I've been thinking about what might lie ahead for web designers in 2009. Here are a few educated guesses predictions.
Posted in: Web Design | 9 Comments
In doing research for some ecommerce work I wanted to see how online retailers approached the layout of different types of store pages.
Perhaps my Google skills were lacking, but I couldn't find any examples of where someone else had done something similar. I've seen showcases of shopping cart icons and add to cart icons, but nothing where the layout of a whole page is examined.
Posted in: Showcases | 6 Comments
If you're responsible for any level of web analytics, this list of web analytics Firefox extensions will no doubt come in useful.
I particularly like the Ghostery extension for checking to see what tracking tools are installed on web pages. Very useful for seeing if your web team has added the right analytics code to any new pages you publish.
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Most of the sites I've managed have used content management systems that spit out static pages.
As such, I'm become a proponent of using server side includes (SSI) as a way to manage global site components, due to their simplicity and ease-of-use.
Nothing frustrates me more than when I'm told that a simple, global change to a static web site — such as changing the copyright year — is a major update because of all the pages that will need to be touched.
Posted in: Web General | 22 Comments
When I was researching sites for my carousel showcase I reviewed Borders.com and was immediately struck by the creative approach they have taken to their main home page promotional area.
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