Color Backgrounds for Web Design

We are delighted to announce new single color Tile Backgrounds for Web Design in muted tones have been added to HTBphotos portfolio on Dreamstime.

HTBphotos ‘Texture Series‘ of stock photos can readily be used as a basis for website backgrounds and as general stock photos in a variety of industries, such as home design and construction projects.

HTBphotos Texture Series - Single Color Tile Backgrounds
© 2019 HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni available exclusively on Dreamstime.com

The use of a muted color background allows you to overlay your company logo or product giving your information greater emphasis.

Each color creates a specific reaction, yet certain colors are better choices than others for the majority of brands and websites. For instance, blue is considered the safest choice. It is the most common “favorite” color among the majority of the population, and is commonly associated with feelings of trust, authority, and reliability.

Begin with what feeling you would like to convey to your visitors. For health and wellness, green is generally a better option. Alternatively, to get your visitors excited and drive them to take action quickly, red has been shown to be more effective.

For more color theory and design ideas, here is an interesting article which goes into more depth.

HTBphotos announces new additions to ‘Texture Series’ of Stock Photos

We are delighted to announce exciting new Tile Backgrounds for Web Design have been added to the Texture Series of HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni.

HTBphotos ‘Texture Series‘ of stock photos can readily be used as a basis for website backgrounds and as general stock photos in a variety of industries, such as home design and construction projects.

HTBphotos Texture Series exclusively on Dreamstime
HTBphotos ‘Texture Series’ available exclusively on Dreamstime.com.

© 2019 HTBphotos by HTB Website Design | Healing Time Books. All Rights Reserved.

Celebrating the photographic works of Walter Huber on National Camera Day

June 29th is National Camera Day. When you look around, do you see something that inspires you? Take a snapshot with your cell phone and share it with the world!

Technology has brought the world to life through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc., all wonderful vehicles for sharing our experiences in realtime. The opportunities for self expression offered by the camera are limitless.

Today we’d like to celebrate the works of the late Walter Huber : photographer, who had an uncanny ability to explore the contrast of light and dark in a beautiful way, mixing reality with mystery.

‘Tulip 1’ by walter huber

Walter preferred black and white photography so that he could print his own images and exercise more control over the contrasts. He used several cameras over the years to explore his craft: a Hasselblad, a Leica Flex, a 1930 collectible Leica and a 4×5 format view camera.

Walter created images that revealed his depth of insight and his great appreciation of life’s mysteries, and towards the end of his life, in the late 1990’s, he also dabbled in digital photo art just as technology was beginning to transform the industry.

We invite you to visit walterhuberphotos.com to enjoy his photos, or snap some of your own, whether with a camera or cell phone, on National Camera Day.

Contact us if you need a website.

HTB Website Design by Katharina Notarianni

Introducing Sevenfold Home for luxury linens

HTB is pleased to introduce our new client, Sevenfold Home, who has come to us for social media marketing and SEO services.

Based out of Portland, Oregon, Sevenfold Home is the online seller of exceptionally good hotel-quality luxury bed and bath linens. which are made of 100% long staple combed cotton. Great products, great people. And the bed linens they offer are silky soft.

“In 1997, we started our company to bring a higher standard of linens to the hotel and resort market. Over the years, we saw that hotel guests wanted the touch of our fine linens in their homes. Sevenfold Home is our response to you, our valued customer.”

Michael Davison, Founder

Sevenfold recently moved into direct-to-consumer sales with their online store to make it convenient for anyone to order from them. Their retail customers now have access to the same hotel-quality products Sevenfold still provides the hotel industry.

To find out more, visit www.sevenfoldhome.com.

Special Offer: Free Shipping on orders of $200 or more

HTBphotos ‘Spring’ Series available exclusively on Dreamstime

In celebration of Spring with its budding plants, warm weather and longer days, we are pleased to announce HTBphotos ‘Spring’ Series by John and Katharina Notarianni, now available for purchase exclusively from stock photography provider Dreamstime.com.

