August 31, 2009
We all know that different types of people use and read websites differently. Most of the time when you think of who the target audience is, the answers are in broad demographic categories: gender, age, people who have an interest in this particular topic, etc. Add to that category higher vs. lower literacy users.
June 30, 2009
Launching a website can be a very exciting, yet frantic, time for both my clients and myself. With the end of the project in sight, it’s easy to forget to do some of the basic things that can greatly affect the initial success of the new website. Here is my list of what I do [...]
April 2, 2009
Drop-down menus are one of those “love ‘em or hate ‘em” elements in web design. Many designers or developers shy away from using them, and I used to be no exception to that. As I’m learning more about them though, I’m coming to embrace them – as long as they meet my “3 W’s” criteria.
January 20, 2009
There are many things that get handed over to the incoming president at noon every Inauguration Day: the keys to Air Force One, the Oval Office, and… the password to Whitehouse.gov?
November 24, 2008
To most people, where the sidebar navigation is on a website seem like something pretty insignificant. Chances are if you’re an average website user, it’s not something you give much thought to. But in the web design world, it’s something of greater interest, and it brings up some larger ideas about how people look at [...]
July 29, 2008
Just to show that I don’t totally dislike Internet Explorer, I wanted to put together a list of tips and tricks to help you use it faster and more efficiently. This list is similar to the list of time saving tips and tricks list for Firefox that I put together yesterday.
July 28, 2008
Do you use Firefox as your main Internet browser? If so, here are some neat tips and tricks to help you use it faster and more efficiently.