June 2009
Beta Version Available! Computer Aided Business... →
Together with my former PhD supervisor Professor Yves Pigneur (and now my co-author), I have long advocated the utility of some kind of computer aided business model design tool (see here)…
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Jun 21-27, 2009 →
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply…
Prophetic - from Popbitch June 4th
» The day of rockoning is coming « Michael Jackson keeps the world guessing Only five weeks to go until the Michael Jackson extravaganza supposedly hits London. The good news is that rehearsals for the show are well underway - we hear elephants are involved - but the bad news is that, as we recently reported, they’re going ahead without the star of the show’s...
“But 2009 marks a pivot point in the history of the Web. It’s time to leverage...”
– Web Squared: Web 2.0 Five Years On: Web 2.0 Summit 2009 - Co-produced by TechWeb & O’Reilly Conferences, October 20 - 22, 2009, San Francisco, CA
“I consider the meeting a success, but only because I took very tactical steps to...”
– Surefire Ways to Make a Sales Call Successful
25+ Useful Infographics for Web Designers →
Infographics can be a great way to quickly reference information.
Instead of pouring over figures and long reports to decipher data, an infographic can immediately make apparent exactly what…
Deep House Archives Vol. 20 - After The Storm →
Greetings! The 20th installment of the DHA mixes tackles the summer heat wave with thoughts of a cool breeze after a heavy summer storm. After The Storm, mixed by Theo Z, wrestles tech…
Custom Hotrod Fabrication — Eddies Chop Shop →
10 Web Design Rules That You Can Break →
As web design and design in general have evolved, rules have been established to ensure consistent and usable designs.
Some of these rules were created simply because website creators abused…
Is Twitter The CNN Of The New Media Generation? →
This past weekend the Twitterverse spoke-out in exasperation and opposition against traditional media networks (CNN specifically) and the absence of instantaneous coverage of the Iranian…
26 Examples of Online T-Shirt Shops →
Many e-commerce and shopping websites suffer from poor quality design.
However, when it comes to online t-shirt shops, creativity is high and there are plenty of designs that are worthy of…
» 30 More Essential PDF Documents Every Designer... →
This took almost an entire year to compile - followup entry to the original “30 Essential PDF Documents Every Designer Should Download” Article.
“So, yep, the Webbys are exactly like the Oscars. In much the same way as those...”
– Not safe for work: Walking down the red carpet of shame at the Webby Awards | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Designing for Sign Up (video and slides) →
I realized the other day I hadn’t posted about my Designing for Sign Up talk from my trip to Webstock back in February (amazing conference, btw). Well, the Webstockers have gotten the video up,…
5 Rotten Things No One Else Has Told You About the... →
In over 10 years of freelancing I’ve had the fortune, and sometimes misfortune, of working with some unusual clients.
While each client is a unique individual, I’ve found that many…
Content Aggregation For Links, Traffic And Buzz →
As the pace of content being added to the web increases, the value of aggregating the best of it goes up. If you’re a content producer of any variety, researching, collecting and then putting…
10 Tips to Create a More Usable Web →
Whether it’s your portfolio, a blog, a marketing web site, or a collection of games, we all want to attract visitors to our website and to ensure that they have a pleasant experience.
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“When it comes time to integrate Wave into your enterprise, the job won’t...”
– Google Wave - a developer’s eye view • The Register
