I’m currently redesigning a site and building two others while looking for work in or around Chicago. I’m also working to maintain the sites of the company I’m contracted under. Related to this, my manager sent me this link.
Every site should have some handler for their 404 errors (those times pages just don’t match up). There are some applications where the examples linked could be inappropriate but 404 pages are a great way to promote your brand, goals or other initiatives. (more…)
Everyone should now have the new Facebook design. I’ll get to my opinion in a moment, but there’s one thing the new design is: iPad (or other touch device) ready. You can love it or hate it but you can’t deny that.
At Inizio Creative, I wrote a post about how design will have to change according to these new handheld devices. You don’t necessarily have to read it (though, I’d selfishly love if you did) because it’s to the letter how the new Facebook functions.
Hovers are eradicated; images are reduced in size, texture and the page loads faster (< 2 seconds is impressive given all the junk they’ve loaded on the homepage); and there’s distinctive areas for double-touch zooming. Generally, the only Flash is their video player or unnecessary apps. (more…)
Considering I’m almost a full week late in this recap post, I’ll keep it brief. AIGA Design Camp – Minnesota was great.
Okay… maybe not that brief. (more…)
Talk about capitalizing on a movement. Wow. Microsoft is going big on it’s Looking Glass project. I found out about it through Advertising Age.
Basically, Looking Glass will be a social media aggregator for business to track impressions or *cou-conversation-gh*. It’s obviously too early to tell if this will be successful or useful but the implications are massive. (more…)
::shakes head:: Facebook. ::sigh::
They’ve just reached 300 million users, only five months after reaching 200. They stole tagging from Twitter (at least in their convention for it). And now they, through a Vivox plugin, will soon have voice chat.
With the claim they were in the black last quarter, I don’t understand the desperation. In my humble opinion, Facebook is making large, mediocre steps in the wrong direction. Why? (more…)
Facebook opened its “Facebook Lite” just recently. The version is gutted, leaving only people, events, an inbox and an application-free wall. Status updates appear as usual, depending on the app used to send it.
Marketers should fret. There are no Pages, no Groups and the ad space on the page is markedly less. So where do you engage these users? Where’s the conversation? (more…)