March 20, 2012
by Alice Gebura
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On March 15, 2012 I attended the Web Site Demolition Derby panel at the South by Southwest Music Festival. On the panel were: Ethan Kaplan, Live Nation Bob Moczydowsky, Topspin Chris Vinson, Bandzoogle The purpose of the panel was to … Continue reading
February 27, 2011
by Alice Gebura
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A web site is built with a bunch of code that a browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox can translate into pictures and text to display on a computer. HTML and CSS are the basic languages that accomplish this. … Continue reading
June 10, 2010
by Alice Gebura
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I’ve always enjoyed the 7 deadly sins as thematic material for art and literature. So I got a big kick out of the following use of the 7 sins to structure a narrative on bad web design. Its origin is … Continue reading
February 26, 2010
by Alice Gebura
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For me this web site is the epitome of why we bother to build web sites. Continue reading
February 2, 2010
by Alice Gebura
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Another argument emerges for simple web design (see my previous post Creating Your Web-Scape) in Drake Bennett’s article on cognitive fluency, Easy=True. Cognitive fluency is the psychological precept that “people prefer things that are easy to think about to those … Continue reading
November 16, 2009
by Alice Gebura
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Two web sites caught my eye recently. Blue Box Layout The Guthrie Theater web site has a great layout. Blue boxes in all different sizes contain information, photos, and a slide show. The image below was captured in 2009. Click … Continue reading