on 'Default Job Properties.' Click the 'Perform Color Correction' box, 'Add,' and then browse and select the ICC profile. Select 'Add' from the Linearization table drop-down menu and then pick the ICC profile again but this time with a Tone Reproduction Curve (TRC) extension. Click 'Open' to install the ICC profile. It will now appear in your Production Manager, Flexi RIP and Print sections.
Don't Overcompress
When saving an image in FlexiSign there is an automatic suppress option to make sure that your file size does not get too large. The problem is that this will affect the quality of your digital image. Using the JPG format in FlexiSign or any other editing program will cause your image to lose quality. If you must submit the JPG file format -- as opposed to a compression-free image like a TIF -- uncheck the 'Suppress' box when saving the file. This will bring up a sliding scale of how much you wish to compress the image. Move the compression to 0 percent and click 'OK'; then 'Save.' This will keep your image quality as high as possible.
Preview Before Printing
Printing at full scale in FlexiSign should be reserved for the last step when you are sure that there are no errors in your design. Before doing this, preview your image using the FlexiSign viewing options. Click on either 'Actual Size,' 'Actual Pixels' or '1:1' to view the file at the print size. Step back five feet or so and look to see if there are any problems with the sign that can be perceived with the naked eye. Be vigilant in your checking and double-checking to ensure that you will have the best image possible before printing.
In Feburary 2016 28,
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
How to Choose the Perfect Sky Blue Ceiling PaintIn Feburary 2016 10,
In Feburary 2016 10,
Scan the paint chip display at your local store, the first thing you notice is that colors are grouped by clarity. There is a section of grayed colors, a section of muddy colors, clear, and bright colors. Mentally discard the grayest section along with the shockingly bright section. A good sky blue has a clarity of color that isn't muddled by gray. Don't be tempted by the shockingly bright section. While they appear to be clear blues, they are way too intense when painted over a large surface, like a ceiling, and are too shocking for most applications.
Focus on color family. As you look at all the paint colors in the display, you see that greens fade to blue which then fade to purple. Choose a blue that is in the middle of this range. This technique will yield a color that is neither green or purple. Because of the nature of a sky, if you have difficulty finding the true center of this gradient, err on the side or purple. A greenish blue is much less flattering than a blue that feels a touch too purple.
Now that you have the correct chip, hone in on a specific color If you notice your paint chip has colors from pale blue to a dark blue. Some paint companies' chips only go from pale to medium blue. Mentally discard the very palest color from consideration. On the ceiling shade just tinted blue it isn't bright enough to convey the feeling of sky. Rather, it more resembles an off-white that can be unsettling. The next color on your chip, while still light, but tending a touch toward a medium blue is a great bet.
In Feburary 2016 10,
Scan the paint chip display at your local store, the first thing you notice is that colors are grouped by clarity. There is a section of grayed colors, a section of muddy colors, clear, and bright colors. Mentally discard the grayest section along with the shockingly bright section. A good sky blue has a clarity of color that isn't muddled by gray. Don't be tempted by the shockingly bright section. While they appear to be clear blues, they are way too intense when painted over a large surface, like a ceiling, and are too shocking for most applications.
Focus on color family. As you look at all the paint colors in the display, you see that greens fade to blue which then fade to purple. Choose a blue that is in the middle of this range. This technique will yield a color that is neither green or purple. Because of the nature of a sky, if you have difficulty finding the true center of this gradient, err on the side or purple. A greenish blue is much less flattering than a blue that feels a touch too purple.
Now that you have the correct chip, hone in on a specific color If you notice your paint chip has colors from pale blue to a dark blue. Some paint companies' chips only go from pale to medium blue. Mentally discard the very palest color from consideration. On the ceiling shade just tinted blue it isn't bright enough to convey the feeling of sky. Rather, it more resembles an off-white that can be unsettling. The next color on your chip, while still light, but tending a touch toward a medium blue is a great bet.
In Feburary 2016 10,
Sunday, 7 February 2016
How to Create Alternating Background Colors in Table Rows With CSSIn Feburary 2016 07,
In Feburary 2016 07,
Here's a simple table with alternating gray and white rows. This technique will work for any color scheme or any size table.
Build the table using your normal HTML table-building tools.
In the stylesheet, create a class that can be applied to alternating TR (table row) elements. Here's an example:
.rowcolor {
background: #CCCCCC;
}
In the HTML, add the class to alternating rows in your table. Apply it to the TR element. See image for example.
