After participating in a lengthy Twitter discussion with John O’Nolan (twitter @JohnONolan), it has been agreed that JavaScript is “standard.”
So fellow web designers, after a long discussion I put it to you that JS is now “standard” and should be supported like CSS, not like Flash. – @JohnONolan
I wrote a previous article about discontinuing support [...]
Social media can make or break a brand, a lesson Maytag learned the hard way.
Home appliance giant, Maytag, is facing some tough times ahead after Heather Armstrong (a.k.a. Dooce), number 26 on Forbes’ list of Most Influential Women in Media, had a less than satisfying experience.
You do not want to get on the wrong side [...]
Every industry is feeling the pinch and some anxiety in the current economy. Whether the reactions are fear-based or real is irrelevant. What is real is people are waiting, reluctant to move forward into the unknown.
What should we do in the way of marketing in these times?
It’s the goal of marketing to define Who to [...]
I decided to include a quick contact form in the footer of my new web page design (seen here). I taught myself the basics of PHP to get the form working and all was well.
A few days ago I started getting a lot of spam through this quick contact form. I searched the web high [...]
There are a lot of design-related community websites out there that offer feedback for your logo designs, but who has the time to go looking for all of them? Here is a quick list of 5 sites to find logo design feedback.
#1 LogoPond
LogoPond is probably my favorite place when looking for constructive criticism. You can [...]
This is a hot topic issue in the design community – What to do with Internet Explorer 6?
I think its time has come and gone, and should be left to rot away in solidarity. Those probably aren’t the best words to use when talking to a client about IE6, so take a look at the [...]
The human brain is a complex thing, and though I do not claim to be a psychologist, I do have a certain appreciation for it. I understand that the brain is only capable of so much, more specifically, only capable of so much remembering. A great example of this is Roger Clemens’ infamous “miss-remembering” bonanza. [...]
In the final installment of this 3-part series, I will outline five more important things to consider when thinking about search engine optimization. View Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
#11 Link to your domain.
Make sure your link to your home page is set to your domain, and not to index.html. If you link to [...]
In Part 2 of this 3-part series, I will outline five more important things to consider when thinking about search engine optimization. View Part 1 here and Part 3 here.
#6 Easy-to-use navigation.
Your navigation should be repeated twice on every page, once at the top (or side), and once again in the footer. Not only does [...]
In Part 1 of this 3-part series, I will outline the five most important things to consider when thinking about search engine optimization. View Part 2 here and Part 3 here.
Everyone seems to have the inside scoop when it comes to Search Engine Optimization. Some claim it is a science, a series of algorithms that [...]
