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- Fake the chicken. How to succeed when you don’t first have the chicken OR the egg.
One great line from Gagan Biyani’s talk last week has stayed with me: faking the chicken. It means doing whatever it takes to get the chicken in place so that you can start reaping the benefit of eggs.
- &utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email" rel="external">How to Best Present Your Images Online
“Whatever kind of website you have, it’s likely that your content is a mixture of text and images. For photographers, artists and other creatives, the images on your website probably form the most important part of your content and so it’s vital to know how to present them properly.
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- Here’s the Difference Between Content Marketing and Social Media
What is the difference between content marketing and social media? And, with the burgeoning interest in the former, will the latter wane as a tactic or as a marketing term?
These were the questions posed to me by my very wise friend Jeff Co…
- The Ultimate Guide To Hiring And Managing Remote Workers
In fact, hundreds and thousands of businesses around the world hire remote workers on a regular basis, hence the reason that so many freelancing websites are currently thriving (we’ll talk about these later)
- Cut Them Off At The Question Mark — Become A More Effective Communicator In 90 Seconds
“Those better, terser questions will make you a better conversationalist, a more effective information-gatherer. A more efficient speaker. And, perhaps paradoxically, a more pleasant communicator.
It takes will power to be concise. But effecti…
- Top Web Fonts of 2013: Extensis Reports
“They’ve indulged our need for stats with their list of the top 10 web fonts used in 2013, which they compile with data from WebINK ( a professional web font service). Check out the top 10 fonts used by designers and developers, and see where you stack up with the trending web fonts used for digital projects:”
- Mitchell Parizer, a Seesaw Designer of Photo-Manipulation Art and Interactive Interfaces by Pariah Burke
“I first found Mitchell Parizer by stumbling upon his fun but introspective “What to Wear?” and the icky but amazing “Tentacles”. Exploring his other photo manipulations lead me to a portfolio I can only describe as a seesaw. On one end, a Photoshop mastery is used to turn the mundane into whimsical art. At the extreme opposite of teeter-totter it’s all business—Web and mobile user interfaces for medical and pharmaceutical application. And then there’s his wedding invitation, a gorgeous piece that sits at the exact center, halfway between playfulness and stoicism like the seesaw’s fulcrum.
I recently had the chance to talk to Mitchell about his art, his career, and what he wishes college graphic design programs would teach.”
- How Simplification Saved Our Website and Increased Conversions by 4x
“Giving customers more options doesn’t always lead to better conversions.
In fact, it can kill off your website altogether. That’s what nearly happened when Fit Marketing redesigned the Underwater Audio website.”
- Mercury Browser is GREAT for Testing Web Designs on Desktop, Mobile, and Tablet Simultaneously
With automatic bookmark syncing and an instant send this link to device feature, Mercury Browser has become an indispensable tool in my Web and mobile design workflow.
- &utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email" rel="external">8 Lies Your Family and Friends Tell You About Your Website
“We often turn to our friends and family first when we’re looking for an opinion on our creative endeavors. However, they are rarely the best placed to be objective and truthful about what they think.
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