The yellow color has come into fashion not only in clothes but also in web sites. Discover the top ten most “fashionable” yellow sites of the season.

The soft yellow color of this site will warm your sight and make you … wonder what it’s all about. This is actually the site from a photographer Joe Grisham. Take a look. Apart from being color yellow the site is very trendy from the point of view of web design.

Men with yellow faces and without eyes, noses, lips… This is what you get if your website is not compelling, according to this design studio. So, yellow is not only a bright color, it is also a color of blank.

The same idea of yellow emptiness is conveyed the next site, but this time it is applied to a non-living object, such us space around us.

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A new updated version of Adobe Flash Player has been released by Adobe Systems Incorporated. This edition is now at the disposal of two main search engines on the web- Google and Yahoo! Google is already using it while Yahoo! specialists are still working on its implementation.

The new function available in this new version of Player consists in indexing dynamic content of swf-objects. This will be achieved by the bot acting like a virtual visitor clicking on buttons and links etc which will download dynamic content of Flash (and Flex) sites invisible to bots before.

So, rather good news, I should say. Google has been able to index Flash to some extend before and now this ability has been substantially enhanced. Flash-skeptics can leave their worries aside and let web masters create RIA with their stunning looks.

From now on you can enjoy the benefits of Flashmint’s Flash templates without worrying how SE-friendly they are. They are Google-friendly and will soon be Yahoo!-friendly. So, this is a new milestone in further making Flash a common sight on the web.

Web design is very close to art, if not one of the visual arts itself. No one will either dispute or doubt that no web design is possible without creativity, like any other design. The appearance of the site and the way it looks like is usually determined by a designer’s artistic vision. It’s true that while surfing the net you won’t like all the sites you see. One of the main reasons why the web site can be rather unsuccessful is the exceeded number of things that designers tend to include in them. So, the question is – where’s the finish line to stop working on your website design?

1. The main thing that can be really helpful is your own personal feeling, intuition, instinct, the sixth sense, call it whatever you want. It’s your internal voice that tells you to stop creating because one more element and the page will be cluttered. However, not all designers have it and there are many who always think that the work is never finished (frankly speaking, I belong to those unlucky ones). Sometimes designers are induced to stop even earlier than they want, when the clients tell them to.

2. Step away from your work for a little while. Start doing something else and the next day have a look at it. If the piece you are working on still feels ok, probably it is really ok and there’s no need to include anything else in it. However, sometimes reviewing the web design work after a break can refresh your mind and bring in some cool ideas.

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Flashmint.com has been providing web design solutions for several years already. Our primary wish is to make our customer feel satisfied responding to all their needs and demands. This is what has caused the appearance of the category - Video Templates. They are still not numerous in quantity, but we have made every effort to widen their range and took into consideration our customers’ suggestions and feedback.

Video Templates are ideal solution for your video portfolio; whoever you are and whatever you are doing with them. If making video recordings is your cup of tea and you are good at it, it is high time to start selling your services. And this is where video website templates can be very useful. They are very conveniently and creatively designed and help to arrange your video works in a very special and yet comprehensible way. In case you are an amateur and don’t want to make business and just want to display your creation, a video web design template would be a perfect final touch to make your works look professional.

Photo video portfolio XML flash template is a perfect tool to combine video photography works in one portfolio. The template features animation and nice transitions.

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Here it is - FlashMint official blog! It is going to be useful, advisory, sometimes fun and entertaining. Here you’ll find out fresh news to keep informed about latest trends and releases, some do’s and dont’s to make you well grounded in flash and web templates area, and reviews to know unbiased opinions.