Studio 7 Designs designed a number  of award winning GUI Templates for guitemplates.com. The lastest graphical user interface design is below:

Our talented team of web design professionals create and distribute web application templates for developers. We take the time to carefully develop our web applications and work hard to create a simple back-end. We understand that designing the best user interface designs for your users is paramount.

Graphical User Interface Template sets are available for download instantly after purchasing, and users can use and reuse the template set as many times as they would like to, as long as it is on their own projects. Our unique license agreement will prevent the template from being resold, and once you purchase it, it is only yours to use.

Our GUI and UI Templates are designed with accessibility in mind. We use strict standards in usability to make sure that our designs work with you, not against you. We continually upgrade our designs, testing each of our sites on all browsers, including Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and others. We also test them on both PCs and Macs.

Our templates follow strict design to take all of the legwork and guesswork out the the production. The result? GUI templates that you’ll love, and are simple to use.

We focus on properly developed XHTML and CSS so that your user interface design is compliant, then cross-browser check our CSS for your PC, Mac, and operating system. Our templates allow you to easily restructure the elements, and our layouts are designed for optimization and speed.

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Our CSS and XHTML free website themes are not just popular for the pretty price tag (or lack thereof), instead we strive to bring you the best. We focus on inspiration that comes from around us, with the right amount of detail combined with simplicity. Our nature inspired designs are set a bar above the rest. We truly immerse ourselves in the environment and the world around us, to bring forward a fresh take with the right amount of excitement. We are inspired not only by nature, but also the crisp landscape of the West Coast, organic fonts and images, and a bit of nautical flare. We are and live in what we represent.

All of our free open source website themes are free to use under the Creative Commons 3.1 license. We do ask users to please keep a link back to the author of the template, a simple thank you and notion of gratitude that they have done to provide you with the design and code. They are not allowed to be resold under and conditions or circumstances.

Our website for open source templates began back in 2008, as a place for designers to come together and showcase their best work in both design and CSS, XHTML, and AJAX. The mission of this site is to provide the best quality free website templates for individual, business, and non profit use.

We do focus on the nature around us, as well as bring in some popular, more mainstream design template styles. All of the templates are available for preview and download before using.

The focus is on nature based website free website template designs, as well as some popular design template styles. All the free website templates are available for preview and download here.

For those who want more detail, you can see our design portfolio here for more details of current and past logo design projects.

We also work to bring companies exactly what they want, making suggestions, alterations, and changes until all parties are pleased. We bring the company’s ethics to the forefront as well. Contact us today if you would like to get a custom quote on web design and brand design.

View our stock NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

Our free nature stock photography is yours to use; we appreciate a credit for our work, and share willingly with the Creative Commons License 3.0 in mind.

Years of living on the coast of beautiful British Columbia, we’ve traveled throughout Vancouver, Victoria, the islands, and everywhere in between.

We pride ourselves with bringing the sense of the beauty of the West Coast directly to you, with gorgeous, hi-resolution images featuring local wildlife, the ocean and other bodies of water, our Earth, and other inspiration, all stemming from nature itself.

Our talented, well trained professional photographers have an eye for flare, and we encourage you to enjoy our free nature stock photography for your personal or business use.

We are fully inspired with each photography we take, encouraged by the beauty around us to bring forth and represent exactly what you need in exactly what we love to do.

We find pure beauty in everything around us, and want to represent that in clear, crisp photographic images that bring you to that point, as well.
The words of Aristotle sum our beliefs best: “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”

The Basics

Planning and creating a website can definitely be a daunting, and exciting, task. Web designers mix and match images, digital media, text, and other factors to create works of beauty. HTML and CSS are, by far, the most recognized languages, though Javascript adds interactive features, as well.

If designers use HTML and CSS, it makes it easier to correct and errors and edit pages with ease. HTML is the basis of the structure, while Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) adds stylistic elements. Hyper Text Mark-Up Language (HTML) and Extensible Hyper Text Mark-Up Langage (XHTML) are currently the most popular way to build websites.

Website builders are tools that help build websites without manual code editing (and perhaps no knowledge of). There are two kinds: the tools that are online and built by web hosting companies, and ones that are software based, can be used off-line, and publish them to any of their hosts. The drawback to online builders is that often they have to register with the company. Frequently, a website can be built and running quickly. Off-line builders are better for professionals, and allow them to use more than one client or web host. Unlike online versions, which tend to rely on HTML and Flash, offline versions are drive more toward CSS styling.

