Michael Reynolds
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Posts Tagged ‘Design’
Acquire taste – (37signals)
In: Design
20 Oct 2008Well said:
Acquire taste – (37signals).
I admit that I’ve been guilty of subscribing to the “you’re just born with it” school of thought when it comes to taste but I’ve come to realize that this is somewhat elitist and also just plain not true. Additionally, it serves as a cop-out and an excuse to avoid the [...]
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50 Web Usability Tips that Help You Attract and Retain Web Visitors
In: Design| Marketing| Technology
20 Oct 2008Thanks to Douglas Karr, I discovered a very useful list of usability rules that make good sense to review every now and then:
50 Web Usability Tips that Help You Attract and Retain Web Visitors.
A nice reminder that little details matter.
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- Tags: Design, usability, website
The Birth of a Professional Web Site
In: Design| Marketing| Productivity| Technology
6 Sep 2008Recently, many of our new clients at SpinWeb have expressed interest in what our process is for creating web sites. At SpinWeb, we have a highly systematic and proven process for designing, building, and deploying professional web sites successfully. The following is an explanation of how that process works and will offer a better understanding [...]
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The 8 Types of Bad Creative Critics
In: Design
2 Jun 2008This really brightened my day. Working in a creative field, we are constantly fighting against the subjective, sometimes misguided desires of our clients despite the fact that we have been hired as the experts to provide creative services. It’s always nice to see that other creative professionals go through the same challenges. Enjoy!
The 8 Types [...]
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Great Design Creates Revenue
In: Design
2 Mar 2008I enjoyed Douglas Karr’s recently blog entry titled “What’s in it? Where is it? How? Web Marketing Strategies“. In it, one particular point rang very true for me:
Aesthetics of the site. The layout and theming of your site needs to reflect the professionalism and attitude that you wish to portray. I used to say not [...]
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A Response to “Logo Misapplication”
In: Design
27 Dec 2007Rob Alan recently sent me a link to an article titled “Logo Misapplication” by Andy Rutledge. I enjoyed the meat of the article and agreed with much of it but I felt compelled to reject some of it. For starters, what I agreed with:
“No, this new logo will not fix your crappy company.”
Right on. [...]
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- Tags: branding, Design
It’s The Experience, Stupid!
In: Design| Marketing| Technology
17 Nov 2007This week, Matt forwarded a great article to me from SiteProNews. The article is titled “Websites: It’s the Experience Stupid“. The article had a great point to make about the experience that you provide to your audience. However, the point that spoke to me most of all was this one:
“Today every business has a website [...]
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Make My Logo Bigger!
In: Design
5 Nov 2007Tara from SpinWeb sent out a hilarious link today. Do yourself a favor and take a break to watch this video:
http://www.makemylogobiggercream.com/
While this gave us all a good laugh, it is also sad commentary about the challenges we face as creative professionals. Do the things in this video spoof really happen? Yes, sometimes we do get [...]
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- Tags: branding, Design, website
I found a slick-looking new online photo editor application today called Flauntr. Check it out at:
http://flauntr.com/
I have not used it yet but it could come in handy when editing photos for your Freedom sites.
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But I Don’t Like Blue!
In: Design
25 Oct 2007So much of the time when planning design projects, I hear an unfortunate trend come out that I need to speak about today. That trend is the “I like/don’t like” syndrome. This typically occurs with us when we are working with our customers to plan and design their web sites. We will be planning out [...]
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