If you would like to have a different color for the row of the table that contains the headings, you can create a new class or id rule in your stylesheet that will only apply a background color to the TH elements.
In Feburary 2016 07,
Here's a simple table with alternating gray and white rows. This technique will work for any color scheme or any size table.
Build the table using your normal HTML table-building tools.
In the stylesheet, create a class that can be applied to alternating TR (table row) elements. Here's an example:
.rowcolor {
background: #CCCCCC;
}
In the HTML, add the class to alternating rows in your table. Apply it to the TR element. See image for example.
If you would like to have a different color for the row of the table that contains the headings, you can create a new class or id rule in your stylesheet that will only apply a background color to the TH elements.
In Feburary 2016 07,
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Which Computer Languages Are Used to Create Websites?In Feburary 2016 02,
In Feburary 2016 02,
Hyper-text Markup Language, called HTML, is the most basic language for the creation of a website. Using HTML, you can create the basic elements of a page, including the header and body, tables, paragraphs and text. HTML is a tag-based language, which defines elements using tags enclosed in less than (
) symbols.
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets allow you fine control over formatting elements in a website. Using CSS, you can define complex logic for formatting of elements on your site, from special backgrounds to how different sections fit together and flow. You can modify the color and style of fonts, change how hyperlinks work and format bullets. CSS works with HTML to allow the defining and application of classes, which can then be referenced in the HTML page to designate the style of the HTML element.
JavaScript
JavaScript is slightly more advanced than HTML and CSS. It is used to create action within a website, such as what happens when you click your mouse or scroll over an image. JavaScript is frequently used to perform input checking as well. This allows the Web designer to validate the input in a form field prior to sending the information to the server.
ColdFusion and PHP
Both ColdFusion and PHP are Web development languages designed to facilitate interaction with a database on the server. These languages allow the developer to pull information from a database and display it on a site. In addition, they can be used to update or insert new information into a database based on form inputs. Both languages can be seamlessly integrated with HTML, CSS and JavaScript to create complex websites. No special software is required to write these languages, but each requires an application to be installed to interpret the language and furnish results. Adobe's ColdFusion application is a commercial application, while PHP is Open Source.
SQL
Structured Query Language is a language used primarily for accessing data in databases. This language is required to use the functionality of ColdFusion or PHP on a website. Some common database applications used with websites are Microsoft's SQL Server, Oracle's Sybase and MySQL databases. Of these, MySQL is the only Open Source application. Again, writing SQL does not require special software, but the databases must be installed on the servers for the website.
In Feburary 2016 02,
Hyper-text Markup Language, called HTML, is the most basic language for the creation of a website. Using HTML, you can create the basic elements of a page, including the header and body, tables, paragraphs and text. HTML is a tag-based language, which defines elements using tags enclosed in less than (
) symbols.
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets allow you fine control over formatting elements in a website. Using CSS, you can define complex logic for formatting of elements on your site, from special backgrounds to how different sections fit together and flow. You can modify the color and style of fonts, change how hyperlinks work and format bullets. CSS works with HTML to allow the defining and application of classes, which can then be referenced in the HTML page to designate the style of the HTML element.
JavaScript
JavaScript is slightly more advanced than HTML and CSS. It is used to create action within a website, such as what happens when you click your mouse or scroll over an image. JavaScript is frequently used to perform input checking as well. This allows the Web designer to validate the input in a form field prior to sending the information to the server.
ColdFusion and PHP
Both ColdFusion and PHP are Web development languages designed to facilitate interaction with a database on the server. These languages allow the developer to pull information from a database and display it on a site. In addition, they can be used to update or insert new information into a database based on form inputs. Both languages can be seamlessly integrated with HTML, CSS and JavaScript to create complex websites. No special software is required to write these languages, but each requires an application to be installed to interpret the language and furnish results. Adobe's ColdFusion application is a commercial application, while PHP is Open Source.
SQL
Structured Query Language is a language used primarily for accessing data in databases. This language is required to use the functionality of ColdFusion or PHP on a website. Some common database applications used with websites are Microsoft's SQL Server, Oracle's Sybase and MySQL databases. Of these, MySQL is the only Open Source application. Again, writing SQL does not require special software, but the databases must be installed on the servers for the website.
In Feburary 2016 02,
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