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Monday, March 2, 2015

Custom Sign Generator Create 1000s of Free Personalized Graphics!

Link to CustomSignGenerator.com
Via Jay Cross

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Seriously, you can make some really cool personalized graphics to spice up your content with all these cool image creators available (in one master list!). I suppose you would need a bit of time to explore all these sites before finding something that really gets you excited. Also, you will probably get a headache full of pop-ups (turn your pop-up blocker off!), or new tabs, every time you select a new image creator or graphic. But with a bit of patience, it could be your new gold mine in finding and creating personalized images to gain attention and stimulate thinking.

Here are a few of the cool dynamic image generators you will find in this amazing collection:

Sign Generators (500 fun templates)
Fake Magazine Covers (100 magazine layouts)
Make a Logo (1000+ of possibilities, make signs/headers)
Dummies Book Cover Maker (4 styles, change the cover on the DIY learning book covers)
Comic Strip Generators (1,500+ cartoon characters)
Famous People Message Generators (500+ faces)
Animated Text (fill the text form, scrolling marquee, 30 frame animation, for future scrolling LED signs.)

I am simply thrilled to discover this site! If you havent explored this site before, perhaps it is time. WOW, I am in Time magazine! :)

Why Are Custom Web Designs No Longer In Trend

There has been an overwhelming importance given to custom web designs off-late. Even if a company got its website developed by the de facto best web designers in town, eventually, they want the “custom” power in their hands. The ability to make changes on the fly, as and when they want, is what has driven these companies to get a greater control over how they wish to tailor the design even after it has been delivered to them in a manner most furnished. Now, this has led to many designers creating a design or a theme that leaves a lot of scope for customization, and in the process, it also leaves a lot to be desired

But all said and done, the trend is reversing and more and more brands are beginning to realize that what they need is surety of a design rather than something that needs to be altered every once in a while. Lets look at a few reasons why custom web design is no longer as desirable as it was a year ago:

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Design has a Worth

When we bring “custom” to web design, we give the power of creating something to the general customer. Now, this also hints that the customer has a more clear-eyed idea of how a web design should look like than a professional designer does, and thats a fallacy that can bring a design down to its feet. When we are designing something for a client, they would arguably want something that can have a control over, without realizing that they plan to tinker around with a design that was fulled by individuals who have invested years in gaining experience and expertise in web design.

Now, to avert a scenario where your client dismantles a piece of design you delivered to them (which can end up being a blotch on your portfolio), it serves you well to get rid of “custom” altogether and make designs that are most ideally designed and dont need to be tinkered around with.

Users are Least Bothered if the Site is Custom or Not

What a suite of clients fail to realize that the website created by the designers is eventually a pitch for the end-users, and not for the client. The users want a website that gives them access to all the information they want to gather, even visual appeal of the website doesnt matter to them much.

The Navigation and Quality of Content the Site Matters, Not How “Spellbinding” it Looks

All they need is a website thats easy to navigate, and contains content that is informative and at the same time, written creatively enough to intrigue them. If your users have to struggle looking for the categories or menu on the site, you have already started on a wobbly note.

The Templates Available Today are Richer in Functionality and Form

There was indeed a time when the readymade themes and templates looked pretty uninspiring. However, thanks to websites like themeforest.com, the scenario has transformed by leas and bounds. Today, we have access to readymade themes that are visually inspiring, compatible with different browsers and devices, responsive, fast-loading, hand-coded, and most importantly of all, very economical.

Its Hard to Sell Something Which Doesnt Exist as Yet

Instead of showing a blank template to your client, with an intent to tempt them with the possibility of how they have a complete canvas in front of them to try out, it would serve you much better if you put on display an example of what their website might look like.

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The Cost Saving Factor

Custom designs prove to be a major hole in the pocket for companies as opposed to fixed templates. Also, they take a lot of time to get completed due to the changes back and forth. You need to rewire the whole design, keep modifying the SEO and mobile-friendly capabilities (which can be made perfect on the first go if “custom” is not a constraint, installing fluff features using the unnecessary plugins, etc.

Conclusion

Custom web designs have their share of incentives, but they have more to do with the frills and the fluff which is only needed in much smaller doses. So, whether you are a web designing service provider or a company looking for one, its time to hand over the reins in the hands of web designers who know how add exclusivity to your designs and click your website into top gear.

Author Bio:
Sarah Parker is a blogger cum WordPress developer at Designs2HTML Ltd, a leading markup conversion services company that has delivered top-grade markup conversion services since 5 years. She loves writing information-rich blogs on PSD to WordPress conversion services.

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