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Visual.ly Blog. Content alone does not make a great video; you need a great video design that make a visual statement combining design and data visualization to deliver a story.

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Designers often get a little excited and put too much fancy design to fill in the space. The best content marketing brands are the ones that know how use content to drive conversions and pushing the boundaries. Keep in mind, quality = attention span. “Bosch Envision 360 VR” – Bosch Auto Parts The new Bosch Envision windshield wiper blade sharpens night visibility and offers extreme weather safety.

“Morton Salt Girl’s 100th Birthday” – Morton Salt For 100 years, we’ve celebrated life’s moments with the Morton Salt Girl — from birthdays to holidays to the everyday. “Autodesk Forge” – Autodesk Autodesk came to Visually to help translate the features of their new Forge platform into vignettes with fantasy machinery... keep reading. BetaKit. Internet Industry 30/10/10 “Golden Ratio” – WollyTech. Funnel (also known as Conversion Funnel) is one of the basic concepts of Internet industry, it means that 100 people passing through your site, how many people you can put them into loyal customers.

Generally the most basic e-commerce Funnel probably in five steps: 100% – Traffic 20% – Email subscribers (or Facebook Fans) 10% – Join 3% – orders 1% – repeat purchase You can see in front of every step I have added a number, so you get some of the concept for this funnel (these numbers are roughly grasped, each company is different because of its business model). If it is a free smartphone App, the Funnel is about this: 100% – Click Admob / Adsense / iAd Advertising 20% – Download 6% – Open once 2% – Reuse Noted that each site will not have only one Funnel, traffic from different places, often have different first and second conversion rate, for example: SEM (keyword advertising) conversion rates tend to be more higher than SEO (Search engine optimization).

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LLC. Working Vocabulary: Responsive Grid Behaviors Responsive web design needs a vocabulary: a set of terms to describe how interfaces flex, transform, and adapt across displays.

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While prototypes demonstrate complex behaviors, designers working on the responsive web don’t have a common language to discuss and critique those behaviors outside the code. Perhaps you’ve heard comments like these: “This thing needs to […] Maintaining Trust in Coworking Settings While coworking can mitigate some issues surrounding working remotely, it also comes with its own risks. Where’s My New Prototype? Compared to wireframes, HTML prototypes – especially for first-timers – can take more time to generate an initial set of ideas.

The Power of Sketches: How We Sold a Huge Project Shift with 5 Index Cards Last year, EightShapes was engaged by The Heritage Foundation to create a publicly accessible online version of their published book, The Guide to the Constitution. 6 Tips for Organizing Sketched Artifacts. The Volokh Conspiracy. Strategy+business: international business strategy news articles and award-winning analysis. Technology news, product reviews and app reviews. Online Community and Social Media Best Practices. ThumbPress. TheCHIVE - Funny Photos and Funny Videos – Keep Calm and Chive On.