Web Usability

The application of usability in domains where web browsing is a metaphor for building a graphical user interface (GUI) is known as web usability. A GUI is a specific type of interface design that allows the users to interact with images rather than text. Its goals include to bring forth any form of information in a clear, detailed, yet concise, manner. To make sure options and choices are obvious to the user. To omit any form of questioning or ambiguity of what would be the issue with their selection, and for it to be obvious and clear to the user when they visit a website.

User Interface Design

This type of design is dedicated to computers, machines, mobile devices, apps, websites, and appliances. It’s primary focus is on the user’s experience and any form of interaction. The goal is to make the interaction as simple as possible, based on a user-centered design. When done properly, they help finish the task without adding additional drudgery, and creates an easy, usable, and interactive design. Depending on what is being designed, user face design processes can be long and detailed. Users must be aware of the expectations, its suitability for individuals and learning, its suitability for the task, and any form of error tolerance.

Interaction Design

Often referred to as IxD, Interaction Design is developing interactive products, environments, systems and services. Its main focus is behavior, and heavily focused on meeting the needs of the people who use it. The goals of the designers is to be aware of the key areas of their design that will influence responses in its users. The influences that are positive must be promoted; the negative ones must be avoided. A method that is commonly used is to use expressive interfaces, such as icons, animations, and sound that are dynamic and capture a user’s interest, creating interaction between the user and the design.

Search Engine Optimization

Also known as SEO, Search Engine Optimization is improving the visibility of a website in various search engines, without using forms of advertising. This internet marketing strategy is based on the search engines themselves, what people are searching for, and various search terms and keywords that are used to search. Designers often use other tactics, such as integrating backlinks and incoming links. Leading search engines use a method called “crawlers” to find pages for their search results. Crawlers are computer programs that search the web in a specific, automatic way. Some search engines also have a paid submission service, that guarantees users a cost per click or a set fee. Note, however, that crawlers don’t always work: webmasters can instruct them not to find the files and the information. Other methods that work well include cross linking to provide more links, writing content with frequently searched words, updating content regularly, adding keywords to meta data and title tags, and URL normalization.

Cyber Mosaic

This method of organizing various Internet space by creating webpages is, instead, breaking it down into trillions of tiles. The tiles are each made of pixels. The name is derived from the actual term for a mosaic.

Web Application Framework

This form of software framework helps support building dynamic Web sites, applications, and services. It provides libraries for database access, templates and frameworks, and promotes code reuse, all of which are helpful to a designer. Some of these features include a web template system, where variables from the programming language can be used without code, so users do not need programming knowledge to make updates to the pages. Other features include caching, which basically saves bandwidth usage, forms of server overload, and any form of lag. Security is also enhanced, and database access and mapping is available. Another option is URL mapping, which uses pattern matching or URL rewriting so better URLs can be used, which increases the simplicity of the site and optimizes SEO. Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) creates interactive web aplpications, while automatic configuration minimizes configuration and allowing a more simplistic platform.

Progressive Enhancement

This strategy for web design emphasizes accessibility, HTML markup, and external stylesheets and scripting. Progressive enhancement users technology in a layered fashion that allows everyone to access a webpage with any form of browser or any form of Internet connection. Basically, it aims for its content to be accessible from any and all browser, with full functionality, and all forms of enhanced layout and behavior.

Website Wireframe and Architecture

A website wireframe, or a screen blueprint, visually represents the skeletal framework of a website, showing the layout and how all of the elements work together. It usually doesn’t have any style, color, or graphic elements, and is focused on functionality and behavior. The important parts include the kind of information displayed (not what the actual information is), the range of functions that are available, the priorities of the information and functions, the rules for that information, and the effect of different outcomes of the actual display. Website architecture, on the other hand, is quite different. Instead, it is the actual planning of the website, and involves a balance of the technical, aesthetic and functional aspects. The focus is on the user and their requirements, as well as search engine optimization.

Cross Browser and Multi-Browser

A cross browser means that a website is supported by all web browsers. This capability lets the website be rendered correctly by all browsers. Multi-browser, on the other hand, allows a website to be more functional over several browsers, without loss in performance and accessibility to many.

Webtypography

Web typography is the use of different fonts on websites and the web itself. In its initial stages, it was introduced by the browser Netscape with its use of the < font > tag, however, it had to be on someone’s computer in order for the font to be active. In 1997, Internet Explorer added support for font downloading, and it was later introduced in CSS3, and has been worked into different browsers, including Safari, Opera, and Firefox. Some fallback and familiar fonts are now universal; since Microsoft released its “core fonts for the web”, Arial, Georgia, and Verdana are commonalities in Web sites and search engines.

