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Responsive web design and mobile devices

Dec
2011
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Nowadays, people access the Internet from an ever-growing range of devices with very different screen sizes and controls (mouse vs fingers). This poses some very real design and usability issues because most websites are only designed to be viewed on big screens and navigated by mouse. This is clearly the old way of doing things – [...]

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Design tips for your QR code

Dec
2011
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The QR code: A thing of beauty or an eyesore? The magical barcodes that can be scanned by a smartphone to launch an offline-to-online experience are often criticized for their black and white checkerbox appearance. Those who doubt that QR codes will go mainstream are quick to point out that the look of QR codes will [...]

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Little big details

Dec
2011
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Get your daily dose of UI inspiration… Visit site  

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Redesigning the country selector

Dec
2011
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During our recent checkout study we found several usability issues when using a drop-down for your country selector: a lack of overview, unclear sorting, scrolling issues, inconsistent UIs, a lack of context on mobile devices, and finally, they break the user’s tab-flow. So we took it upon ourselves to redesign the country selector. Using principles of progressive [...]

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Mobile marketing isn’t a QR code

Nov
2011
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While working with Tim Hayden, I’ve come to learn just how powerful mobile marketing can be. He and I have spoken a bunch over the last many years, and more formally (in a business capacity) in recent years, and there’s so much more that could be done for your business when it comes to how people interact [...]

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Introducing gomo from google

Nov
2011
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Millions more people are using mobile devices to get online every day. Does your business have a mobile-friendly site? Learn why mobile sites matter See how your current site looks in mobile Find resources to help build your site Test your business’s website and get custom tips on how to be more mobile-friendly. Visit site [...]

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Do’s and don’ts of call to action pages

Nov
2011
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Good call to action pages (including landing pages and sales pages) are an important part of any website that either sells or asks visitors to sign up for something. An effective call to action page can increase conversions and signups by a hundred percent or more (sometimes much more). As designers, we should know exactly what [...]

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A beautiful boilerplate for responsive, mobile-friendly development

Nov
2011
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Skeleton is a small collection of CSS & JS files that can help you rapidly develop sites that look beautiful at any size, be it a 17″ laptop screen or an iPhone. Skeleton is built on three core principles: Skeleton has a familiar, lightweight 960 grid as its base, but elegantly scales down  to downsized [...]

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Corporate logos in CSS

Nov
2011
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Find out how to draw the twitter logo (amongst others) with no images, no JS just CSS. Visit site

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Nice site design

Nov
2011
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