I just came across Doctype; the domain name is very familiar and it brings me back to the time when I first started programming. OK, I remember it. Doctype, i.e. Document type, as in each HTML document requires a document type declaration.

But Doctype in this post is a Q&A site of sorts, that is purposely designed for Web design. In many aspects, it is a lot like Stack Overflow, one of the most popular Q&A sites in respect to programming. After you signing-up to the site, you can ask a question, give it a title, most probably take a snapshot of your problem in Web design, and you can wait for the world to give you an answer.

Aside from how to use Doctype, I do think that in order to make Doctype stand-out from the crowd of all kinds of Q&A sites, with the likes of the post and response “discussion board”, the creator has made this Doctype clear that it is restricted to be use in HTML, CSS, and Web design Q&A. Due to this reason, you’ll read a lot of questions on CSS, mostly concerned on coloring, floating, and jQuery. However, it’s difficult for me to view this Doctype as a Wiki, though Doctype has stated in its “About” page, “Everything is editable, just like a wiki. This means answers are accurate, neat and up-to-date.” Whether the answers supplied to each question are actually solve the Web design problem is a matter of debate, and since there’s always another way to solve the CSS, or Wed design problems using different snippets of code.

For the Web designers, getting the client sign-off seems to be the most important thing, though there are times when clients think that the Web development is not yet finish, and there is disagreement occurred. If you’re a Web designer, and you thought the Web project was completed, and you wondered that if there is a tool that can helps you to be more efficient, even that if you have not start to code for the client in this aspect.

To help solve the sign-off issues, a UK firm Headscape has developed a tool for the creative professionals to get their design sign-off. This tool called GetSignOff lets you create designs for your clients and acts as a two-way communication channel between you and your clients in pertaining to the design’s specification.

It was on the basis that presenting the Web design and getting the positive feedback are the core issues for making the both Web designer and clients happy about the Web project. To cater to these needs, GetSignOff provides a lot of functionality and usability such as up to 30GB of storage space, customizable domain names, etc. To use GetSignOff, luckily it has a free and paid plans for up to $59 per month for its “Enterprise Account.”