Smashing Magazine have an excellent article called 10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines.
Lots of very good points and observations.
Check it out
Archive for the ‘web development’ Category
10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines…
The browser that just won’t die…
As a web developer and long time supporter of aesthetic design, especially with regard to good web design, I have long embraced the recent developments that (have continued to) make the web great. I loved AJAX when it first arrived, jQuery is ground breaking and the design standards that have been adopted (and adapted) over [...]
Free stock photography
The good people over at Smashing Magazine have provided a comprehensive list of free and commercial stock photography websites. This is an extraordinary resource, often an invaluable one. We regularly use stock photography in Arekibo to give context and improve our template designs so this resource is highly useful. Be sure to check out the table at [...]
Arekibo are hiring CSS/HTML developers
Arekibo are hiring CSS/HTML designers and developers with 2/3 years experience. W3C and JavaScript skills essential.
Please send you CV with examples of work to jobs@arekibo.com.
We look forward to hearing from you.
HTML 5 now?
Among the hot topics covered by the @media conference in London, HTML 5 is one of the most intriguing and remarkable. This is not just because, in all likelihood, it is going to create a new frontier for web design, gradually replacing XHTML, but also because we can already start using it in our work.
A picture says a thousand words
There is a school of thought that would argue that a visitor to a website makes lasting impressions of their visit in a just a few seconds.
Factors to consider when planning a web design project
We have just posted up a list of factors or tips to consider when planning a web design project. This is just a sample list based on Arekibo’s experience of delivering usable and well planned web design projects.
The list can viewed on Arekibo’s corporate site at Tips for planning a web design project
Good Luck.
Interesting advice for your online shop
There is an interesting piece of research from Human Factors International called ‘Does product sorting on a product web page influence decision-making?’
The research looks at how the sorting of products on a e-commerce site can influence the decisions that a customer will make when looking for/choosing a product.
Worth the read.
Freelance Web designers and CSS coders
Arekibo are looking for freelance web designers and CSS coders based in Dublin who are available for projects ranging from 5 days to 2 months.
Please Note: We do NOT require the assistance of recruitment agencies.
If you think you ‘fit the bill’ please email Jobs at Arekibo with a brief CV and examples of your work.
Preparing an agency brief – Share your budget
It’s part and parcel of working in our industry to answer Request for Proposals (RFP’s) and you’d be amazed at how difficult some companies make them to respond to.
There is a excellent article An Agency Guide to Writing RFPs that Actually Work by Carey Jernigan and Liz Conlin
on brandchannel.com that we’d recommend anyone thinking about [...]