I love this post from CSS-Tricks about using icon fonts to create website icons. I’d never really thought about using this technique before, but it seems like a clever way to build considerable flexibility into how you present icons and symbols on a website.
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Great Email plus Landing Page Marketing Campaign
I enjoyed this marketing email I received recently from Paramore|Redd, in particular, how the landing page coordinates with the email campaign to provide a consistent user experience.
Read MoreBest Practices for Product Image Placement
I’m in the process of redesigning an ecommerce product page which currently has the product images on the right hand side of the page. As part of the redesign I am proposing placing the image on the left. Why?
Read MoreGiant Collection of Ecommerce Add-To-Cart Buttons
Back in 2007, Get Elastic posted a handy collection of add-to-cart buttons along with some analysis of the label text and use of icons.
I thought it would be useful to revisit this topic and so I gathered together over 200 add-to-cart buttons, including many from the top online retailers.
Metacritic Redesign Brings Out the Hate
Movie review aggregator website Metacritic underwent a complete redesign last week, much to the dismay of its regular users.
Read MoreInteractive Media Awards Top 10 Websites of 2009
I’m not a huge fan of web awards programs, largely because you typically have to pay to be considered and so the pool of contenders is somewhat self-selected.
Read MoreWebsite Redesign: Big Bang, Gradual or Evolutionary Approach?
I’d like to look at three approaches to redesigning a website:
- Big bang — move completely from an old to a new design in one go
- Gradual — implement the redesign by sections over time
- Evolutionary — avoid redesigning altogether and focus on improving the existing site
UK Election Special, Part 1: Labour Party Website
In case you didn’t know, Britain will be electing its next government on May 6. In keeping with the spirit of the election, I am taking a look at the websites of the three main parties, starting with the incumbent, the Labour Party.
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