Posts about UX Design

May 11, 2012 by JD Collier

Elements of a successful newsletter

All of us get newsletters. I'm signed up for everything from my neighborhood news to web programming. The majority of these get less than a 10 second glance before I delete or trash them; but there are one or two I look forward to receiving and read everything they write. What makes these different?

May 2, 2012 by Art Williams

3 Small Modules That Make Good Drupal Websites Great

Identifying the difference between a good website and a great website has everything to do with the care put into the details. Elements the site visitor never consciously notices combine in such a way as to affect them on a deeper level to convey stability, credibility and competency.

April 6, 2012 by JD Collier

3 great Drupal 7 Modules you may have missed

I am such a nerd about Drupal modules … I get really excited when I think I need something that does [blank] and then I find a module that does exactly that. I love even more when I find a module that makes some UX or usability problem go away. We have talked about the Drupal 7 contrib...

March 23, 2012 by JD Collier

Go ahead, add some flair to your site with CSS3!

The day has come to stop focusing on Internet Explorer's limitations and start focusing on the other browsers that allow CSS3. It takes very little extra time, and you can add some sizzle with just a few extras in your CSS.

March 9, 2012 by JD Collier

Is your site a mess or a fine-tuned machine? How to organize your website

There are many factors to consider when you organize the content of your site. How do you make sense of it? Here are the steps I take to help me through the process.

February 24, 2012 by JD Collier

Rinse and repeat: Do you have a place where you keep common code?

When you make websites for a living, there are many times when you repeat something from a previous project. You need to add code to increase PHP memory limit in the htaccess file, set up the initial framework for your CSS file, or add your Made-By logo code to the footer of a website. The list goes on and on. Sometimes you find yourself whispering the shampoo bottle mantra, "rinse and repeat."

February 10, 2012 by JD Collier

Should I use Photoshop or Fireworks?

Photoshop or Fireworks -- which should I use?

Every time I start a new project, I find myself struggling to choose between using Photoshop or Fireworks. They're both great, but I'm thinking of calling Fireworks my preferred choice for all web design, and here's why.

February 6, 2012 by Amy Peveto

Is There Hope for the QR Code?

A QR code is a two-dimensional representation of a specific piece of information like a web URL, phone number, or email address. An individual with the appropriate device and software (like a smartphone and app) can scan a QR code and view special offers, join a mailing list, learn more about a company or product, watch a video, or just about anything else you can imagine.

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