What is a mockup?
What is IPSA or IPS Affiliates?

What is a mockup?

• A mockup is a picture that represents what your final product will look like. The mockup gives you a peek at where we're going with your ideas before you have to pay for the whole thing. We give this to you so that you have some added confidence before stepping all the way in.

What is IPSA or IPS Affiliates?

• IPS Affiliates is an organization of professionals, companies, organizations, students, groups, etc. whom promote innovative and ethical practices in the professional world. IPSA stands for Innovative Professionals & Services Affiliates.

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.htm

• See HTML.

.html

• See HTML.

Adobe

• Adobe is a software development company known for it's amazingly powerful graphic and internet manipulation programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Flash. Most of the industry leading software in graphic design and web design come from the labs at Adobe.

Adobe Dreamweaver

• See Dreamweaver.

Adobe Flash

• See Flash.

Adobe Illustrator

• See Illustrator.

Adobe Photoshop

• See Photoshop.

CMS

• CMS stands for Content Management System. This is a way for webmasters to manage the content presented on a website over time. A quality CMS aids in speed, functionality and upgradability of a website. It requires extra work on a website while in the developmental stages, but the payoffs in the end can be tremendous.

Content Management System

• See CMS.

Dreamweaver

• Dreamweaver is a powerful program developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. It is used primarily for the design and development of web sites and web pages. Dreamweaver is part of Adobe's Creative Suite product line.

eXtensible Markup Language

• See XML.

Flash

• Flash is an amazing program developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. It allows designers and developers to make rich applications full of dynamic content and interactivity.

Graphics Tablet

• See Tablet.

Host

• All websites that are displayed online must be "hosted" somewhere. Just as your files are stored on your computer, a website's files must be stored on a server. There are numerous web hosts that provide all sorts of hosting options.

HTML

• Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the most common language used on the internet. It is used to create tables, links, etc. The .html or .htm on the end of a web address designates that the page you are viewing is using HTML.

Hyper Text Markup Language

• See HTML.

Illustrator

• Illustrator is a powerful program developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. It is the industry standard for vector-based graphic design. Illustrator empowers the user to develop designs that can be implemented on any medium and at any size or resolution.

Internet Host

• See Host.

Macromedia Dreamweaver

• See Dreamweaver.

Macromedia Flash

• See Flash.

Photoshop

• Photoshop is a graphics program developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. It is the industry standard program for pixel-based graphic design.

Pixel

• A pixel is a small dot on a computer monitor used to display colors. Each pixel represents a small portion of the overall image.

Pixel-Based Graphics

• Pixel-based graphics come in .jpeg, .jpg, .gif and many other graphical formats. They are a map of "pixels" used to display an image. Unlike vector graphics, pixel-based graphics become "pixelized" when enlarged. The larger you make the image, the "blockier" and "blockier" it gets.

Tablet

• A tablet is a piece of hardware that looks similar to a mouse pad. However, it's far more complex. It recognizes a special kind of pen and allows graphic designers to utilize the freedom of "pen-based" design. Freeing designers from the constraints of a mouse, designs become richer, more natural and more detailed.

Vector

• Vector graphics are graphics that are designed using mathematical projections. Start and end points are defined and the imaging software projects the connection. This is especially useful when the designer needs to enlarge or shrink the image. Since the projection remains the same, the quality of the image also remains the same.

Web Host

• See Host.

XML

• XML is powerful language used to develop a wide variety of applications. XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language. XML can be used to develop other languages as well, such as XSL, XQuery, etc.

A List Apart

• No explanation is good enough here... This site details everything from good design practices to browser hacks. Just check it out. You'll love it.

Browser Archive

• This is a nice archive of current and old internet browsers. This is an excellent place to go if you're looking to test your website on old browser versions.

CSS Zen Garden

• An amazing display of the power of CSS...

Design Shack

• A showcase of quality CSS and Web 2.0 design. If you're looking for some inspiration, check it out.

Developer Handbook

• A nice list of resources for developers.

Flash Kit

• A tremendous resource for Adobe Flash developers. This site has a helpful community that can answer your questions, numerous tutorials, free Flash animations and designs, and plenty more. Take a look.

Quantcast

• This is an excellent resource for website rankings. See just where a website ranks on the global traffic scale.

The Counter

• The counter gives you current usage statistics of the major internet browsers. Shown as percentages, you can see which browsers are the most widely used.

W3 Schools

• An excellent resource for web designers and developers. This is essentially a hand book to all things web development.

Webmaster Central

• A nice utility provided by the folks at Google. Optimize your site for search engines, monetization and more.