Author Archives: Joe
Looking for a Design Scholarship?
This looks like a cool opportunity- thought I’d pass it along ————————————————————————————– The International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT) announces the IADT Design Challenge, a nationwide scholarship competition. Two winners and 10 runners-up each will earn scholarships to IADT. … Continue reading
Great Software Design. Features, Usability & Pleasure
I can’t remember where I originally picked up this graphic (admittedly, it’s not my own) but its impact on my thinking only continues to grow. Essentially, software that we would label “great,” excels equally in three areas: Features Features are … Continue reading
Sweet Design Posters
A few posters that I’m considering buying… Business Intelligence Usability http://tdwi.org/pages/posters/business-intelligence-usability/download.aspx Architecture, support, change management, analysis/design. Link include full PDF download. Designing the User Experience http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/upa_publications/ux_poster.html From their website: This “Designing the User Experience” poster illustrates the path to more … Continue reading
Facebook’s New Messaging System- Created w/ Humans in Mind…
A couple of days ago I logged into facebook to find that they had updated their messaging system. At first it seemed like they had just implemented a handful of UI improvements but after a few days passed I noticed … Continue reading
Complete Web Design: Non Profit Website, Mission Trips to Baja, Mexico
One of our newest is now live- www.bajabound.org. BajaBound is a Christian organization that sets up and coordinates trips to Baja, Mexico. For more information on what BajaBound provides, visit their what we provide page. Now for the screenshots…
Business Website Design, Essential Data Corporation
Our newest client website launched a few days ago. EDC is a leading provider in the united states for copy-writing services. Their main office is located in Fairfield, Connecticut with 30 locations nation wide. Visit their website…
What I Love About WordPress
As a company, we’ve been using WordPress for about 6 months now. As a former developer and business owner that needs to wear a lot of hats, I’m extremely pleased with WordPress’s ability to deliver. Here’s an outline of my … Continue reading
Truecount, RFID for Retail
Our newest website is out- Truecount.com. Truecount provides RFID solutions for the retail industry and was founded by Zander Livingston, Jordan Lampert and Paresh Yadav. Here’s a excerpt from their website: Formed by a pioneer in the retail RFID community, … Continue reading
ZScreen, an Awesome Screen Capture Tool
In the world of website design, you can’t get a way from needing to capture your screen from time to time. Sometimes you just need to copy the screen so you can open it up in photoshop and get a … Continue reading
My Favorite Photoshop CS5 Features
$600+ is a lot to upgrade from my CS4 suite to the CS5 suite but I think I’ll do it. I’ve been using the trial and here are my top 5 favorite improvements. 1. When duplicating folders, CS5 doesn’t put … Continue reading
