Blackdog Internet is a small full service web design and IT services company focused on the small to mid-size business community.
We are focused on creating unique, attractive and highly functional websites.
We are innovative web thinkers and communication specialists who have done our time at the big corporations. We know what's possible and what works. So whether it's a website, email marketing campaign or more traditional IT Services, the purpose is the same - to accomplish specific business objectives you've set for your business. We are your committed partner in helping you achieve those objectives. We believe that the combination of your understanding of your business and our strategic design and marketing orientation can produce absolutely incredible results.
Here at Blackdog, a crucial part of what we provide is advice and guidance. We will work with you to suggest and provide to you cost-effective, quality web design solutions to help you compete and grow in today’s competitive economy.
Web programming can be briefly categorized into client and server coding. The client side needs programming related to accessing data from users and providing information. It also needs to ensure there are enough plug ins to enrich user experience in a graphic user interface, including security measures.
To improve user experience and related functionalities on the client side, JavaScript is usually used. It is an excellent client-side platform for designing and implementing Web applications.
HTML5 and CSS3 supports most of the client-side functionality provided by other application frameworks.
The server side needs programming mostly related to data retrieval, security and performance. Some of the tools used here include ASP, Lotus Notes, PHP, Java and MySQL. There are certain tools/platforms that aid in both client- and server-side programming.
Web design is the process of creating websites. It encompasses several different aspects, including web-page layout, content production, and graphic design. While the terms web design and web development are often used interchangeably, web design is technically a subset of the broader category of web development.
Websites are created using a markup language called HTML. Web designers build webpages using HTML tags that define the content and metadata of each page. The layout and appearance of the elements within a webpage are typically defined using CSS, or cascading style sheets. Therefore, most websites include a combination of HTML and CSS that defines how each page will appear in a browser.
Responsive web design (RWD) is an approach to web design aimed at allowing desktop webpages to be viewed in response to the size of the screen or web browser one is viewing with.
A site designed with RWDadapts the layout to the viewing environment by using fluid, proportion-based grids, flexible images, and CSS3 media queries, an extension of the @media rule, in the following ways:.
The fluid grid concept calls for page element sizing to be in relative units like percentages, rather than absolute units like pixels or points..
Flexible images are also sized in relative units, so as to prevent them from displaying outside their containing element..
Media queries allow the page to use different CSS style rules based on characteristics of the device the site is being displayed on, most commonly the width of the browser..
Responsive web design has become more important as the amount of mobile traffic now accounts for more than half of total internet traffic. Therefore, Google announced Mobilegeddon (April 21, 2015) and started to boost the ratings of sites that are mobile friendly if the search was made from a mobile device. Responsive web design is an example of user interface plasticity.