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Posted on Aug 30, 2010 by Lesley Hays

Weekly round-up (Vol. 70)

Social Media is the New Rock and Roll – The Hopkinson Report
This is a fascinating and well written article comparing the rebellion of rock & roll in the 60s with social media today. It’s a very interesting concept and most of it rings true, though it might all be about to change! Because…

Older Adults Nearly Double Social Media Presence [STATS] – Mashable

My mother is on Facebook and yours probably is too. Scary? Well, this article doesn’t really say what they’re doing on social media but they’re almost certainly checking up you!…

Posted on Apr 30, 2010 by Sarah Hyne

Weekly round-up

Dropbox startup lessons learned — SwissMiss
Mobile web design: is it worth it? — Six Revisions
Root domains, subdomains vs. subfolders and the microsite debate — SEOmoz
Classification schemes (and when to use them) — UX Booth
10 new UX books to look out for in 2010 — UX Booth
Wireframes as a thinking device — Konigi
Thoughts on Flash — Apple.com

Why you should get your mum an iPad this Mother’s Day

engadget shows us how to combine an iPad with two iPhones for a high-tech game of Scrabble!…

Posted on Apr 9, 2010 by Sarah Hyne

Weekly round-up

6 ways brands are using social media for real-world action — Mashable
Consumers engaged via social marketing more likely to buy — Fashionably Marketing
Review: HTC HD2 on T Mobile — TechCrunch
New iPhone operating system to allow multitasking jobs — Sydney Morning Herald
iPad Peek — Check out how your website will look on the new iPad
2000-2010: A decade of technology — Times Online
Google Maps envelopes — Incredible Things
UX lessons learned from offline experiences — feedgrids
Where it’s @ – symbol time forgot becomes modern icon at a stroke — Times Online

Ad Age curated the YouTube home page with the best of viral advertising.…

Posted on Mar 19, 2010 by Sarah Hyne

Weekly round-up

Facebook visits finally surpass Google — Min Online
The top 100 Internet sites — BBC News
Design better websites by thinking about your kitchen cabinets — Brian Cray
“Calls to action” buttons: guidelines, best practices and examples — Hongkiat
15 desktop and online wireframing tools — UX Booth
OpenHallway: unmoderated remote usability testing with screen recording — Konigi
Forms on mobile devices: modern solutions — Smashing Magazine
Google Analytics in depth: goals and funnels — Six Revisions

The Ten Commandments Of User Experience: Nick Finck and Raina Van Cleave’s presentation slides from the SXSWi talk.…

Posted on Feb 26, 2010 by Sarah Hyne

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 meets the real-time web — Official Google Blog

What did we do before Google?

Via Informavore.…

Posted on Feb 19, 2010 by Sarah Hyne

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 resources for cross browser testing — designm.ag
35 useful jQuerylugins for slideshows, graphs and text effects — Noupe

Bing Maps raise the bar in online mapping technology

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Posted on Feb 5, 2010 by Sarah Hyne

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 connecting with your audience — The UX Booth
Stunning infographics and data visualisation — Noupe
The right way to wireframe — Konigi
Colour theory for designers – part 2 — Smashing Magazine
Everything you need to know about image compression — Noupe
47 amazing CSS3 animation demos — Web Designer Wall

This is not a sci-fi movie!…

Posted on Jan 29, 2010 by Bluewire Media

Weekly round-up

The best UI you have ever used — UX Exchange
The worst UI you have ever used — UX Exchange
50 geeky gifts for Valentines’ Day — Hongkiat
Apple unveils iPad Tablet — Sydney Morning Herald
53 New York City Storefronts vs Their Websites — Blue Fountain Media
UX case study: Designing a user-focused web app — Brian Cray
Colour theory for designers — Smashing Magazine

Tips for Better Ideas

Rethink Scholarship at Langara 2010 Call for Entries from Rory O’Sullivan on Vimeo.

Via Kitsune Noir.…

Posted on Nov 14, 2009 by Sarah Hyne

Weekly Round-Up

App to find nearest toilet? Data flood unleashed — Sydney Morning Herald
The Font Kingdom: Search, explore, create and download fonts for free — Tech Crunch
Getting started with content management systems — Smashing Magazine
The process toolbox: Prototyping — Erskine Labs
5 simple but useful CSS properties — Web Designer Wall
Long tail user experience: how to cultivate (or dissolve) a community — UX Booth
Top 20 essential Firefox add-ons for web designers — Six Revisions

For that special geek in your life… FashionablyGeek.com should have some stocking fillers that will take their fancy this Christmas!…

Posted on Nov 11, 2009 by Sarah Hyne

10 User Interface Design Fundamentals

Designing websites isn’t just about creating something pretty in Photoshop. A user visits a website with a set of specific objectives in mind. So a lot of thought has to go into the user interface (UI) in order to help them achieve those objectives as easily and painlessly as possible.

We’ve already blogged about the power of “invisible design”, and then I came across a great blog post on the principles of UI design. It really breaks down the thinking that goes into designing and building a website. A summary is below, or you can read the entire article at Carsonified.com.…