By Compy Boite on 6/30/2010 1:02 PM
You may be trying to have a green office by recycling paper, cans and bottles, but are you really being all that green? Have you thought about recycling food scraps? Hi, I’m Compy Boite, the SCK office compost bin and I’d like to talk to you about adopting your own compost bin.
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By Vikki Pickett on 6/15/2010 10:09 AM
My last blog talked about monitor resolution. Now I want to talk about image resolution. There are two kinds of image graphics; vector and raster. Vector graphics are mathematically defined so when you modify the size, it mathematically rescales the image. Because they are scalable, they don’t have the resizing issues that raster graphics have. Your logo was most likely created as a vector graphic. And Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard software to create vector graphics.
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By Barb Cagley on 6/1/2010 5:24 PM
Mobi? Yes, mobile internet. What is it and should I even care?
Basically, mobile internet involves viewing the internet on a smart
phone. This is typically done one of two ways: either by viewing a
website through a browser, just as you do with your computer, or by
using an app, short for application. Apps are programmed specifically
for the four major mobile systems, iPhone, Blackberry, WindowsMobile and
Android. An app is something the owner of the phone actively downloads
onto the mobile device, whereas a website is just viewed using that
device's browser. I won't be talking about apps here, but will instead
focus on optimizing your website for a mobile audience.
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By Will Montgomery on 5/10/2010 3:45 PM
I remember having spelling tests in grade school. They were a pain to have to study for and hope to remember every little part of a word. It took me a little bit of time to get used to the i before e except after c and other letter placements that mostly worked except sometimes. The English language does everything it can to trip us up (I blame Webster). I will say one thing, those tests weren't a waste of time.
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By Barb Cagley on 4/11/2010 7:00 PM
Your website is the spy glass through which the world can look into your company. Do you know if the lens--your message--is clear? Precision is the trend today--in messaging, graphics and calls to action.
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By Vikki Pickett on 3/30/2010 2:16 PM
I’m starting a series of “101” blogs to try to explain some of the things we get a lot of questions from our clients about. I want to start with resolution. It’s a really confusing subject for a lot of people. When talking about resolution for the web, there is monitor or display resolution and image resolution. I'm going to start with monitor resolution.
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By Barb Cagley on 3/10/2010 4:17 PM
Yesterday, a new client told me he cannot just write us a check, go away and expect a great marketing plan. This statement stung at first. I thought he was telling me that I wouldn't be able to do a good job for him. My first reaction was that I can learn about his company, what made it special, who his audience is and find a hook that will get results. But, I now realize he was right; In order for me to best learn, he needs to be involved as my teacher. After all, nobody knows his company better than him.
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By Barb Cagley on 2/26/2010 5:30 PM
Imagine your alarm clock was flashing zeros at you this morning and
when you did wake up the shower did not manage to produce any hot water
and then, feeling perky with that extra hour of sleep and stimulating
shower, you discover your car's interior lamps have been lighting the
night all night long. I think it is pretty safe to say you will spend
part of the day replacing batteries and lighting the pilot of the hot
water tank. We rely on our appliances and cars to do what they were
built for; when they stop working we do not hesitate to fix them.
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By Will Montgomery on 2/19/2010 12:25 AM
Flash has been with us for many years
adding some sweet animation and effects to the Internet. Some of the
coolest websites are created using nothing but Flash (but also some
of the worst sites). Back in the day, some of my favorite websites
were little more than flash animations all over. With all the neat
things that Flash can do, why doesn't the iPhone or iPad support it?
With CSS3 and HTML5 on the way in, is Flash on it's death bed? Are
CSS3 and Jquery the Ivan Drago to the Apollo Creed that's Flash?
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By Dan Collins on 1/12/2010 11:42 PM
The discovery phase is over. The strategy is in place. All the meetings have come and gone. Now what? How do you get started with a new design project? You have all the ammunition, except for maybe the main ingredient – motivation. Can you turn the creativity off and on at the drop of a hat? Or do you need some sort of motivation to get you in the mood?
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