Staci Gingery /
February 15th, 2010
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We are pleased to announce that we are kicking off a new project with VMIX Media, a leader in the online video space. We are working side-by-side with the VMIX team to create some new elements for their video and rich media management platform solutions.
Our partnership with VMIX is a perfect combination of teamwork, innovation and creative thinking. Working in close collaboration with their internal team, we are designing the structure and flow of some advanced new functionality, to ensure each new unique use-case has an easy and enjoyable experience with the platform.
We feel that the technology behind VMIX is best-in-class and are excited to be working with them to create a top-notch design for the new features in the system.
Dave Shepard /
February 12th, 2010
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We’ve been working hard on getting a WordPress plugin created for easy, code-free implementation of SlideDeck on your WordPress blog or website. We are currently holding a private beta to help us work the kinks out before releasing it to the public and need your help!
Signup for the SlideDeck WordPress Plugin Private Beta
We need people who will be willing to install the WordPress plugin and give feedback to us on any bugs you encounter, features you would like to see, or comments you have on the way the plugin works. Once we select the first beta group, we’ll send you an email with setup instructions.
John Botica /
February 11th, 2010
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A few weeks back you may have read some articles regarding Google, Adobe and others being victims of an IE exploit. Microsoft recommended its users stop using IE6 and IE7 now due to a security loop hole (original Microsoft Security Advisory). I am sure this only encouraged Google to finalize their decision to drop support for IE6 on March 1 for the Google Docs Suite and Google Sites, the rest to follow later in 2010, we hope IE7 will be soon to follow as well. There are a lot of issues with IE6 and I am sure many developers could support me in saying that it is an inefficient browser and a time sink for current development standards. This is a 2 part series, focusing on some details and information first and following up next week with the benefits of following in Google’s footsteps in dropping IE6 support. Continue Reading
Matt Lackey /
February 10th, 2010
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Great looking fonts are not reserved for those beautiful, sometimes elaborate, headers. Put some thought into your choice of base fonts, the default fonts on your website. Do not just settle for Arial, Verdana and Georgia only. Why put so much effort into designing and finding the perfect, awesome, totally unique display font for your website if you are simply going to settle for one of the defaults to support it? An amazing display font and a matching, great-looking typeface for the body creates a complete and polished final design. Dig deep and do some research on some amazing font stacks. It is a treat to stumble onto a website that uses a creative font stack to create a comprehensive experience and polished presentation.
A website’s font stack has the power to create a character and personality that is not obtainable with the basic font choices. The first website that brought this to my attention was dropbox. While using their web app one day, I noticed they use a single typeface on their website that I have never seen before. They had taken ownership of a look that is not obtainable without this unique font choice. This font was so intriguing that I dug in a little deeper to explore. Turns out, their font stack was quite creative. Segoe UI was being used as the primary font and the appearance of this font is quite a treat for anyone having that on their computer. I noticed another example of the effect of body fonts when I viewed facebook for the first time on a PC and not my Mac. Facebook was not the same without Lucida Grande. The experience and design of websites is not of the same caliber when fonts that are bland and have been used for so many years on the web are applied when better fonts are available.
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Chuck Longanecker /
February 8th, 2010
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I recently wrote a guest post about 2010 design trends on the influential web design blog, WebDesignerWall. In the post, I introduced the idea of Design Simplicity. Here is a brief introduction to the article. Read the full article here.
In January of each year, we flip over the hourglass and, once again, we have everything in front of us. The new year gives us a clean slate, a chance for change and encouragement to evolve the way we do things. In the past, we’ve yielded to client and user requests to pack our website designs full of unrelated features and countless pages of duplicate information. The change we have been waiting for has come – our users have matured. 2010 is the year of Design Simplicity.
Clean and Simple
There are many design trends this year, however, I feel it is important to focus specifically on the movement of Design Simplicity. In fact, as the web evolves, it is our responsibility as designers to keep the order of things. This means fewer pages, less clicks, less clutter and more whitespace. In 2010, Clean is King and our users are asking for it. I don’t blame them. With access to an increasing amount of information on the web everyday, our attention span is naturally diminishing. Now, more than ever, design needs to engage the user, provide succinct information and allow them to go on their merry way. Who knows, maybe airlines and banks will even clean up their 1990s design.
Now Design Simplicity does not mean removing functionality or access to information. This trend of simplicity is not as easy as reducing the elements and content in your user interface. To achieve the less is more effect, you have to develop a valuable user experience by utilizing a creative toolset. Think of the iPhone – the greatest innovation in modern mobile phones has only one button.
Continue reading the full article.
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