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The most successful way to visually articulate a story or article is by using some form of illustration. This can be visible in popular media everywhere, including the world wide web, T.V. and journals. There really are no boundaries to the types of platforms that can be used to create illustrations. The artists who are responsible for this have a habit to specialise in a particular niche and style, using a particular or favourite medium, like painting, drawing or digital pens.

A good number of illustrators tend to specialise in a specific niche, whether it be digital or traditionally made. Illustrations are used to aid and spotlight journals, magazines, stationary, greeting cards, adverts, commercials, T.V shows, books, posters and children’s books, along with a much more commercial projects. At the moment, children’s books are one of the most sought after niches and many agencies have been set up and established in order to enhance and coordinate professional artists.

Throughout the past 10 years, the digital industry has heavily influenced a lot of up and coming designers, illustrators and traditional artists. Wacom tablets can produce amazing things with software applications like Corel Painter, allowing artists to use an easier platform to perform from.

A great deal of illustrators learn their talents without any direct instruction. It comes naturally to most people with their skill developing over time. More people now however, are taking college and degree courses in digital illustration to improve their skills, that were not accessible 15 years ago.

Illustration can be reduced down into more and more sub categories. For example, there are lessons in visual communication, fine art, general illustration, animation and graphic design, all of which involve illustrative techniques at some level.

A very good way of boost your portfolio, is to interact in some sort of work experience with a locally established business. They will help you to understand how to deliver work to your client, hit important work deadlines and maximise your likelihood of getting more design jobs.

1000’s of sites are currently being added to the internet each day, and a huge number of them depend heavily on illustration of some kind. This is where many illustrators capitalise on work opportunities, by designing banners, introductions and other types of imagery.

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Many business owners speculate whether a website can assist them. My response is yes! Just about every business can be assisted by an online presence.

These days, people have a total interest with reference to researching what it going on and who they are dealing with. And all of this research is fulfilled on the internet. This absolute absorption is uncovering information is, of course, pushed by products such as Twitter and Facebook, which persuade their users to share their activities and feelings on a regular basis. This proliferation of available information has developed a society of reading and almost obsessing about what other people are doing.

So, how can this help the typical business? Obviously, for those with a product to sell they can publicize the product and make it available to purchase online. Retailers can even drop their expensive shop fronts and just sell from a more cost efficient unit somewhere, using the website as their shopper facing product.

But for many small shops this is impracticable. They might still have hundreds of product lines and loading and maintaining these on a recurring basis can be a nightmare. For these, a small brochure website that gives an impression of the business would be enough to satisfy people’s long for for more information. Add to this a Twitter feed and a link to a Facbook page and you are giving your customers plenty of reason to visit your website and be caught up.

Brochure style websites are extremely well-liked at the moment as they can present customers to the services around. Not every website can give the full purchase information and not every business is appropriate for a full all singing all dancing website that sells the produce online. I have dealt with a assortment of people who just need a brochure website. One superior illustration of this is home insurance. All of the big websites will provide quote tools that will give visitors the quotes routinely online. But there are also big name insurance providers who will just receive the visitor’s contact details and then call them back for a quote later on. For the small insurance borker, this is a completely suitable way of getting online quickly and inexpensively and benefit from the effects of the internet.

It is not just persons who have a product to sell that can benefit directly from having a website. A new customer has a concept that he wants to get known to manufacturers. His intention from the website is that it may get seen by a few people and get them talking. He hopes that by creating interest in his theory people will get to know about the advantages and maybe some of the big manufacturers might take up the plan, which is the result of his lifetime’s work!

For many businesses there are the possbilities of in actuality building more from your business by getting an online website sorted. By then mentioning the website in marketing etc, patrons get to know about the site. If you then give them a motivation to visit the website, some people will come along and could just increase your bottom line. By giving discount codes and vouchers on the website or by providing details of the latest special offers and new products on the website, then these people have a reason to visit your website.

Mix these efforts with supplementary techniques such as the major social networking sites of Twitter and Facebook and you can pull in visitors. Other services such as utube can also help a current business draw in new and existing business for an increase in success.

For nearly all businesses, a website is basic!

