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As a solutions company, Lotus Creations has created a library of ideas from design to programming with the sole purpose of making websites that are useful, affordable and for some profitable. Some solutions fit everyone, others are very specific and catered to one business or individual. Our plan here is to share some of those thoughts and hopefully we can help others that have the same goals we have!

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How do you design for the web?

May 8th, 2009 | Discuss | 12 comments
So, from what i’ve read and what i’ve seen there definitely are different approaches to designing for the web. One from a technical side and the other from a creative standpoint. Ok, I know, all sites should be created with some creative juice right? Well that is the question. There are limitations with the web.... More

Creating a pop up image rollover with JQuery

May 8th, 2009 | Discuss | 12 comments
I was working on a project that required the use of a pop up when you rollover an image. This can be created with a variety of different ways, but I wanted to make it so that it looks good, provides image loading screen, and is degradeable. So JQuery was the best answer for this... More

Getting paid. Some thoughts on contract and full time rates.

May 8th, 2009 | Discuss | 12 comments
I believe in fairness for both the client and the service provider like myself. Sometimes there are request for proposals that are way under valued, but at the same time, there are project estimates that are way over priced as well. So what is the solution? Hopefully this discussion can educate how rates should flow ... More

A new movie rating system would be awesome

May 8th, 2009 | Discuss | 12 comments
You know what, I don’t trust movie review sites. I believe in the professionalism of those reviewers, but i’ve come to realise that movies are like art, we all just like different things! There must be something that can categorize a reviewer and then determine how accurate their reviews are to my taste. I mean, its like matching people to prospective dates right? If we have more things in common ... More

Project Spotlight

Over the years we have developed some interesting sites that deserve specific attention, due to its challenge in design, technology or both. Sometimes it could simply be the experience we had in the development process and we’d like to showcase what we did! So, if your interested, take a look!

Redefining Pariscues.com

What do they do

Paris Cues is a manufacturer of snooker cues and accessories to the international market, but primarily to UK and Europe as that is the majority of their client base.

What are their solution needs

Logo redesign, website redesign, and e-commerce integration.

Lotus Live

Got a quick question? I’ll do my best to answer you! If i’m occupied or offline please email me instead.

Lotus Who?

Lotus Creations Inc. is a web design and development shop specialized in the production of custom websites using standard HTML/CSS (for front-end) and PHP/MySQL (for back-end). These websites range from brochure sites, ecommerce sites, portfolio sites to basic 5 page personal sites. Each project is carried out with these specific motos in mind:

Provide designs that are user centered
Provide programming solutions that solve business problems
Launching a successful site that functions to your expectations

Technologies we use

For design, we use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. For programming, we use Zend Development Environment, Aptana Studio, Dreamweaver, Flash and Homesite.

Buzz words (for the tech geeks out there)

AJAX, Custom CMS, Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, API, JSON, REST, accessible HTML/CSS, MVC and

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