sIFR - SEO Friendly Typography

Posted by on March 11, 2008 at 09:00 AM

As of this post, web designers are limited to using only six web safe fonts. Scalable Inman Flash Replacement, or sIFR, offers designers a Flash based alternative.

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Microsoft Breaks HTML Email in Outlook 2007

Posted by on January 29, 2008 at 09:03 AM

Microsoft has decided to use MS Word as a rendering engine for HTML emails. We examine the downfalls of this decision and offer a workaround for one specific issue marketers may experience when creating an email marketing campaign, company newsletter, etc.

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To CMS or not to CMS?

Posted by on August 09, 2007 at 11:32 AM

While this posting is not meant to provide a full explanation of the benefits vs. risks associated with implementation of a content management system, it is meant to provide you with a few tidbits of information to get you thinking before you start using a CMS as an overall solution to a website redesign project.

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Tools of the Trade: HTML Validator

Posted by on May 21, 2007 at 01:14 PM

Hello, and welcome back to a second installment of our Tools of the Trade series. This time, I'd like to introduce you to one of the older tools in our toolbelt, something that I've been using for several years now. Like my last tool of the trade, HTML Validator is another Firefox extension, this time written by Marc Gueury, and once installed it quietly sits in your statusbar. Let me elucidate: What does this HTML Validator do? Glad you asked! HTML Validator (let's just call it HV for a bit, all those letters are getting a bit repetitive) embeds an...

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CSS Table Tutorial

Posted by on February 13, 2007 at 02:50 PM

How to get the most out of your table design Recently I was presented with the challenge of creating a chart for an article I was converting to html. Normally, I would use CSS div tags to format the table data, but with dozens of cells and rows facing me I chose to find a more efficient way. By using background images for the header and left section of the chart, I am able to control the look and feel of the table represented in the original print document. From this point I built three graphics to use as the...

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Designer's Block? Try Crop Circles

Posted by on August 29, 2006 at 12:41 PM

As a designer I am often looking around the web for design inspiration. I've always been interested in artists like Andy Goldsworthy and Christo who use natural elements or the landscape in making their art. Designers are always borrowing their inspiration from one place or another and recently I've come across something I've never considered before. Crop circles. To me, many crop circles look like candidates for a unique logo design. The shapes are interesting, work well compositionally and all you need to do is move the circles around a bit, add some gradients, slap your catchy business name on...

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10 Questions Every Webmaster Should Ask Their CMS Developer

Posted by on July 07, 2006 at 01:26 PM

Before Oneupweb, I worked at an online children's store. One of my many duties there (my desk was always covered in toys) was to manage our store's migration to an entirely new e-commerce platform. The first thing I had to do was select our new e-commerce provider. Simple, right? Not quite. We're talking about a major investment. I embarked on a massive research project that spanned almost an entire year, comparing solutions as I evaluated everything from order fulfillment to inventory control to the subject at hand: Content Management Systems. If you're considering migrating to a new CMS platform, here...

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Trend-spotting: The New Face of the Web

Posted by on June 29, 2006 at 11:55 AM

Web 2.0 is the new black, rounded corners are the new complimentary accessory, drop shadows are a part of the status quo, and you'd better not wear a bevel before Labor Day.

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Be Ugly. Make Millions!

Posted by on June 02, 2006 at 10:17 AM

Recently I've been hearing a lot of talk about ugly website design. Some members of the online marketing and design communities are claiming that ugly design outperforms attractive design. Let's explore why good design is always better than ugly.

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