Web Colors

The colors that are used in designing Web pages are known as web colors. They are depicted in hexadecimal color codes that begin with a hash (number sign): #. Colors for Web pages can be specified either in the hexadecimal or RGB triplet formats. Depending on the software, some can just use their regular names. A hex triple is six digits, and used in HTML, CSS, and other computing applications. They represent the red, green, and blue components of each color. Byte 1 is the red value, byte 2 is the green value, and byte 3 is the blue value. Other colors may be defined by web browsers, using the X11 color names that were given from the X Window System. Though it is now rare, some browsers do not support all colors. Designers, at one time, were encouraged to use the 216 “web-safe” colors, however, this is is not really necessary.

Web 2.0

This term is often used with web applications that use information sharing, user-centered design, and collaboration with the web. Any Web 2.0 site lets users interact and collaborate with each other in a social media atmosphere. Examples of these are social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing websites, and others. Contact our design agency today for a free estimate.

Eco-Web Hosting

We offer a wide range of socially-conscious website hosting options. We regularly seek out options and companies to make our hosting more ethically run and environmentally responsible. We are continually growing, and similarly providing green, environmentally sound, renewable energy powered hosting services, all within our professional scope. We understand that web hosting uses plenty of power due to the constantly running servers, back-up generators, and other sources that pull from hydro and energy sources. Because of this, we look for reliable web hosting and email services using 100% renewable energy. Contact us for more information on our approved eco-hosts.

Environmentally-Conscious Design

We believe that creating and maintaining a sustainable web and logo design company will have a positive influence on the world. We have a mission to positively influence the world based on our design skills. We focus on working with eco-friendly, and environmentally conscious practices, and readily seek out companies with the same ethics. We always practice what we preach, and regularly donate to organizations that do the same, Kiva.org and myclimate.org. You can read more about our ethos featured in the articles 10 Ways to Take Design Action and Make a Positive Difference in the World and an interview on the website Freelance Switch.

Apple Computers

We only work with Apple computers, and appreciate their strong focus on environmentally friendly practices. Apple uses a comprehensive life cycle analysis to determine where all of their greenhouse gas emissions come from. They tally the emissions generated from the manufacturing, transportation, use, and recycling of their products, along with the emissions generated by their facilities. These analytics prove that ninety-eight percent of their emissions comes from their products, and so, that is why they focus on simplicity. They combine less material, and ship with smaller packaging, then ensure that they are free of toxic substances and as energy efficient and recyclable as possible. In addition, Apple is the only company in the industry that can claim that every product they sell not only meets but also exceeds the strict energy guidelines of the ENERGY STAR specification. Combined with their user-friendliness, integrated software, and high-quality hardware, we choose Apple computers to use for our projects.

Recycling Programs

Studio 7 Designs has an in-office recycling program in place. We’ve also established an organic compost box and contribute to local recycle programs. Our goal is to reduce the amount of office materials that end up heading to the landfill and to increase the amount of materials that we compost and recycle. We also use local private sector organizations to assist in recycling office materials, and take advantage of the programs set forth by Apple. We recycle corrugated boxes, office paper, newspaper, telephone books, aluminum cans, plastic bottles (that can be recycled), laser and ink-jet printer cartridges, rechargeable batteries, our Macs and related hardware, and miscellany items that we come across. Additionally, we support local initiatives, such as Seedleaf, a system that simplifies the management
of local food distribution, such as those through Community Support Agriculture, farmers markets, and local food businesses.

Wind-Powered Support

Our main focus is to move to a more sustainable location. We know that a wind turbine is a smart investment that will not only lower our monthly expenses, but will help our business grow, creating better business for us, for you, and around us. But the key here is in the gift to the environment: we know it will help clean the air, slow climate change, and eventually move us towards energy independence. It will soon be a reality for our company!

Partnering with Kiva.org

Kiva helps micro-finance entrepreneurs around the world through donations via credit card or Pay Pal. They partner with existing microfinance institutions around the world that have expertise in microfinance, know their local area, and work to get the money to those who need it.  The partners then deliver the loans and upload stories to Kiva’s website, then lenders browse loan requests and select which ones they’d like to fund. The funds are used to replenish the loan that the institution already made to the entrepreneur, then collects repayments from the entrepreneurs as well as any interest due. The loaner is then paid back. View our Kiva Lender Page.

