Archive 2014

Web Highlights: DeviantArt

Web Highlights: DeviantArt

Web Highlights is an ongoing series showcasing some of the brightest and most useful destinations online, celebrating the imaginative minds that come together in web development to make the internet a more interesting place.

In the spirit of the New Year, today's Web Highlights entry is shining the spotlight on a website that has been around since 2000 and just underwent a major, highly successful visual overhaul. We're talking about DeviantArt, and of course, killer design is something this team is entirely familiar with.

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So You Need a Redesign: The First Steps

So You Need a Redesign: The First Steps

A redesign can be necessary for multiple reasons: your current website house obsolete technologies, your organization is undergoing a rebranding, or your goals simply can't be met due to design limitations. Either way, if you're in the market to take on a website redesign, there are a few factors worth considering before you bite the bullet and begin working.

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Gamification

Gamification

Gamification. Even my spellcheck tells me that the word is alien. That may be because the everyman will probably respond to you with a quizzical look on his face if you tell him that gamification drives some of the most successful UXs (user experiences) on the web. You'd be telling the truth, but that doesn't make the premise any clearer - and clarity can often be the tipping point for the client. When the owner of a website is requesting gamification in their UX, you're in a good spot as a developer.

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