I started as a Flash designer in high school (circa 1998). I thought Flash was possibly the coolest thing in the world (and at the time it just might have been). I would show people websites like www.GaboCorp.com and www.Eye4U.com any chance I got – and they blew people away. They’re still pretty impressive. My [...]
As tools find their way into your routine it becomes easy to forget they’re there – the best tools, in fact, are so usable that you don’t notice them at all. We develop websites on a daily basis, and over the years we’ve picked up a bag of tools that are second nature to us [...]
John ran an eCommerce store selling specialty kitchen appliances. The website had been up for four years and had gained some decent search engine rankings and traffic levels in that time, but the design was aging and needed a refresh. He also wanted to upgrade his eCommerce system to something more search engine and user [...]
Work in web development long enough and you realize no two projects are exactly alike. Projects I’ve been involved with (around 200 to my best guess) run the gamut from single-page sales pitches to full-blown (and overly complex) social communities. And everything in between. And there’s a common thread that has run through every one [...]