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Portraits of Africa 2012 on Google

By Bianca Gubalke

Portraits of Africa 2012 on Google Time again to monitor and check the performance of our new WP based Semiomantics XO 2012 Script on search engines. Here’s a screenshot of yesterday’s post “Portraits of Africa 2012″ on Google – have a look! Positions 1, 2, 3 and 6 ahead of 10,800,000 search returns –...
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Portraits of Africa 2012

By Bianca Gubalke

Portraits of Africa Young African Girl from my series “Portraits of Africa 2012″.   Portraits of Africa 2012 Portraits of Africa 2012 – untouched… straight from my simple NIKON Coolpix P90 … just the magic of a Young African Girl. Although the black & white version adds a specific note, I preferred to show...
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Portraits of Africa

By Bianca Gubalke

Portraits of Africa Within my photo series “Portraits of Africa” here is the image of a young African boy.   Portraits of Africa I just love Black & White Photography and how it adds depth to a picture, especially portraits and expressive faces. “Portraits of Africa” are shot on a simple NIKON Coolpix P90...
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Hakamela Conferencing

By Bianca Gubalke

Hakamela Conferencing We are pleased to announce that the Conference Services website  “Hakamela Conferencing & Event Management” will soon be under construction on Semiomantics XO 2012.   Hakamela Conferencing Hakamela Conferencing & Event Management will open its doors in Pretoria, South Africa. This high-demand Service Company  will be run by professional Conference Management Expert...
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Bianca Gubalke Products Shop

By Bianca Gubalke

Bianca Gubalke Products Shop The Bianca Gubalke Products Shop is the new WP Best eShop currently under construction – based on a WordPress based Semiomantics Script and configured at the first Ycademy Business Building Seminar 2010 that’s taking place right now. Bianca Gubalke Products Shop Based on remarkable results over the past years, the new Bianca Gubalke...
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Bianca Gubalke Mobile

By Bianca Gubalke

Bianca Gubalke Mobile Bianca Gubalke Mobile – a first pre-seminar sketch for a mobile version! The little icons stand for Social Network icons like Facebook, Twitter etc, which I would design myself to fit into the overall picture I have in mind.     Bianca Gubalke Mobile We are living in times of rapid...
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Web Design Trends 2012

By Bianca Gubalke

Web Design Trends 2012 The upcoming first Ycademy Seminar 2012 will focus on Web Design Trends 2012 in terms of what they mean for our brand-new WordPress based Semiomantics XO 2012.   Web Design Trends 2012 In order to follow and implement Web Design Trends 2012, learning new languages like CSS3 and html5 has...
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Monkey Valley Resort on Mobile

By Bianca Gubalke

Monkey Valley Resort on Mobile I just got some screenshots directly from the iPhone in Europe to demonstrate how the new Monkey Valley Resort Website actually looks on the Mobile web – and I’m absolutely thrilled! The quality and resolution are just outstanding and I left the image big so you can appreciate it...
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Semiomantics XO 2012 for WordPress

By Bianca Gubalke

Semiomantics XO 2012 for WordPress The brand-new Semiomantics XO 2012 for WordPress – soon to be released – will be the central topic of the first Ycademy Seminar 2012, to be held this coming weekend. As “Publishing for Excellence” at “Web Design with Passion” demands consistent learning, experimenting, an adaptation to trends and almost...
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Touched by Gorillas

By Bianca Gubalke

Touched by Gorillas I was always touched by gorillas and I just love Nature and its wildlife, however, this short video about a close encounter with a family of gorillas in Uganda was sent to me by a friend and mutual wildlife lover… I invite you...
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TOP SEO Performance on Semiomantics

By Bianca Gubalke

TOP SEO Performance on Semiomantics Here’s today’s example of TOP SEO Performance on Semiomantics XO 2011 (soon to be updated to XO 2012): Earlier today, I wrote a small article for Monkey Valley Resort on “Best Tapas in Cape Town” as that’s what Darren Byrne from Thorfynn’s Restaurant at Monkey Valley Resort wanted a...
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Web Design Joy

By Bianca Gubalke

Web Design Joy Joy in Web Design – as an emotion of elation, inspiration and delight… triggering a smile… a precious moment of letting go the pressures and worries of the day while opening up to capture the message and ideally respond to it in a favorable and most natural way – this Joy is...
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Trendwise with Semiomantics XO2012

By Bianca Gubalke

Trendwise with Semiomantics XO2012 In a world of infinite choice, we all have our personal preferences when it comes to creating the Web Design for our personal websites and blogs – and this is exactly what many of our customers will tell us, especially if they have a business with set colors, fonts and...
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Style

By Bianca Gubalke

Style Style is one of the key elements when it comes to Web Graphics or any form of Design. . . and here I don’t refer to style sheets… although they present a basic element of Website Design today. Style has to do with your “Secret Garden”. . . it is something you recognize...
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uMthwakazi Band at Monkey Valley Resort

By Bianca Gubalke

uMthwakazi Band at Monkey Valley Resort Great news: the uMthwakazi Band will be playing at Monkey Valley Resort in Noordhoek, South Africa, on 29th January 2012 as of 2 pm! Besides this date being my birthday, it seems that I will be going for a heavy camera session with this dynamic group of musicians...
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Premiere Pro or AVID

By Bianca Gubalke

Premiere Pro or AVID As I have to get a completely new system with more RAM and punch to handle especially future Video production esp. as we are integrating more and more Media into our online website developments, I asked a close friend who is a Master Editor who trained professional editors for the...
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Captivating Pictures

By Bianca Gubalke

by Bianca GubalkeCaptivating Pictures Captivating pictures are the essence of  expressive Web Graphics Design, meaning the visible part people see when they land on your website or blog – besides the text of course. But just as words are a form of expression and have a strong psychological impact, so do pictures and specifically colors. Web...
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Color Trend 2012

By Bianca Gubalke

Color Trend 2012 So what’s the Color Trend 2012? Clearly, neutral colors are out; we stay with the reds, the pinks and greens and especially bright colors with “Tangerine Tango” leading the hot palette… with a tan-tan musical note to it! Absolutely perfect for South Africa where a beautiful summer had us dance into...
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Vineyard Hotel Weddings

By Bianca Gubalke

Vineyard Hotel Weddings Set within beautiful gardens and a very elegant ambiente, Vineyard Hotel weddings must be amongst the most memorable in Cape Town, South Africa! The below photo shows the garden terrace opening onto immaculate lawns with flowering pink bougainvillea, white dietes and guinea fowl visiting to pick up some delicacies from the...
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Vineyard Hotel Weddings

By Bianca Gubalke

Vineyard Hotel Weddings Set within beautiful gardens and a very elegant ambiente, Vineyard Hotel weddings must be amongst the most memorable in Cape Town, South Africa! The below photo shows the garden terrace opening onto immaculate lawns with flowering pink bougainvillea, white dietes and guinea fowl visiting to pick up some delicacies from the...
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