Phases Design Studio

Phases Design Studio—a graphic design studio in Denver, CO

Graphic Communication Resources

Graphic Design Industry Statndards

When you need information about copyright, contracts, industry pricing or trade practices, chances are you turn to the Graphic Artists Guild's Handbook of Pricing & Ethical Guidelines.

In an effort to educate Visual Communication Designers and those who use their services, on the damaging effects caused by spec work and spec-based design contests, a group of designers from all over the globe banded together, fueled by passion and a lot of caffeine, to bring NO!SPEC to the public. NO!SPEC logo

Search Engine Optimization

Search engine optimization, or SEO, is the process of tweaking your web site to perform well in the search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask. The most recent search engine optimization company statistics show search engines produce over 81% of all traffic on the Internet. SEO happens on your web site (optimized pages) and off of your web site (links to your web site). Your industry and competition will determine what is needed for your site to start ranking well for your keywords. Mike, The Internet Guy can help you plan and implement a successful SEO strategy . He also happens to be the soul SEO developer we trust with our clients. While you are at his site, don't miss his award winning search engine optimization blog.

Fonts

Identifont-the largest independent directory of typefaces on the Internet, with information about fonts from 449 publishers and 130 vendors. Many of our clients have found the find a font feature VERY helpful.

Printing Industry

PIAMS is a trade association with members representing companies in every aspect of graphic communications. Members include Graphic Design Studios, Prepress Facilities & Service Bureaus, Printing Companies of all shapes, sizes and specialties, Binders and Finishers, Mail and Fulfillment Houses, and Manufacturers, Distributors and Service Providers of equipment, supplies, and other materials and services that are used by the industry.

Web Development

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international consortium where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards. W3C's mission is: To lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web.

The W3C Markup Validation Service , a free service that checks Web documents in formats like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C Recommendations and other standards. This additional validation tool will check Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and (X)HTML documents with style sheets.


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