Category Archives: Design
Why TRMS.COM Doesn’t Do IE 6
We launched our new web site earlier this month. Amber and JR worked like animals to do it, setting an impossibly tight deadline. In the end, they pretty much hit their target, but some things had to be dropped. The most notable amongst the casualties? Support for Internet Explorer 6. How could a company that [...]
TRMS Website!
January 2008 and the website is finally up and running! (Enjoy) I started working for Tightrope April 1st, 2007 and began re-vamping the website on day one.(Approx. 275 days ago) Design after design we finally came to an agreement. So off it went to Andy (initially he was in charge of turning the design into [...]
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Free Backgrounds
Here are some simple solid colored backgrounds and color gradient backgrounds. To automatically upload them into your Carousel click on one of the links below (this will download the zip file to your desktop). From the Carousel main menu choose media, add media package (located in the zone tab), browse, locate and upload the zip [...]
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TRMS Desktop Wallpaper
More TRMS wallpaper to come… Sizes: 1280×720
POSH Web Design
There’s yet another technology buzzword floating around the internet these days: POSH (Plain Old Semantic HTML). It rather nicely encapsulates the idea of writing HTML that is valid, well-structured, semantic, and accessible, all into a cute little acronym. Over the past couple of weeks, Amber and I have taken on the task of redesigning the [...]
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Tips & Tricks
Throughout the Carousel framework you will find pre-defined formats within all of the templates. Depending on your background and color choice, changing these defaults can sometimes end up giving you poor results. Follow these tips and tricks to ensure your bulletins look their best! FONTS Limit the number of fonts you use per bulletin. Choose [...]
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Layout Suggestions
It’s easy to get carried away using all the cool tools Carousel has to offer. Here are some layout suggestions that will help keep your monitors looking clean and simple while informing your viewers. (16×9) (4×3) When creating zones for your 4×3 monitors, don’t forget that one of your zones can be a video zone. [...]
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Creating Seamless Backgrounds with Photoshop
Sometimes you may want to divide your screen without actually seeing the division lines between the zones, you want your screen to appear seamless. To achieve this, you must have a basic understanding of Photoshop. Watch the video below to learn more about seamless backgrounds. (Click for High resolution video)
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