Archive for October 1st, 2007
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Monday, October 1st, 2007The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) today proposes a regulatory framework for devices using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. The framework seeks to give greater business certainty for UWB players as it will facilitate the entry of such devices in Singapore, so that businesses and consumers may enjoy the benefits of this nascent technology. The framework [...]
80 Beautiful Typefaces For Professional Design
Monday, October 1st, 2007 You don’t like to scroll? Be prepared. (We warned you.)
Every now and again designers stumble upon the very same problem: the choice of a unique and beautiful typeface which manages to fulfill three basic tasks. Support the corporate identity, enrich the visual appearance and is compatible with the overall design. However, usually there are [...]
10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of
Monday, October 1st, 2007Sometimes you just want to get the information you’re after, save it and move along. And you can’t. Usability nightmares — which are rather the daily routine than an exception — appear every now and again; usually almost every time you type your search keywords in Google. In his article “Why award-winning websites are so [...]
20 pro tips
Monday, October 1st, 2007The difference between a good web designer and a great one is the ability to know how to take short cuts and save time without compromising the quality of work. Pixelsurgeon’s Jason Arber has put together 20 top tips and tricks you should be using to give your work that all-important professional edge
1. Planning
When you’re [...]
How Much Should A Design Cost?
Monday, October 1st, 2007Not written by us, but we spotted this well written piece on pearsonified.com:
Every week, I get emails from potential clients who all want to know one thing: How much for a design?
Nine times out of ten, my answer causes them to run for the hills. Scary thing is, based on industry buzz, my prices could [...]
Websites that may merit a low landing page quality score
Monday, October 1st, 2007Websites that may merit a low landing page quality score
Our landing page quality guidelines have always stressed the importance of directing users to easily navigable landing pages that are transparent about the advertiser’s business and that contain relevant and original content. In our ongoing effort to provide advertisers greater transparency about our approach to landing [...]
The perfect incoming link for high search engine rankings
Monday, October 1st, 2007Incoming links are one of the most important factors for high search engine rankings. If your website doesn’t have enough incoming links then it’s very difficult to get high rankings for a competitive search term.
It’s important that you get the right kind of links. If you have 20 good incoming links then [...]
Top 10 Reasons SEO Rocks: “SEO is Dead” Is Dead
Monday, October 1st, 2007The death knell for search engine optimization (SEO) rings so often and so loud, sometimes intelligent marketers can’t hear themselves think. The latest: “SEO Deadheads” claim personalization is pushing SEOs out the door. Others cry the complexity of universal search, or any number of innovations by the search engines, now makes [...]
Composition & Colour
Monday, October 1st, 2007At first glance a well executed design appears effortlessly sleek, as though it just came together naturally. As designers and photographers well know, there’s a lot more work and planning going into an unforgettable creation than meets the eye.
For photographers, when conceptualizing a stock image, it’s wise to think forward to what designers will be [...]
Headings and Hierarchy: is More Than One H1 a Crowd?
Monday, October 1st, 2007A recent commenter mentioned that they didn’t ever use more than one H1 tag per page. This is something that I’ve typically done as well, but as I thought about why that was I realized that I didn’t have a good answer.
One H1 to Rule Them All?
So, is there the rule of one when it [...]