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Written by Keith Lunt, owner of janric.co.uk for website design Merseyside.

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I know ayh! A great title to start of another year of C2.0 Web Design Blog! : -)

To kick off the new year in Web Design, I thought it would be best to go through a couple of my tell-tale signs that can help you gauge if and when your website’s design sucks. Obviously, “Website design” in this concept does not only include the graphical elements of the page, but of course the Information architecture, usability, accessibility, etc. So without further ado– Let’s get going with round one of “Your website design sucks because…” with Your website design sucks because users can’t find crap!
1. What the heck are you thinking?!

Whether or not you are running a corporate information site or a 15,000 page e-Commerce store- your content should be easy to find! The biggest problem is people think that you ALWAYS need a search box. Search on a website comes in many flavours, and sure; a search box would be awesome- as long as the results are easy to understand and filter to the right place. Having said that, not all great websites have search boxes or website search for that matter – but most if not all of them [great websites, that is] make the user experience worthwhile by making their content easy to find. Here are a few tips:

* If you are running a blog, make sure there is at least a way for the user to find an archive of all your content. After all, one of the main calling-cards, if you like – of a blog, is the fact that it is a chronological listing of posts or entries. Other important elements that help users searching for content is Tags and Categories. Try to make sure your posts only belong to one parent category. I.e. Not “Sydney Web Design” AND “Web Design” — after all, 99% of the time, one of the two (or more) categories makes the most sense. Tags help users by allowing to search for other posts which they might find interesting based on a common interest; i.e. Usability.

* If you are running a website; other than a web log , make sure that there is a common, geographical structure to your pages. I.e. there should always be the same header and footer on all pages – including any side-navigation or side elements. Doing this makes sure that users learn where things are and helps elevate any problems in looking for things all over your website.

2. Some conventional wisdom

Most webmasters and/or designers usually get search from a UI point of view under control. I mean come on! It’s basically three elements– A label “search for:”, a text box, usually pre-filled with “type query here” or something of the sort, and finally a “go/search/find” submit button… Easy, right? Wrong! Whilst the front-end features of site search are seen as simple, most websites/intranets (even the big players) crash and burn on the search results page.
3. A case study in Search Usability: Australia Post

Ahh, good old Australia Post! I love the fact that they deliver to anywhere in the world and the prices are not too bad — and I haven’t had anything major get lost whilst sending out *so far*. However, one thing that drives me insane about Australia Post is their website; http://www.austpost.com.au — not only is this website in need of a “major” overhaul. Let’s start with the essentials of this particular topic; Search.

The search on AustPost is located at: http://search.auspost.com.au. Nothing wrong with that so far- In fact, it’s smart to have search on either a sub-domain or a sub-folder at search.domain.com or domain.com/search. Moving right along. Oh wait! That domain does not work (Under Construction!!) unless you append the following to it: “/cse/auspost/” making the FULL-URI http://search.auspost.com.au/cse/auspost/ – Tsk, tsk AP!

If you type “test” in the search box and click the search button of the main page you get diverted to a search results page; which is okay so far– However, the diverted results page is a TOTALLY DIFFERENT website (in terms of overall look and feel). Check it out for yourself.
Australia Post Search Box – Main Page

Australia Post Search Box – Main Page

All good so far… Let’s see what happens when we get diverted to the ‘actual’ search page.
Australia Post Search Results Page – Search.austpost.com.au

Australia Post Search Results Page – Search.austpost.com.au

Oops! Something went completely wrong. Did I, as the user kill the site? Or is it meant to be a completely different site followed by a completely different user experience? [Both valid questions you don't need a visitor to your website, especially your search page asking!].

As Homer Simpson would say in a time of crisis; Doh! Different Logo, Different colour scheme, Different tab system, Different IA… Well, at least the logo is generally in the same place as before. Granted, I don’t know the reasoning behind this– Maybe they are in the process of moving sites across to a newer(?) design – but nonetheless, I think being a government corporation, this is pretty bad usability!
Anyway, let’s move right along… As if that first problem wasn’t bad enough, let’s see the search results form. Below is a screenshot of the “general” search form. By general search form I’m referring to the non-advanced variety!
Search Results Box

Search Results Box

Wow, okay — where to start, where to start. Let’s rattle off some of the issues with this search box/form.

