As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, the American Institute of Architects released a poll this morning that purports to identify America’s 150 favorite works of American architecture. Being as list obsessed as any other red blooded American — actually, I said that just to get the word American into this paragraph some more — [...]
A few things for you to keep in mind while designing your next advertisement. Remember, the true test is always in your own customers response to your advertising. If they buy – then it is right for them. If not, test another variation.
Things to test:
We’ve worked with hundreds of eBayers on their pages and these are what we feel are the top ten most common Design mistakes
Believe it or not, MySpace sites can be pretty. I dug around the muck that is the trash heap of designs and found some that are actually gorgeous!
Here’s a common myth: to be a successful creative person, all you need is talent. It’s a nice myth to believe in, because “talent” suggests a divine or evolutionary genetic gift. So if you have talented DNA, you’re special and can be a cool creative person. If not, you’re destined to be an accountant. After [...]
The way you work can have a huge impact on your creative success. We present the best advice from leading designers on every stage of the creative process, so that you can keep clients satisfied and make the most of your talents
What is design? Design is both the process and the final product of an [...]
The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors. The popular search engines Google, MSN, and Yahoo! are used to calculate the ratings. Observe that the TIOBE [...]
Bad dates, B-movie terrors, meat that eats meat, and meeting places for the dead: All these horrors and more make up our list of the freakiest Web sites.
The Internet can be a scary place. And not just from all the witches, ghouls, and goblins (not to mention hackers, stalkers, and phishers) that creep up this [...]
INTERBRAND TAKES lots of ingredients into account when ranking the world’s most valuable brands. To even qualify for the list, each brand must derive about a third of its earnings outside its home country, be recognizable outside of its base of customers, and have publicly available marketing and financial data. One or more of those [...]
the 40 greatest magazine covers of the last 40 years were unveiled at the 2005 American Magazine Conference (AMC) in Puerto Rico, by Mark Whitaker, Editor of Newsweek and President of American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), and AMC Chairman Evan Smith, Editor of Texas Monthly.
DISCOVER presents the essential reading list for anyone interested in science.
So you’re looking for a reliable, talented web designer? You’re wanting someone who is on the cusp of all the latest web trends? You’re looking for a web design which is worth the valuable money that you intend to pay? — I asked myself each of these questions. Tired of being less-than-thrilled with my experiences [...]
I critiqued a whole bunch of web 2.0 sites on a combination of design and usability aspects, placing more importance on the usability aspect. I tried to focus more on sites that provide a good community oriented experience, designs that encourage people to participate. After all, that’s the staple of what “web 2.0″ is.
The final [...]
Here’s KnowHR’s take on the Top 10 Best Presentations Ever (in no particular order…and if you have others to add, they’d love to hear about them)
