Seth Godin is awesome.
Posted by David | Filed under Customer Service, Ideas, Mini Post
Tonight I decided that I should send Mr. Godin an email, thanking him for always finding time to post thought provoking ideas on his blog. I always find his posts interesting and relevent. The thing that struck me tonight was that he emailed me back. (Wow) Within a couple hours. (You kidding?) With a short, but genuine note. (Impressed sigh). Seth is exactly what he asks us to be and it really is awesome.
Tags: awesome, Seth Godin
Add sizzle to your site. Slideshow Pro and HighSlide
Posted by David | Filed under Design, Ideas, TechSmith, Web
So if you already know of Slideshow Pro and the JS library HighSlide, this is not a tutorial on how to use them together, though I am sure it has been done. This is me singing the praises of two tools that have made my life easier and my sites look better.
On the TechSmith site I used SlideShow Pro on the homepage and man does that look great. On the Camtasia Studio and Camtasia Relay site’s Nick and I used HighSlide and have been getting great feedback on how it works, especially for video.
I am looking to use both on the upcoming MidoriRideShop.com site and maybe if I have a second, I will push these beauties on to my own site.
What tools have you found have added sizzle to your site? I’d love to hear your comments.
Tags: Camtasia Relay, camtasia studio, Flash, HighSlide, Javascript, JS, Nick Gorsline, sizzle, SlideShow Pro, TechSmith, Web Design
Camtasia Studio 6 launch!
Posted by David | Filed under Design, Ideas, TechSmith, Web
This week we launched the new Camtasia Studio 6 and with it, a new site. I was heavily involved in the design and development of the site, though, as is always the case at TechSmith a lot of people pitched in to make sure that this is a successful site.
A quick video walk-through of the site that I will be adding sound and narration to soon.
Heat map results for the initial 5000 visits, via a CrazyEgg test.
Tags: camtasia studio, Design, TechSmith, Web
An Event Apart was awesome. Awesome!
Posted by David | Filed under Design, Ideas, Mini Post, Web
In case you did not catch that, An Event Apart was awesome! What a conference. What speakers. All amazing. I am still unpacking my notes and digesting all the tidbits. More to come as soon as possible.
Check out the Flickr pics.
Summary of the conference.
All speakers centered their conversations around Design, Code, User Experience or Inspiration. Most covered a couple.
Zeldman: “Have empathy.” Jeffery states that a great designer must have empathy for the audience and be a great communicator. “Know your audience and know yourself” he says.
Tags: An Event Apart, code, Design, user experience, Web
Moble web: A(hhh)mazing on Apple devices
Posted by David | Filed under Apple, Design, Ideas, Mini Post, Web
Its 4:20pm, I am laying on my sofa, tapping out this post. I am using an iPod. I also checked the NFL scores, go Bears! And checked on some banking, and read CNN headlines and… well you get the idea. Amazing!
Now that I can, checking my designs on a mobile platform is key.
Are you checking your sites one a mobile platform?
Way to go orderedlist.com/
Posted by David | Filed under Design, Ideas, Web
To the guys at Ordered List a major kudos for the further development of the Fancy Zoom! I can not wait to play with this. My only question is if having all the content that is hidden until the Fancy Zoom reveals it impacts the load time. I’ve only had a second to see this and I am very excited about the prospect of using it.
Check out the video.
Tags: fancy zoom, Web
Tools to test your site for free.
Posted by David | Filed under Design, Ideas, Web
In July I decided to relaunch MoultonStudio.com. It was time. I have been at my new job for over a year, my desire to publish has been much stronger, and I finally settled on a design concept that I like*. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: CrazyEgg, Design, Google, tools, tracking, visual, Web Design
Brainstorming… part 2
Posted by David | Filed under Design, Ideas
Below is another bit on brainstorming and creative idea generation. The general concepts are the same as in part 1. I spoke to my dad this weekend and he mentioned that at Whirlpool they are trying a new concept called the “flash methodology” by Imaginatik. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: creative, Ideas, thinking
My Wordle – A very cool tool
Posted by David | Filed under Ideas, Mini Post, Web
Today I was introduced to Wordle.net. This is an amazingly cool site/tool. It is also a major time suck (in a good way). I wish I could have had this during my early graphic design classes where we were constantly challenged to experiment with type —this could have been a source of massive inspiration. Check it out, and feel free to link to your saved version
Tags: Design, inspiration, type, Web
Spell Check.
Posted by David | Filed under Design, Ideas
Almost all modern software can do spell check… rare is the app that does it really well. I would love to see two things done better. Make spell check “ON” all the time. This is especially true for Adobe Dreamweaver.I am awful at spelling and this is the one program that is rotten at spell check. Then I go and publish and my pages are full of errors. One part me being lazy, one part bad UI/function design. All bad. Read the rest of this entry »