1. Why have a “Show search options >>” as well as “‘Advanced Search”. That is not only confusing, but a waste of visual space/real estate. Why not make general search easy to use with no extra-ordinary features, and leave advanced search for those people that need to dig deeper into the data mine. Ahhh, I slowly started to realise why, and you will see why soon!

2. See the “Select All” and “Clear All” check boxes? They only select/deselect one option — and that is the “Australia Post Website” check box. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING AUSTPOST DESIGNERS/DEVELOPERS!!! Give me three good reasons why this is necessary on this page (in its current format) and I will stop using Facebook for a month… Okay, a week! Not only is this stupid from a usability/IA point of view, but it’s NOT needed here. Why?, you ask?

1. When you actually decide to click on “Search” you really DON’T end up having a choice in the matter, because the “Australia Post Website” check box is auto-ticked when the page has reloaded with the search results! Oh Oh!

2. It’s a waste of a control to begin with! The same thing could be easily achieved with one button which toggles through the selections. I.e. starts off as “Select all options” then changes to “De-select all options” upon click… However…

3. There is NO need for the control at all since there is NO other option/area to search from. I.e. If there was “Australia Post Website” and “Australia Post PO Box Search”, etc., then it would make sense — however, there is no other option!

3. The “Exact Phrase” check box control is USELESS in all formats of the word! In theory, the “Exact phrase” should let you search for the term “test” instead of the term test. What this ultimately means is that in reality, “Exact Phrase” should only find the search query if it exists EXACTLY in that format, and not part of other words, or as part of a phrase, etc. The only problem with this is that selecting “Exact Phrase” does NOT change the result set; in essence, returning the SAME number of results as well as in the same order! Yay for happy searching — Not!

4. Clicking “Show search options >>” reveals two fields/controls which are apparently meant to help the user whilst searching but not be enough to warrant the name “Advanced Search”. When you click this link, two new fields pop down; a) Format, and b) Modified. Fair enough, you say. They are letting the user choose what type of file format to search; i.e. PDF, Word, etc. as well as the ‘age’ of the document(s) in question or when they were last updated. So what’s the problem here? Let’s take a peek!
Search Results – Modified drop-down

Search Results – Modified drop-down

Wow! That’s probably the best word to describe this drop-down. Sure, Australia Post must feel great giving thier users so many options to choose from, but on what planet would you be from if you need THAT many options in sorting last modified periods? Surely, a) “Anytime”, b) Past 24 hours, c) Past week, d) Past month, and e) Past year – would suffice? No? Granularity of options is something worth your time as an Information architect or Website designer/developer investing in! The more options you give the user that they don’t necessarily need or will never use, the more they have to think. The experience should not make them think! Just give them results, and quick!

5. Don’t even get me started on the “Advanced Search” link! Let’s just say that it’s a little more advanced than what an “advanced search” needs to be. So much so that a PhD in Comp. Science would definitely help! I mean for Pete’s sake, there is a field called “Custom query” which lets you, quote “Create a query using search operators (and, or, not, near, quotes and parenthesis) and system fields.” unquote! WHAT THA?!?! Sure, I may get it, hell you might even get it as a developer or designer, but your average Joe who might need just that little bit more input into his or her search would most likely freak out! Take it off PLEASE! I’m not searching the CIA Central Repository here, people!

3. In conclusion…

Okay, so I must admit at this point in time that I’m getting a little bit more critical and more importantly a touch “harsher” in my blogging and reviews — but I think it’s important to look at problems like these that normal web browsers would AND DO encounter on a day-to-day basis surfing the Interweb! So hopefully you have picked up a few pointers from this blog post that will help you with your upcoming search page design/re-design. Remember, these are above all just some ideas of what not to do, but the field is huge! Make sure you get people with limited Internet experience to trial all software you create (if possible!) but more importantly, keep in mind some of these ideas for next time and I’m sure your users will thank you!

