November 2014

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Only 39 sleeps until santa comes! #butheywhoscounting To get into the christmas spirit, I’ve put together a free Mailchimp Christmas template for you to download, customise and send out to your favourite email recipients.

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  Article via Creative Bloq We've all read the stories and seen the films, but would you spot a zombie apocalypse if it were staring you right in the face? What if it was happening right now, on your website?  Has your online

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Imagine if playing the air guitar actually resulted in an audible, stream of guitar music! Well, that’s what AirType can do. It's a keyboard-less keyboard that will change the way we type, especially when it comes to tablet devices. AirType is a set of

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Ever wonder what the difference is between a Serif and a Sans Serif font? Wonder no more! Thanks Creative Bloq for this sweet infographic which explains the difference between the two styles, and suggests which style is better suited to

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Despite the general opinion that popups are (really) annoying, they're still in fact very good at what they do. They draw temporary attention to something by interrupting a 'normal' flow of events, and cause an action/reaction, which generates results. In the last

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Late last year, I posted an infographic about the use of colour online, and how it subconsciously affects the way we behave and take action online. Well here's a follow up article I just found which further explains the colour psyche and is

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Colour palettes inspired by the mix of beautiful people and colours from a recent trip to the South Pacific.

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Looks like I got April fooled this year. A few months ago I posted an article on wearable technology, and on the 1st of April 2014 (still no connection), Web Design Ledger posted an article on the unforeseen side effects

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Turns out if you’re the US Government, something as simple as changing the font face on your hardcopy printouts can save you up to $400 million per year. But it can also result in savings for us too.

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Did you know more than a billion tweets are sent every 48 hours, or that every sixty seconds, 293,000 status updates are posted on Facebook? Here are some social media 'did you knows' to throw around the watercooler next week

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Trend Alert: Websites with on demand navigation As I browse the internet lately in search of inspiration and all things shiny and new, I've noticed more and more websites steering away from the traditional horizontal navigation structure at the top of

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It's 7:00am. Ok, really it's 7:15am because one snooze never hurt anyone. But instead of being woken to the beep of your alarm clock or whichever horrible ringtone you managed to set, you wake to the sweet smell of freshly

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Creating a new business website can be a daunting. You know you need a "good" website, but what does that mean and what requirements should you be considering? Creative Bloq asked Juan Lobato, CEO of BaseKit, to suggest 10 fundamental requirements for a

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If you're lucky enough to be in NYC or Chicago this January, you'll be able buy yourself a copy of Wired Magazine and see first hands the world's first interactive print ad.

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How seductive are your product descriptions? Does your product copy entice readers to click buy, try, or take an action? Here are 7 Simple Steps to Writing Product Descriptions that Sell.