2016-03-19 18:53
Search auto-complete works by providing suggestions as you type into the search box. This technique is widely used by search engines to suggest popular search terms related to the one being… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
I recently came across this introduction to UX design by Joel Marsh — UX Crash Course: 31 Fundamentals. This series of 31 articles is a great overview of the subject, broken down into… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
This 404 error page best practice from online store Ballard Designs, seems so obvious I'm surprised I've never seen it mentioned before. In addition to providing your visitor with the usual… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Email testing service Litmus delivers one of my favorite email newsletters. Not only do they provide great content (if you are an email marketer) each month, but from a design perspective th… Read More
2015-07-28 02:34
I really enjoyed reading through this collection of quotes on creativity and design. A selection of my favorites are below. My next goal is to start introducing them into my everyday worki… Read More
2015-03-15 14:45
It's been very quiet on the Smiley Cat blog so far in 2015. The reason? I have been looking for a new job, which has occupied most of my free time in-front of the computer. The good news i… Read More
2015-01-01 20:16
Two years ago I posted about my best apps and software of 2012, and so I thought I would revisit my list to see what has changed in 2014.I won't go over in detail the software that I am st… Read More
2014-12-26 23:38
I am (finally) working on a mobile design for the main ecommerce website I run. As I started thinking about the layout of the site and of the home page, I wanted to see what approaches lea… Read More
2014-11-28 14:43
Whether you're looking to make your designs more techy or more classy, this collection of free web fonts by Plato Web Design has something for every occasion, along with tips on how best t… Read More
2014-11-25 23:46
We have an open position for an experienced search engine marketing strategist to lead organic and paid search for our portfolio of web properties.
The role is about 75% organic search an… Read More
2014-11-15 23:27
Inbound marketing through the creation of relevant, useful content is quickly becoming the primary SEO tool to drive more organic search traffic to your site.
However, developing content… Read More
2014-10-27 02:00
The United States Federal Reserve banking system is broken up into 12 districts or regions, each of which is overseen by a regional bank. Don't ask me how but I was recently looking at the… Read More
2014-09-07 22:44
A recent article by the Nielsen Norman Group — 3 Tips for Better Product Descriptions on Websites — got me thinking about product content. In particular, I want to talk about t… Read More
2014-08-17 13:25
In this post on OkDork, 1 million blog post headlines were analyzed in the hope of finding out what makes one post more shareable than another. The results are compelling and worth incorpo… Read More
2014-07-27 16:44
I haven't posted much about what I have been working on in some time, so I thought I would catch up with a few infographics I have created with my online designer, Ismael.They all cover to… Read More
2014-07-23 12:42
This infographic from MarketingProfs offers an in-depth look into the most important factors that influence whether a customer will check out or abandon their cart when shopping online.
S… Read More
2014-06-28 21:36
This article from the Nielsen Norman Group on supporting user decision making in the ecommerce shopping cart has four useful tips for helping shoppers get to the check out stage.
Provide a… Read More
2014-06-01 15:39
I'm currently working on a 'customers' page for one of my websites. In researching layout and presentation ideas, I came across many examples of creative ways to approach the design of thi… Read More
2014-05-24 13:28
Weather.com recently partnered with design agency Makeable to redesign their popular mobile app, largely with good results, in my opinion.Although the reviews of the latest version of the… Read More
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