In the Spirit of Giving: Volunteer Work in Web Design
Dec 20, 2010 | Source: sixrevisions.com |
5 Reasons Why No One Is Reading Your Email Newsletter
Aug 24, 2010 | Source: copyblogger.com |
Some great ideas for increasing open rates and conversions on your next email newsletter.
Giving Users Some Credit
Aug 19, 2010 | Source: designinformer.com |
"Websites are designed to be used by people of varying backgrounds, educations and technical levels. One of the challenges we face when designing for the Web is finding a way to create sites and applications that can be accessed by a widely disparate audience while avoiding the pitfall of sacrificing the quality of our work to cater to the dreaded ‘lowest common denominator.’"
10 things never to leave out of a web design brief
Feb 25, 2010 | Source: boagworld.com |
A nice primer on developing a project brief or RFP for a website.
"Some agencies like to receive a brief that gives a steer as to the feeling, tone and style of a creative project. Others are far more concerned with the minutiae. And some prefer to write their own briefs based on a consultation with the client.
There is no right and wrong way to draw up a brief, save for the fact that good briefs will provide clear and detailed guidance to an agency, and in doing so produce good results. Bad briefs will do the reverse, wasting time and money and no doubt fraying nerves and tempers to varying degrees."
10 Keys to Effective Non-Profit Organization Websites
Feb 24, 2010 | Source: vandelaydesign.com |
A concise overview of some of the key things to consider when developing a website for a non-profit organization. Also includes some very nice examples of non-profits websites.
The Cure for Content-Delay Syndrome
May 20, 2008 | Source: A List Apart |
It is perhaps the market forces driving web development projects that find us aligning ourselves with the lexicons of marketing and advertising rather than publishing. As a result, we have lots of "brand identity guidelines," but not so many "style guides" (for content, at least). We have "strategists," but no "commissioning editors," and we more often "go live" than "publish." Hence, we tend to first think "copywriter" when trying to get our content sorted, whereas very often an editor is the person we should be engaging.
7 Components for a Successful Web Site Redesign
Oct 2, 2008 | Source: User Interface Engineering |
At this point in time, almost every website project that comes our way is a redesign of an existing site. This article lays out in a very concise manner, some of the unique challenges and opportunities that exist with redesign projects.
Javascript In Modern Web Design
Sep 2, 2008 | Source: Web Designer Wall |
Javascript is becoming an increasingly important part of building a functional and engaging standards-based web site. The CSS takeover has been all about building accessible sites with cross-platform functionality (read: the opposite of Flash sites), but with the advent of Javascript frameworks like JQuery, we can have our cake and eat it, too. See how designers can implement Flash-like interactive components in a way that will even work on Internet Explorer 6!
The Discipline of Content Strategy
Dec 16, 2008 | Source: A List Apart |
How to Understand Your Users with Personas
Oct 14, 2009 | Source: Think Vitamin |
"Personas are a powerful tool for helping you to better understand the needs of your users. In this comic, drawn exclusively for Think Vitamin, you’ll learn more about Personas and how they’ll revolutionize the way you design and build web sites."