Paperless and Carbonless Office

Our office systems have been changed over to a paperless system. On the rare occasion we have to use paper, we use paper from a local recycling company. As mentioned, our goal is to reduce the amount of office materials that end up heading to the landfill, and we file our information, data, banking, and all other forms of paper electronically. We have several back-up sources to ensure that we have access to everything, and give back to the trees by not wasting paper.

Donate 1% of Profits to myclimate.org

myclimate.org allows us to offset our carbon footprint on the world and support a great organization.They are  committed to reducing the corresponding amount of CO2 emissions and guarantee the amount reduced  is at least the same as the amount generated by the donor. They are a non profit organization that focuses on at least 80 percent of offset payments to be channeled into carbon offset projects. The company is recommended as one of the world leading carbon offset providers, and we regularly contribute to their cause.

Our team of photographers specializes in nature stock photography, stunning designs that capture the true essence of the West Coast landscape.

Our free nature stock photography is yours to use; we appreciate a credit for our work, and share willingly with the Creative Commons License 3.0 in mind.

Years of living on the coast of beautiful British Columbia, we’ve traveled throughout Vancouver, Victoria, the islands, and everywhere in between. We pride ourselves with bringing you photos of  the beauty of the West Coast directly to you, with gorgeous, hi-resolution images featuring local wildlife, the ocean and other bodies of water, our Earth, and other inspiration, all stemming from nature itself.

Our talented, well trained professionals have an eye for flare, and we encourage you to enjoy our free nature stock photography for your personal or business use.

Stock Photography is existing photography that is available for commercial use. This is in contrast to, for example, assignment photography, which is custom designed to meet specific specifications. Stock photography is great for developers, and is often used in magazines, books, advertising, design agencies, greeting cards, political campaigns, and more… all of which are equally reachable via the Internet.

There are many advantages to using photography that is based on existing stock imagery, as opposed to commissioning your own. Often, stock photography is cheaper than custom assignments, which cost photography purchasers to pay fees on the size, distribution, and possible rights. Stock photography also is straightforward: you like it, you want it, you buy it (or, in our case, take it). There are no hidden anything.

Photographs that are available as stock photography are often higher quality than other photos, too, as they are usually shot based on the photographers own guidelines: time, weather, location, et cetera. Since they set the parameters, you are getting the highest quality possible. Another benefit is that stock photography can spark ideas, bringing you something you might not have thought of.

Photographers also prefer shooting stock photography over commissioned photography because they have more creative control over the images that they create. They can also sell and resell their photographs over and over, because they own the rights.

Because of these reasons, we feature free Nature Stock Photography for your use; simply, we love what we do, and want you to love it, as well.

We will be adding to this list as we find more amazing naturally inspired desktop wallpapers, and stay updated on our current free nature wallpapers.

High resolution, HD Free Nature Wallpapers provide us with a constant reminder of the beauty of nature and all that it has to offer us. Because we hold a special camaraderie with water, animals, plants, land, air, and the nature around us, it gives us a chance to bring a part of our outdoor world to the indoors, especially if we spend a lot of time on the computer.

Studies have shown that being outside and spending time in nature makes people feel more alive. This is becasue there is an increased vitality that exists far across the energizing effects of the natural world. In other words, nature is fuel for the soul.

This is important for both physical and mental health, and experimental psychology studies have connected exposure to nature with increased energy, along with a heightened sense of well-being, prevented exhaustion, and more.

However, if you can’t get into the outdoors, even the presence of nature has energizing effect–that is, a nature wallpaper, perhaps, coinciding with a few plants in the office.

Our  free nature desktop wallpapers can also bring you on a getaway, perhaps to secluded campsite you love, a family memory of a picnic, the oceanside, or a resort down south. Remembering these moments surmounts our past, which, in turn, is perfect for our cognitive development.

Our background designs also stir up creativity and inspiration. They create a calming affect that calms our  minds, letting us focus on the task at hand and not the bustle of the everyday.

Whether you love photographs of flowers, the outdoor woods, large landscapes, scenic fields or other nature desktop backgrounds, we have it covered. After all, they’re good for your health.

At Studio 7 Designs, we keep you in mind. We focus on individualized service towards our clients, and delivering quality, free use images, wallpapers, and packages to our readers. We are passionate, driven, and inspired by the world around us. It’s what we do and what we want to be. Our Logo Design Company has one goal: to be the top in our field while giving back to you, the environment, and providing high quality service to our clients.