Thanks for comin’ back guys. Please leave your comments or critisisms below – and be sure to Subscribe to the RSS feed so you can keep up-to-date on all the latest goss and posts from Elastique Web Design Blog. Till next time, Cheb.

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Useful Tips for Effective Web Design

Listed below are some useful and rather important tips for designing a professional and high quality web site:

*Neat and Easy Navigation: Navigation of links on your site plays a big role in determining the stickiness of your site (how long your visitor stays and explores your site). Ask yourself this, What do visitors do as soon as they open your site? They would probably read the content of the present page and then look around to find any other page that interests them. Read our article on Web site Navigation Tips.

*Clean Layout Design: A clean layout that uses a lot of white space enhances a site’s looks. Try to keep the focus on your content, use dreamweaver templates for this. Use fonts that will be available on all computers to prevent your site looking messed up.

* Program using pure CSS: The world is moving away from table based websites to pure CSS websites because it offers accessibility, reusability and considerably reduces file size apart from giving greater control over the look of your website. The single most important skill you can learn today to become a quality web designer is CSS programming! Even if you are not an expert at CSS you can learn to use the following simple CSS Styles Effects to enhance your website:

1. Cool Text Effects using CSS Styles: Text Links Rollover, Text Case Setting, Text Spacing, Line-through Effect.

2. Bullets in HTML or Deamweaver: Using CSS Styles with bullets (shapes, decimal, roman-numerals, images, etc.)

3. Links without Underline: Use CSS Styles to display links without the appearance of the underline.

*Optimum Load Time: Make sure your load time is low. For this you must:

Minimize Graphics, Flash and scripts: They hugely increase your file size.

Optimize your HTML & script code: Make sure that your site doesn’t have any unwanted tags or unused scripts.

Use Server Side Include (SSI) files where ever possible. SSI files once called from the web server reside in its cache so on subsequent requests they load faster.

* Website Layout for all Screen Resolutions: A site that is easy-to-use always encourages visitors to stay and read your content. For site with long pages of content this is very crucial as the amount of scrolling required is reduced. Suppose your site doesn’t look good for a particular resolution it is very probable that the visitor will close the browser window feeling that the web page is not for their viewing. Designing stretch layouts that fit any screen resolution ensures that you know all your visitors see a visually appealing and professional site.
Read our article Designing for all Screen Resolutions for more.

*Ensure Web site scalability: Make sure your code and design is scalable. As technology advances and configuration of computers & their monitors keep increasing and varying it is impossible to test your site in all screen sizes and platforms.

*Cross Browser Compatible: Make sure you check your site for Internet Explorer 5+, Mozilla Firefox 1+, Opera 7+, Safari 3+ and Netscape Navigator 6+ as they constitute 95% of the worlds browsers.

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You need to pay attention to ensure every minute detail in your website design is observed to ensure peak performance of your site. Many common mistakes are made by amateur and professional designers who believe their visitors require an entertaining visual and audio experience when that isn’t the case at all.

Follow these basic rules for website design when creating your site and you can be assured of an optimally designed website you can be proud of.

1) Leave the splash pages for movies and advertisements. Splash pages makes up the first impression people have of a website. Made up of pretty designs, they are usually lavish images and graphics with accompanying words such as “welcome to our site” or “click here to enter”. They are merely fancy additions without any real functions at all. This page serves a good purpose to entertain but if website conversion is your goal, it can be a big barrier for you to achieve your goals.

2) Banners must be kept minimal. The most common place for these large advertising banners to be placed is close to the page header but the bottom of the page is also quite popular too. Banner ad tends to be ignored by most web surfers so it is a total majority of the web surfers so they would a total waste of your website space. Instead, provide more valuable content and weave relevant affiliate links into your content, and let your visitors feel that they want to buy instead of being coerced.

3) Always use an easy navigational system Navigation should be made very simple so that even a young child can understand. Do stay away from any form of Flash based menu or even multi-tiered menu as they only serve to add more complication to the layout. If you make it difficult for them, they will leave your site. Have a sitemap added to the website design to help them find what they are looking for.

