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Five Web Design Mistakes That Wreak Havoc on Usability

March 12th, 2010

Overall, 2009 saw some great improvements in website usability. Type got bigger. Pages became less complex. Points were punctuated by short phrases and simple graphics. Excessive decoration became less prevalent.
However, today we still see some common mistakes in website design and construction that adversely affect usability for most viewers­–especially for older adults or those who [...]

5 Common SEO Web Design Mistakes

November 16th, 2009

There are some fairly simple design and coding errors that adversely affect search engine optimaztion that we still see fairly often.

How Microsoft Could Cut Your Email Marketing Costs

June 24th, 2009

If you do any email marketing, Microsoft is in a position to save you money or cost you money.
Most people think of email design and development as simpler than design and development for the web. In some ways it is; after all, an email is just one “page.” On the other hand, designers and developers [...]

Reserve Your Twitter ID Gracefully

June 3rd, 2009

There’s a lot of talk about Twitter. We give and get a lot of advice about it. But there are two good guidelines out there that are somewhat in conflict. The first is not to create a Twitter profile and just let it sit there dormant. The second is to grab your ideal Twitter account [...]

Interface Design: Details Make a Difference

May 7th, 2009

Martino Flynn’s Digital Media Services team manages a lot of projects at once. To stay on top of things and keep each other in the loop, we use a shared Google spreadsheet—a great tool that Google created and lets the world use for free. In general, it’s an excellent tool, but there’s a detail [...]