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Teach your clients about the mysteries of the web

Teach your clients about the mysteries of the web

Paris Boat Prestige - votre croisière privée à Paris Max Rudberg - ✎ If you see a UI walkthrough, they blew it ✎ If you see a UI walkthrough, they blew it Clear, Rise and Solar are three examples of a trend of “gesture driven” apps with a flat UI. These are novelty apps for people lusting for the very latest in app design. Besides using a more flat UI style, which is a topic for a different discussion, all apps contain non-standard interactions. These apps have chosen to reduce details to achieve a minimal UI, but in the process the UI has also become harder to use. The problem is mainly the lack of visual cues; there is no way to tell that sliding the main screen to the left will toggle the alarm on in Rise, or pinching a list in Clear will minimize it and take you up a level in the hierarchy. Arguably a less intrusive way compared to a walkthrough is to guide the user in the situation with UI hints. Some examples of clever explanation of UI gestures include Apple’s own camera lock screen sliders. Update 2012-12-28: I just wanted to clarify my thoughts a little. Phill Ryu, from Impending, said:

CSS Tutorial PrincessH's SketchBlog A Vegas Girl at Heart: Freebie Friday: Retro Project Life Kit + Giveaway + Etsy Sale All right folks, here it is... This image is just a sampling of what's contained in this freebie. Read on for the rest :) Lots of hard work went into this one, and I'm super proud of the results. This is a digital kit to use in your Project Life albums. First up, title cards. Another batch of title cards - these ones have a spot for a favorite photo, and space for journaling. Next, the place where we record our memories, the journaling cards. I've got some fun filler cards for you guys too, that match the title and journaling cards. And how about these week number fillers? There's a cool retro alphabet tile pack with this freebie. And check out these fun bottle cap stickers, inspired by real retro milk bottle caps: Of course, what would one of my freebies be without a set of Photoshop brushes? Whew! If all of these freebies aren't enough for you, I've also listed a bunch of coordinating items for sale in my Etsy shop. On to the Etsy shop items: And some simple days of the week buttons.

10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics Advertisement Who can resist a colourful, thoughtful venn diagram anyway? In terms of blogging success, infographics are far more likely to be shared than your average blog post. This means more eyeballs on your important information, more people rallying for your cause, more backlinks and more visits to your blog. Designing An Infographic Some great tips for designing infographics: Keep it simple! Ideas for infographic formats include: Timelines;Flow charts;Annotated maps;Graphs;Venn diagrams;Size comparisons;Showing familiar objects or similar size or value. Here are some great tutorials on infographic creation: Creating Your Infographic Plan and research.If required, use free software to create simple graphs and visualisations of data.Use vector graphic software to bring these visualisations into the one graphic. Ultimately, if you have a little design skill, the very best approach is to create all the simple graphs and illustrations yourself using vector graphic software. Stat Planet Hohli

Sensitive Gestalt Massage Collective Agency 9 Ideas for Crafting a Better 'About' Page New visitors want to know who you are and why they should care. This makes your ‘About’ page one of the most important pages on your website as it is often here new visitors go before further engaging (subscribe, support, buy, etc) with your site. Despite this, the ‘About’ page is in many cases left unattended, down prioritized (compared to e.g. the home page) or even left out entirely. So here’s 9 10 ideas to help you craft a better ‘About’ page. 1) Make it easy for me to contact you In some cases the reader have more questions or inquires. If you have a dedicated ‘contact’ page with multiple ways of contacting you, then at least link directly to it from the about page. 2) Show me who you are Show a real image of you or your team. Avoid generic stock photos of people at all costs. 3) Don’t give me the same meaningless mumbo jumbo “We strive to be number one by having excellent performance, deliver outstanding value to our customers, and by offering world renowned services..” and on it goes.

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