Category Archives: Design

Analysing your site’s traffic with Crazy Egg

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Dan

At work, we’re trying to get the most value from our site’s visitor statistics. We’ve been using both Nielsen//NetRatings and Google Analytics for a while now and these tools are great. Just a month or so ago, we added Crazy … Continue reading →

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Make the logo bigger!

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Dan

Hear those clients/designers wailing on their guitars! Make the Logo Bigger (3.2MB .mp3)

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The New Type

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Dan

I followed a link to Jeff Atwood’s Coding Horror and immediately realised that there was something different about this site. Calibri. I hadn’t noticed any web sites using the new suite of fonts that ship with Office 2007 until now. … Continue reading →

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Zero

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Dan

“You can’t hold back when it tastes that good, you’ve just gotta grab it and go. When it’s real taste with zero sugar, you get everything you want, forget about the other stuff. Feel the Fear and do it anyway. … Continue reading →

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The Apple iPhone. In NZ. In my hand!

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Dan

So we hire a new guy at work and on his first day (that’s today) he brings his Apple iPhone. Barely containing the drool, I had a quick play with it and took a few photos for your viewing pleasure.

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Social Networking

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Dan

So I thought I’d figure out how many social networking applications I had accounts with. I was surprised when I saw just how many I was signed up to. Virb° The best layout/presentation/customisation by far. Profile customisation is amazing &emdash; … Continue reading →

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HTML Emails

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Dan

Jeffery Zeldman writes that email is not a platform for design. I totally agree, and am pleased that someone with clout is saying so. I know I’m more developer than designer, the medium that is email was never intended to … Continue reading →

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New Sneak

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Dan

This is a bit late, but Mike has redesigned. Simpler, and very nice. The woodgrain background is hot. The Georgia looks good too.

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Symphony

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Dan

So I think I’m going to rebuild/redesign/relaunch this site on Symphony. Sorry WordPress.

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No reboot

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Dan

Alas, I’ve not got anything ready for the May 1st Reboot. My sincerest apologies; work has been busy. Off-the-hook busy. So I’ll do something quicker and easier and not-at-all like redesigning my site. My toolbox. At the risk of starting … Continue reading →

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