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.
August 20, 2009
A fresh Wordpress installation is a beautiful thing – clean, simple, and loaded with potential. But before you can start designing your Wordpress website and uploading content, there are some basic things that you need to do in order to configure it properly and make the most out of it.
August 6, 2009
Dark websites seem to be growing in popularity lately. If done properly, they can convey a sense of elegance, sophistication, sleekness, and/or professionalism. But in order to create a great dark website, web designers need to pay attention to some special usability concerns that come with the unique territory.
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 [...]
June 16, 2009
I was in the Washington, DC area this past weekend and was looking up where the public rail stations are located. I was so impressed with the Metro’s website that I became curious about what other major cities’ public transit websites looked like.
March 20, 2009
I promised in last week’s post about the NCAA conferences that I would take a look at the websites of all of the teams that received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. I’ve changed that slightly, so instead I want to show some of the best and worst websites of this year’s NCAA tournament [...]
March 12, 2009
March in America is synonymous with college basketball. All 30 of the conferences in Division I college sports have a basketball tournament this week leading up the NCAA tournament, so in honor of “championship week”, I thought it would be interesting to see what each conference’s website looked like.
February 16, 2009
Dear web design firm, In the year or so that I’ve been in business for myself, I’ve continually looked to improve both my design abilities and how I communicate to potential clients the ways that my knowledge can benefit them. I’ve been making great progress on both fronts, but I’d really like to thank you [...]
February 10, 2009
Google provides a range of free tools to help you promote your website and achieve better placement within its search engine results. I use a few of these already, both on this website and for my clients. You might find it useful to hear about what each one can do and see some of the [...]
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?