4) Have a clear indication of where the user is. When you have successfully captured their attention and enjoying the whole experience perusing your website, you will want to make them know where they are at the moment without feeling lost. That way, they will be able to browse relevant information or navigate to any section of the site easily. This can easily be achieved by ensuring each page has a title and a textual ‘breadcrumb trail’ that clearly shows the links they have made to get where they are now. Any type of confusion drives your visitors away.

5) Audios are a bad idea. If you wish for your visitors to stay long enough to read the contents, do not loop your music file in a way that irritates. The sounds when added can enhance an experience, but when played over and over gain it can start to be irritating. Using audios may not always be a good idea, if you have to include them be sure to allow for some form of user control such as volume or muting ability. By applying all these website design tips we share, you can expect to reap long term benefits from continuous traffic from returning visitors to your website.

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Starting a business requires determination and preparation. Oh, and it furthermore takes cash. Just how much cash you require is determined by the type of business enterprise you would like to start. For a web based business, you may make that aspiration come true and save some green in the process.

What’s the first thing that individuals ask about regarding a business venture? Generally it is “What will it cost me initially?” By way of a web-based business enterprise you will be already ahead of the game since you keep away from most of the expenditures that come with possessing a conventional brick-and-mortar business.

Even so, there are going to be some costs that you will have to shoulder. Even if your capital is limited, it is possible to still get things up and running. It may take a lot of legwork and time however it’s absolutely doable.

Listed below are the 3 main expenditures tied to establishing an online business enterprise.

Domain Name Purchases – So that you can have a presence on the internet, you will need to have a website address or URL. There’s specials all the time for domain name purchases, but you can get your domain for lower than $10 a year in nearly all cases. Take care not to get sucked into buying all of the extras most domain name registrars try and get you to buy when you buy a domain name. Stick with only acquiring the domain name and only purchase from reliable domain registrars.

Hosting – In order for your website to actually show up in the World Wide Web you’ll need to get hosting for your domains. You can buy this as low as $7.95 a month via reputable hosting companies like HostGator.

Site Design – If you are not adept in web design or HTML, you will need somebody to set your web site up for you. There are some different options for getting this done:

• Use a Web Designer: This is the most costly way to have things done.
• Website Building Software Programs: You can actually build your website personally and save money.
• Included with Hosting: Look for offers with your web host service.

Listed below are some suggestions for buying other items you will need to run your company on the internet.

1. Negotiate – All you can do is request what you would like. Regarding buying computer systems and other office paraphernalia, you have a little room for haggling. Find the most advantageous payment plans possible to help you to offset the cost. This goes for phone services, answering services and high-speed Internet rates also.

2. Shop around – Buying computers on the world wide web at internet sites akin to Dell.com allows you to include the features you will want and pay the price you want to pay. Printers don’t cost as much as they used to. If you want a fax machine as well as a printer, search for deals on all-in-one equipment so you can save money.

3. Buy in volume – At what time you’ll need paper, copier ink and other office supplies, purchase as much as you can when a deal comes along. Regardless of whether it takes you an entire year to use the paper, you know that you’ll use it so it does not matter.

4. Ask for advice from other people – For example, you’ll need to have hosting for your website. While you will find dozens of hosting providers out there, both paid and free, everyone’s needs differ. What are your requirements? If you know other web based entrepreneurs, simply ask who they use. Keep in mind that high cost doesn’t inevitably equate with first-class quality, the same as low price doesn’t always denote mediocre quality.

5. Utilize what you have already got for now – The neatest thing about a web-based business is that it’s operated from your computer. Most people already have one of those. It may not be the top end of the line model, but if it has high speed Internet access and a word processing program, you can get started.

There are expenses that you could circumvent by starting an internet business versus an offline one, but you still have to spend some cash. The above five suggestions might help you to cut down the costs you do have even more. This allows you to get your new enterprise going as soon as possible. Furthermore, do not forget each one of these expenses can be written off on your income taxes so do not forget to keep records.

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Now that you have just finished what you think is a well designed site and the only thing there is left to do now is display it online. Now that you have done this you think that now all is good. Or is it? See, your website may appear fine from your computer but did you bother to find out how it looks on other peoples computers? If not, you could be displaying to 100s or maybe 1000s of potentail customers a messed up website design that tarnish your reputation.

