Posts Tagged ‘design’

CSS Sprites – Nettuts Tutorial

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Sprites originated from video game design from the early days of computers. The computer would grab one image at a time from a large group of images.  Contrary to popular belief they are all not all sliced separate images. It is easier to create one large image; you can combine an unlimited number of images into one. In CSS it is the same principle when applying a navigation or buttons in regular and highlighted states. Continue reading CSS Sprites – Nettuts Tutorial

Thinking outside the box with A&E’s Leanforwards

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Do you remember when the cable and satellite television network A&E was the place to go for higher brow entertainment and historical documentaries? I do. And many of us still associate A&E with the sepia toned tint of the past (they do own the History Channel after all). Perhaps thats why they are trying so hard to rebrand and reprogram themselves as HBO has done with high quality dramas and reality based shows (they even acquired the rights from HBO to rerun Sopranos episodes). But winning over the audience is only half the battle. Someone has to pay for all of that production and reinvention (Gene Simmons and Dog the Bounty Hunter don’t work for free you know), someone like advertisers. So how do you show media buyers and ad planners that your new face is the place to sell? With a smart ad campaign of your own of course! Continue reading Thinking outside the box with A&E’s Leanforwards

How to Customize and Set Up Your Twitter Page

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Lets pick up right where we left off in How to Sign Up for a Twitter Account and jump into setting up your page. Continue reading How to Customize and Set Up Your Twitter Page

Video: Weekly Web Redux: User Interface Instructions

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This video is based on this edition of the blog version of “Weekly Web Redux: IA and Google

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JJ Singh Jewelry E-Commerce

JJ Singh’s Jewelry is inspired by the woman who pushes to boldly expose her own mood and melody in life. The jewelry of JJ Singh is an immediately recognizable style defined by ancient influences applied with modern design interpretations. Her collections have previously been available only through fine jewelry retailers.  Captico partnered with JJ Singh to build an online presence that has allowed consumers around the world to easily discover her brand, purchase her product, and become a part of her social media presence.

Here are JJ’s reflections on her e-commerce experience with Captico.

“Redesigning my website to include an e-commerce platform with Captico has been a delightful experience. As a small business owner, the functionality I needed in my website is highly customized. (This is why off the shelf solutions like Yahoo! just were not working for me.) I didn’t want my site to look like every other store front out there.  Captico delivered both creatively and technically. They hit my design aesthetic on the nose with customized icons, colors, and imaging that makes my site stand out. They took my existing branding and design ideas and expanded on them in a very creative way. One of my favorite parts of the site are the “sketches” of jewelry that were created to resemble pages from my idea notebook. From a technical perspective Captico customized the e-commerce platform to suit my business and offered keen suggestions to improve the functionality and conversion rates of my website. The team is highly responsive and receptive to concerns and comments getting back to me quickly with realistic time estimates for specific milestones. I am looking forward to growing my business with the Captico team.”

Weekly Web Redux: Design & Advertising Tips

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In this series of blog posts, I’m going to summarize articles and tutorials I read during the week.  If you don’t have the time to scour the web for blog posts about web related news, technology, and techniques, then come back here every week for a summary of my most interesting finds! Continue reading Weekly Web Redux: Design & Advertising Tips

Join Our Visual Design Project

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It’s time to flex your visual design skills!  Create your own version of our illustrator Liz Wheatley’s cartoon bird (as seen to your right), and post your photo to the Flickr photo group “Flip This Bird”.

Step 1: Download the source files here: flip_this_bird.zip

Step 2: Create your own version of the bird by altering the source file.

Step 3: Submit your work to Flip This Bird Flickr photo group for the world to see. Continue reading Join Our Visual Design Project