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Posted by Sarah Hyne on 5.03.2010

Weekly round-up

The top 5 web design debates that cause the most riots — Line 25
How to make remote team collaboration work — Six Revisions
All about web accessibility — Konigi
“Mad Libs” style form increases conversion 25-40% — Luke W Ideation & Design
5 reasons to be on Twitter, even if your audience isn’t — Smart Blog
7 creative ways [...]

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Innovation, Trends, technology.
Posted by Sarah Hyne on 26.02.2010

Weekly round-up

World’s leading telcos unite to take on Apple — Sydney Morning Herald
The comprehensive guide to saving images for web — Six Revisions
e-Commerce design resources: the ultimate round-up — Hongkiat
Information gathering: a round-up of UX applications — UX Booth
CMOs: Your brand is on digital time — Forbes.com
The $5 guerrilla user test — Bumblebee Labs (via @joelflom)
Relevance [...]

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Fun, Trends, google, technology.
Posted by Sarah Hyne on 19.02.2010

Weekly round-up

Successful strategies for selling ad space on low traffic websites — Smashing Magazine
Onboarding: designing welcoming first experiences — UX Mag
Interview with the authors of Remote Research — UX Booth
Tableau Public: data visualisation service — via Konigi
Unique blog posts and wordpress tips — Web Designer Wall
10 keys to effective non-profit organisation websites — Vandelay Design
15 highly-useful [...]

Posted on 19.02.2010 at 3:15 pm. See other posts by Sarah Hyne   No Comments »  
Design, Fun, Innovation, Trends, technology.
Posted by Sarah Hyne on 5.02.2010

Weekly round-up

Recommended design reading — Jason Santa Maria
iPad user experience guidelines as everyday design tips — Kitsune Noir
Showcase of well-designed Mac application websites — Six Revisions
40 beautiful corporate websites — Vandelay Design Blog
Flashpoint as Jobs takes aim at Adobe — Sydney Morning Herald
What to expect in 2010: UX/UI design simplicity — Web Designer Wall
Improve conversions by [...]

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Design, Trends, technology.
Posted by Sarah Hyne on 23.01.2010

Weekly round-up

Design trend predictions in 2010 — Web Designer Wall
Social media’s true impact on Haiti, China, and the world — Mashable
Fantastic information architecture resources — Noupe
The importance of web interactivity: tips and examples — Hongkiat
How your phone can keep tabs on friends — Sydney Morning Herald
A brief history of eye tracking — The UX Booth
Design and [...]

Posted on 23.01.2010 at 8:35 am. See other posts by Sarah Hyne   No Comments »  
Design, Fun, Inspiring, Trends, technology.
Posted by Sarah Hyne on 19.12.2009

Weekly round-up

Five technologies that will keep shaping the web in 2010 — Six Revisions
Best of CSS design 2009 — Web Designer Wall
Pantone Unveils Color of the Year for 2010 — myPantone
Factors that affect usability — Six Revisions
The weaker side of usability guidelines — The UX Booth
Google browser size helps keep your content above the fold — [...]

Posted on 19.12.2009 at 8:32 am. See other posts by Sarah Hyne   No Comments »  
Fun, Trends, google, twitter.
Posted by Sarah Hyne on 12.12.2009

Weekly Round-Up

Principals of effective e-commerce search — Smashing Magazine
Writing user-friendly content — The UX Booth
25 awesome gift ideas for designers and developers — Six Revisions
A blob walks out of a clock tower in Brisbane — Brand New
Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design — Vitsoe
Usability testing toolkit: resources, articles and techniques — Noupe
How the iPhone Could [...]

Posted on 12.12.2009 at 8:32 am. See other posts by Sarah Hyne   No Comments »  
Design, Digital strategy, Email Marketing, Fun, Innovation, Trends, facebook, google, technology.
Posted by Sarah Hyne on 5.12.2009

Weekly round-up

Site search trends for e-commerce websites — Vandelay Design
Negative space in logo design — Logo Design Love
Ten commandments of social media — Noupe
Twitter rated 2009 word of the year — Sydney Morning Herald
Complete beginners guide to interaction design — The UX Booth
You can’t innovate like Apple – Pragmatic Marketing
3 Steps for Effectively Using Social Media [...]

Posted on 5.12.2009 at 9:04 am. See other posts by Sarah Hyne   No Comments »  
Design, Digital strategy, Fun, Trends, technology, twitter, web design.
Posted by Sarah Hyne on 1.12.2009

Why you should test your website

I’ve just finished reading Steve Krug’s excellent book on web usability called Don’t Make Me Think. It’s often the case that people (clients and web designers alike) know their websites too well. So well they can’t see them from an objective viewpoint anymore. That’s why I really like Steve’s reasoning for doing user testing:
“Testing reminds [...]

Posted on 1.12.2009 at 2:35 pm. See other posts by Sarah Hyne   1 Comment »  
Usability, web design.
Posted by Sarah Hyne on 28.11.2009

Weekly Round-Up

Top 10 Internet moments of the decade — Sydney Morning Herald
The Googlephone: Google gears up for attack on mobile-phone market — The Times
Showcase of beautiful typography in web design — Noupe
User reviews: Increased sales, traffic and transparency — The UX Booth
How to evaluate what CMS to use — Six Revisions

 
Be sure to check out National [...]

Posted on 28.11.2009 at 9:37 am. See other posts by Sarah Hyne   1 Comment »  
Design, Digital strategy, Fun, Innovation, Trends, Usability, google, social media, technology.