about internet, marketing and design in Europe and China
fundamental problems with ajax
Everyone knows that AJAX is cool and that your site should have at least some little AJAX effects. It doesn’t matter if it’s truly Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. As long if it looks like it is… Wait, that reminds me of something. Wasn’t this exactly what happened with Flash years ago? You where cool if your site had moving buttons and a nice long intro. Similarities: visuals where more important then usability.
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3 tips how to deal with clients
The last few weeks I had to deal with some interesting clients. Each one of them learned me something different. The first client I had to gave away to another designer. With the second one I had put my own believes about web standards aside. And with the third one I had to raise my prices in the middle of the project.
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the launch of a new web application
Today me and my housemate peterpixel launched a beta version of project pocket. Project pocket is a web application that allows you to easily share project files with your team members. Go check it out, and tell me what you think!
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an innovative way of usability testing
Yesterday my Chinese girlfriend used a Dutch online photo print service to order some photos. While she can’t read Dutch, she was able to successfully complete the order process. While watching how she navigated trough a site which she couldn’t read, I discovered that this is a brilliant way of usability testing. Continue reading
the day that I turned into a apple fanboy
I talked about buying one for years. But now, finally, I switched my Fijutsi Siemens for a brand new MacBook Pro. And I must say, it’s good to be another Apple fanboy. I completely digg the way it looks…
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the power of small retail websites is a clear goal
But they shouldn’t have to. In this first article a look at shop around corner websites. Why do they fail? And more importantly, how could they be improved?
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