The screen resolution on different pcs can be very high or low. That means when your site loads up it could be totally out of control. Things like having one section display at the top while the other displays near the bottom. Navigation controls are off center or not showing up at all. This can most likely happen if you have a three or more tier website. Big deal if your site looks good on your pc. You must get out and test your site with other pcs immediately before you broadcast your site to the world.

A good place to start is the local library. Their computers are set so that older people can read the screen easier. High resolutions that normally makes your website wider than you are use to. Don’t be shocked if your site does not fit the screen perfectly like it did on your personal computer. It is normal to see a cursor at the bottom come up to span across your site. What you are looking for is that all of your tiers come up where they should be. If not then just make a few margin adjustments until it lines up right. You will never get it to fit the screen the same on all computers. You just want it to look good enough so that visitors can search your site properly.

Big pictures can also disrupt how the site sets up. If they take up to much space then it will push other tiers out of the way. Even if it did not happen on your pc it still can happen on others. Be careful to ensure that any images you display are well within your margins.

Setting your container margins on your default or style page within 1000 pixels usually gives you the best results. Within that margin just play around with the separate margins for each column of your website until all show up the way it was created.

So just remember that you are not done once you load up your website. Test the look of the website with different computers to see what a potential visitor will see. If not then who knows how many people you may have turned away from your site.

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Convincing your prospects to purchase from you is a hard job, but have you ever thought that you’re making the process twice as difficult for both parties if your prospects are convinced but don’t know how to buy from you? No matter how good you are at convincing your prospects, they won’t buy if they find the process cumbersome.

First, you will want to check that people can find your order form easily and hassle-free. You can write a clear, concise paragraph to direct your prospects to your order form so that you can minimize the chances of them getting lost. You can also reduce the chances of losing prospects by putting a prominent link to your order page from every other page on your site.

Also, do you offer multiple payment options? Some people may feel comfortable paying via Paypal, some may only want to pay with their credit card and others might want to send a cheque. The more options you offer, the better your chances of covering your prospects’ desired payment method. After all, it wouldn’t make any sense to sell hard to a prospect only to find that they won’t be able to pay you when they want to.

On the other hand, you will want to prove that you are a credible merchant. Is your order form secured using encryption technology? You would want to look into SSL for this. You can also offer a money back guarantee so that people will feel confident about buying from you. How about after sales support? Who do they contact when they have problems after purchasing?

Alternatively, you can add customer testimonials, your contact information, address, and so on to boost your prospects’ confidence. Make them feel safe about buying something from you, a total stranger to them on the other end of the Internet.

As a conclusion, it would be very pitiful if you sold hard and sold well to a prospect and something goes wrong when he or she is ready to pay. Eliminate any chances of that to maximize your profits!

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Know who will be your target is an important task because you can use that information to enhance your site to suit them. As a result, you will gain more loyal returning visitors that come back again and again for more.

What is the age level and what kind of knowledge does your audience have? A layman might linger around a general site on gardening, but a professional botanist might turn his nose at the very same site. Similarly, a regular person will leave a site filled with astronomy abstracts but a well educated university graduate will find that site interesting.

Take your audience’s emotional state into consideration when building your site. If a very irritated visitor searches for a solution and comes across your site, you will want to make sure you offer the solution right up front and sell or promote your product to him second. In this way, the visitor will put his trust in you for offering the solution to his problems and is more likely to buy your product when you offer it to him after that.

When you design the layout for your site, you have to take into account the characteristics of your audience. Are they old or young people? Are they looking for trends or are they just looking for information served without any icing on the cake? For example, introducing a new, exciting game with a simple, straightforward black text against white background page will definitely turn prospects away. Make sure your design suits your site’s general theme.

Try to sprinkle colloquial language in your sites sparingly where you see fit and you will create a sense that your audience is on common ground with you. This in turn builds a trusting relationship between you and your audience, which will come in useful should you want to market a product to your audience.

About Author: David Hueber is the Managing Director of SEO Services New Zealand – a company that has been providing excellent SEO Services in New Zealand for over 5 years.

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