Tag Archives: Web Design and Development

Concept Feedback

Sep 28th, 2009

Concept Feedback

Crowdsourcing. The wisdom of crowds. Outsourcing to the masses....the basis upon which Wikipedia was founded. Essentially a "Two heads are better than one" idea which the internet, naturally works well at facilitating.

Should you use drop-down menus?

Mar 25th, 2009

Should you use drop-down menus?

As a general rule it is bad practice to use drop-down menus because they are confusing, annoying and oftentimes dysfunctional. From a design standpoint, drop-down menus are an excellent feature because they help clean up a busy layout. If structured correctly, drop-down menus can be a great navigation tool, while still being a usable and [...]

30 Useful Web Design Books for 2009

Mar 23rd, 2009

30 Useful Web Design Books for 2009

Yes, a lot of people still read books. There is a lot of info available on the web, particularly with regards web design, but sometimes you want to invest in a book and seek out your own knowledge in your own time.

Web Typography

Mar 18th, 2009

Web Typography

There are some basic approaches, guidelines and goals to consider when working with type on the Web. Overall, the medium of Web typography involves readability, accessibility, usability, and brandability. On the Web, these aspects function together to accomplish design’s goals of communication and user interaction. There are many ways to approach Web typography in order [...]

Design Inspiration – 100 resources

Mar 18th, 2009

Design Inspiration – 100 resources

It's not always easy to find inspiration....you can sit and wait for the 'moment' to strike but I'm assuming that like most of us you're paid to create and don't have the luxury of waiting.

ClickHeat – Visual based analytics.

Mar 11th, 2009

ClickHeat – Visual based analytics.

So what is ClickHeat? It is a small PHP and JavaScript web app that tracks where visitors click on your website. ClickHeat heat visions a page, separating cold and hot click zones. Then allows the collected stats to be shown as a heatmap. a heatmap is a map that shows areas based on activity using [...]