14Sep2010
Should you host your own video or use a video hosting provider?
Having video on your website can be a great way to increase your exposure and conversation rates. So what are you options when it comes to putting video on your website? Either you serve the video directly from your website or you use one of the many video hosting providers such as YouTube to stream your video for you.
19Aug2010
New changes to Facebook Like Button
Facebook has released changes to their very popular Facebook like button. With these changes come the following benefits, more people liking, less people unliking and a cleaner design.
18Aug2010
Registering a new user on your website via their existing social network account
With an estimated 1.2 billon+ people registered on at least one social network it comes as no surprise that there is a service that leverages this by allowing you to register users on your website through their existing social network account. Janrain Engage provides a service that does just that.
11Aug2010
Using WordPress for your website
WordPress was initially developed for bloggers, because of this it has a strong blogging framework. However over the past few years with the growing community of followers and the continual development it has become a popular CMS for all kinds of websites such as ecommerce, portfolios, news/magazine and corporate sites to name a few.
27Jul2010
Implementing the Facebook Like button on your website
There are 2 ways to implement a Facebook Like button. First using a iFrame which is easier to implement but limited and secondly using XFBML which is more complicated to implement but is more versatile. I will give examples and the pro’s and con’s of each.
7May2010
How to read a wireframe
When creating prototypes we also create a Functional Specification which is an equivalent of an offline version of the prototype with some additional information we can’t include in the prototype.
15Mar2010
Taking Google Site Search beyond the standard search results
You can do more with Google Site Search than just the standard Google results you normally see. Here are 2 great ways you can customise your results by adding additional information such as images, ratings and allowing your users to refine their search
8Feb2010
Developing for the iPad
As most of the applications currently available in the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch can work on the iPad we ask ourselves what can we develop for the iPad.
7Sep2009
Why you should use a bookmarking and sharing service on your website
AddThis is one of several bookmarking and sharing services you can use for your website. Basically instead of placing the icons on your website and linking to the ever-changing bookmarking and sharing service it does it for you. 10 advantages of using the AddThis service over doing it yourself.
18Aug2009
Free Axure Design Patterns
The main tool we use within our user experience (UX) team is an application called Axure. It allows us to create wireframes, prototypes and specifications for our clients before we start the design and development stages. Here are 4 great Axure design patterns for you to download for free.
17Aug2009
Good Design & Usability Shouldn’t Stop At The Home Page
Your website is on a job interview to first time visitors. Like a job interview where you will be judged firstly on your appearance than on your interaction the same goes for your website.
2Jul2009
3 Rules to creating great wireframes for your designers
When creating wireframes or a prototype for a project there are several things I need to keep in mind so that our designers can create an amazing design.
27Feb2009
Increase your ROI when advertising on TV by integrating it successfully with your website
You can increase your return on investment (ROI) when running a television commercial by successfully integrating it with your website.
18Feb2009
Online Charting Tools Comparison
For a recent project I had to review 4 online charting applications for a redevelopment of a clients extranet website. The website had numerous reports with an option of viewing the results as charts. The 4 charts reviewed are not the only online charting applications but give a good idea of the different kinds of charting tools available online.
28Jan2009
Responding to Negative Comments
If your blog has a regular readership then there’s a good chance your posts are generating comments. While this is a great way increase interest and involvement in your site, negative comments can quickly sour the atmosphere and damage your reputation.
24Dec2008
Five Tips for Usability in Your Checkout Process
You may think you’re home free once a user clicks on the button to begin the checkout process. Too often, usability issues in your final process may cause potential buyers to back out of the deal. Here are five tips to help ensure your users will complete the sale successfully...
18Nov2008
Charting Options for your Website
Let’s face it, we’re a visual society. The graphics you use on your website are as critical to your success as the actual content, if not more so. We also tend to process information presented visually much quicker and often with a greater understanding that information we must read and comprehend. It’s no surprise that presenting information in charts is a powerful way to convey your message, whether it is the effectiveness of a new product or the results of a research. However, including charts hasn’t always been the easiest task.
14May2008
Never design before you know the content
Clients are understandably eager to discuss design details right out of the box. But it is difficult to begin sketching together a page until the designer has a clear idea of what the content will be. And beware the designer that says differently.
26Mar2008
5 Things to Blog About on Your Company’s Site
Company Blogs walk that fine line between needing the accuracy of a press release and the informal tone of an interview. This pressure can cause a serious bout of writer’s block. But a blog can’t be stalled - in order for it to be effective it must have fresh content.
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