Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Brad Pitt uttered these words in the movie Ocean’s Eleven as a response to George Clooney’s question, “Why do they always paint hallways that color?” Colors are carefully selected in places that have a defined function or goal; perhaps in the casino’s instance, it was to relax the employees and guests.
From a website’s structure, to images, media, and content font, the colors used will subconsciously send a message to the reader. And if you are wondering why many professional companies use the color blue, for instance, this post will shed some light. (more…)
Tags: content, Optimization, scanning, usability, web design, website
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
The early days of search engine spiders ruined many content writers. Those that studied how to clearly convey a message began stuffing keywords into website content to improve a website’s Google positioning. To avoid issues with duplicate content, the thesaurus was a handy reference tool, but the content was now just boring with different words. (more…)
Tags: content, scanning, SEO
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
We might as well come out say it, we don’t like “banner ads” that much. Then again, its not like we have a fondness for billboards on the side of the highway either. Its just that sometimes they can get in our way (more…)
Tags: call to action, Optimization, scanning
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
According to this map , the usage of Firefox worldwide (in just one day) is very significant. Who would have thought that Iran would have more downloads than Australia, Canada, or China? (more…)
Tags: efficiency, scanning
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Scanning is typically what people do when reading on the web. Its what you are most likely doing to this blog post right now.
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Tags: Optimization, scanning, usability
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