HTBphotos Spring Series by John and Katharina Notarianni
HTBphotos ‘Spring’ Series by John and Katharina Notarianni

Tips on which stock photo license to buy for your marketing needs

Dreamstime.com offers Royalty Free stock photography, which is the most affordable and most popular license type of paid for stock photos. The “free” in Royalty Free means you don’t have to pay extra royalties. Instead you pay a one-time, flat-rate license fee, sometimes as little as 20 cents per image. You are entitled to use the image in a wide variety of uses such as on a website or a marketing brochure, a banner, in a video, etc. You have permission to use it unlimited times without paying extra royalties. This makes Royalty Free stock photography the best choice for budget-minded buyers.

If you plan to sell or distribute items, pay for an Extended License so you can use the stock photo on items to be distributed or sold further afield, such as on a mug or a t-shirt, or a digital media item.

Exclusive Rights are worth considering when you find a stock photo that is perfect for your company branding. Your exclusive license ensures others will not use the same image thereby securing your brand.

HTBphotos ‘Texture Series’ of Stock Photos exclusively available through Dreamstime

We are delighted to announce a new series of HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni available exclusively through Dreamstime.

HTBphotos ‘Texture Series’ of stock photos can readily be used as a basis for website backgrounds and as general stock photos in a variety of industries.

Healing Time Books - John and Katharina Notarianni - HTBphotos - Textures - 2
Introducing ‘Texture Series’ by HTBphotos John and Katharina Notarianni available on Dreamstime.com

HTB Website Design introduces new Memberships feature

Do you have an idea for a Membership business and want to move forward with a new website? HTB Website Design can help you get started building your membership by setting up a professional responsive website with these important features:

  • Membership gateway to enroll new members
  • Manage memberships
  • Add different membership levels
  • e-signature for membership agreements
  • Take online payments through a secure payment gateway
  • Designate premium paid content for members only
  • Integrate with your business e-commerce shop
  • and more

Here is an article that will help you get motivated and thinking about your membership site in a new way:7 Tips for Creating and Running Your First Membership Site

HTB Website Design - Add Membership Module to Your Website for Income

When you are ready to begin building your community, contact HTB Website Design to set up a membership gateway website. Just email us at info@healingtimebooks.com or fill out our online Contact Form.


What makes a stock photo image popular?

HTBphotos on Dreamstime - white-clouds-blue-sky stock photo is a top seller

HTBphotos‘ White Clouds in Blue Sky image is a best seller from John and Katharina Notarianni’s portfolio of stock photos featured exclusively on Dreamstime.

What makes a stock photo image popular? Here are some tips:

Images need plenty of “negative space” for the end user to add text, logos or other images.

Variations of the same shot, or a cropped photo, like the one above, may even sell better than the more detailed original photo.

Taking time to photoshop the original shot to increase dots per inch to represent print quality (300 dpi) and offering various resolutions from low to high quality also gives the end user choices for web or print use without extra work on their part.

Zoom in to “actual pixels” to scan for imperfections that can be easily fixed with photoshop, like dust or spots. Even the smallest issue may keep a buyer from buying the image, particularly if they plan to use it on a billboard where the image is blown up to maximum size.

Tagging the image with key words like blue sky, white clouds make it easy to find. Search engines like Google and Bing are more likely to bring up your image when tagged with key words.

2019 Color of the Year for Designers is “Living Coral”

Pantone has announced their 2019 Color of the Year “Living Coral.” 

Click the image to read more about how to use this vibrant color in your designs in the coming year…

Pantone Color of the Year for 2019 - Living Coral
2019 Pantone Color of the Year “Living Coral”

Client Testimonial: UR Special Photo Restoration

So happy to be able to make a difference with one of my long-time clients… please read the testimonial from UR Special Design and UR Special Photo Restoration’s Karen Speer, regarding working with HTB Website Design on her website projects: 

“Katharina Notarianni of HTB Website Design hosts my TWO websites. I’m a graphic designer and a photo retoucher. I can design a website, however I have NO idea how to post them or maintain them properly. If I design a website for one of my clients I can ALWAYS count on Katharina to take care of THEM in the same fashion she does for me.  Changes? No problem. Need some input? No problem. 

Some of my clients request things that have nothing to do with web hosting, however are way over my realm of understanding. Again, I just refer them to Katharina. Also, she is such a caring, wonderful human being. VERY easy to work with.Often suggesting solutions to make a website more “user friendly”. 

My experiences with Katharina and her stellar levels of expertise have never been anything but absolutely positive. I would recommend her to anyone and everyone.”

Most Very Sincerely, 

Karen Speer