June 17, 2010 :: William Levins
Which javascript framework should you use? A designers perspective.
I've been a web designer and programmer wannabe for many years. I finally succumb to the fact, my mind can't grasp higher programming, but I know enough to annoy and push programmers to accomplish more. And javascript frameworks fall under this topic.
May 28, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
TripIt: The Online Travel Itinerary and Trip Planner
If you love staying organized and traveling as much as i do, then you'll fall in love with this site.
May 23, 2010 :: William Levins
WordPress is an excellent blogging tool
Granted, I'm a little late to the party, WordPress is highly regarded by most of the internet. But I recently tried it out firsthand and I'm impressed.
April 30, 2010 :: William Levins
Verisign raising .com and .net domain wholesale pricing – again.
I'm not alone in finding Versign's successive domain name pricing increases dubious at best. Personally, I fail to understand how scale and reach fails to decrease costs for Verisign, when almost all other technologies cost less overtime.
March 1, 2010 :: Casey Knox
Tostitos Salsa Online Commercial
Wow. Just wow.
January 30, 2010 :: William Levins
SEO dashes versus underscores: sometimes you learn things you would rather not know
URL rewriting takes variable-based URLs (e.g., www.domain.com?id=3) and converts them to human text-based URLs (e.g., www.domain.com/hello-world.html). It helps SEO and it makes a page easier to reference. The debate: which to use, underscores or dashes?
January 29, 2010 :: William Levins
Ding Dong, IE6 is Dead!
Google is officially ending support for IE6 in many of its web apps, starting March 1, 2010. They're not the first to do so, and hopefully won't be the last.
January 18, 2010 :: William Levins
Posterous.com is a remarkable and simple blogging and social media tool!
Probably the simplest and best executed blogging tool I've ever seen, Posterous.com allows you to create blog entries by simply emailing or texting. It's so unbelievably easy. Of course, you can link to other social media and add content normally too.
November 27, 2009 :: William Levins
Should I implement HTML 5 and CSS 3 in current web projects?
There's a lot of buzz about HTML 5 and CSS 3 features...but is it really practical and feasible to safely start using these cutting-edge technologies?
September 23, 2009 :: William Levins
Google's Chrome Frame Plug-in For Internet Explorer – Conquering From Within
An interesting approach to speeding along the much-needed death of IE6 (and later versions.) Google's developing a plug-in that basically runs Chrome within IE inside a frame.
August 31, 2009 :: Christina Smith
Designer's Toolbox is a Designer's Best Friend
Have you ever been given a project, such as a postcard or folder and not known the required specs or exact measurements of the piece? You would have preferred to have a template, but none was provided?
August 19, 2009 :: William Levins
Funny sarcastic design & infomercial spoof
A funny design related infomerical spoof. A definite instant internet classic. Not sure of the origins, simply found it on YouTube.com - but it's hysterical.
August 3, 2009 :: William Levins
Sexy buttons with CSS (a minor improvement)
All praise and honors for this technique fall upon the originator, Alex Griffioen, and an excellent tutorial can be found on this site (link in article). My improvement addresses a specific issue using this technique to replace a submit button on forms.
June 19, 2009 :: Christina Smith
Roost Redesign... Yay or Nay?
As I mentioned in previous post, I’m very fond of looking at houses. I could search real estate sites for hours everyday and never get bored. If I weren’t a graphic designer, I’d seriously consider becoming a real estate agent.
May 17, 2009 :: William Levins
How frequently should you update your website design?
We're often asked by clients how frequently should they overhaul their website's design? And they don't mean a subtle refresh or simple changes in content, but a complete redesign. Our answer... the average is 2-3 years.
April 5, 2009 :: Elaine Levins
Less Really is More
Have you ever stood in a room with ten people talking to you at once?
April 2, 2009 :: William Levins
Graphic design is not a commodity - e.g., crowdsourcing design
Crowd sourcing design seems like an economical solution in hard times. There are plenty of design commodity sites where you can purchase canned designs or present projects as contests - but design is not a widget. One size does not fit all.
March 8, 2009 :: William Levins
Web designers and developers should incorporate SEO fundamentals
If you hire a web designer or developer and they don't address the basics of search engine optimization (SEO) as part of the web design project...find yourself another web company. SEO should be part of the web design, not an afterthought.
March 6, 2009 :: William Levins
Design eZines and design-related websites that we enjoy
The online world is a vast resource of helpful and information content. But with so many options it can be difficult to find the true leaders. We've compiled a few e-zines and websites we enjoy visiting daily.
March 1, 2009 :: William Levins
Headache Reducing Web Design Techniques (or CSS and beyond)
If browsers adhered to accepted web standards, life would be blissful for web designers. But instead, we're forced deal with the frustration of inconsistent browsers. Fortunately, we struggle en masse, so we've aggregated time-saving web tips & tricks.
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