7 SEO 2.0 Methods Obama Used to Score on the Web

SEO 2.0 is a term that summarizes all modern methods of making a message heard online, getting found via search engines or any feasible way of reaching an audience by use of the Web.

10 Useful Web Application Interface Techniques

More and more applications these days are migrating to the Web. Without platform constraints or installation requirements, the software-as-a-service model looks very attractive. Web application interface design is, at its core, Web design; however, its focus is mainly on function. To compete with desktop applications, Web apps must offer simple, intuitive and responsive user interfaces that let their users get things done with less effort and time.

25 Stylish Website Footer Designs

Footers on web pages have evolved from being a simple section where you host your copyright information and additional links, to a multi-functional section where you can find a variety of site features such as twitter updates, a short bio of the author, and secondary navigation.

10 Promising Free Web Analytics Tools

Web analytics is the process of gathering and analyzing your web content’s data in order to glean meaningful information about how your site is being utilized by your users.



Here are 10 excellent and free tools and applications to help you gather and analyze data about your web content.

Web App Summit 2009

At the upcoming Web App Summit 2009, Molly Holzschlag will be presenting an all new workshop, “Web Standards for Web Applications.” The fabulous and ever-smooth Jared Spool interviewed me recently about the topic, covering issues such as HTML5, The rise of JavaScript, the integration of proprietary and standardized technologies and of course, browsers. We also had a few laughs along the way.

Font Shop

FontShop (producers of the FontFont library) just released four new fonts... Each FontFont release is newsworthy in its own right, but there is something especially momentous about this one: four brand new families, each one very different from the others; new styles for three of their most popular typefaces; and a dozen expertly crafted OpenType releases that breathe new life into FontFont classics.

Uncoverr

Are you looking for a book about PHP, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript or other web related topics? Uncoverr.com is a new website launched by Lachy Groom which helps you to find books, reviews and interviews with authors about web related topics like CSS, HTML, Design, Usability, Marketing and Blogging.

Every book has a detailed page with product description, what'll learn, book audience and other interest information. You can also buy it using the direct link to popular retailer such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell's.

Structured process you must know to develop a web application

Developing a web application it's a hard work which requires much time you have to spend doing a myriad of things.

6 Interface Design Principles and Tips Every Web Designer Should Know

Good interface design is like the air we breathe - it's there when you need it and you use it without thinking.

Use Epicenter Design

Epicenter Design involves focusing in on the true essence of the page (the 'Epicenter') and then building outwards. This means not starting with the navigation/tabs, or the footer, or the colors, or the sidebar, or the logo, etc. It means starting with the part of the page that, if changed or removed, would change the entire purpose of the page. That's the epicenter.

10 Usability Tips for Web Designers

A common misconception about usability amongst web companies is that usability is expensive. Yes, there are multi-national companies that spend thousands of dollars on usability tests and research, but for an everyday company usability is achievable without the knowledge of usability experts or without expensive equipment for testing.

How to Add SEO Techniques to Your Website

Maximizing your website's search engine clicks is a huge concern when developing and maintaining an online presence. The higher your page appears in the search results, the more likely you are to get those coveted clicks. So, how can you boost your site's search engine visibility?

Using SEO to Sculpt Relevance for Keyword Prominence

One of the main objectives of SEO is to establish a pecking order through relevance, chronology, prominence and authority within each page of your website.

Future of Web Apps

There’s loads going on at this year’s event. You’ll hear great speakers, enjoy in depth workshops and make new contacts.

* The future of the browser
* How to build a community that is crazy about your product
* Using video and podcasting for increased success
* How to make powerful web apps using Objective-J and Cappuccino
* How to achieve tech team nirvana
* Future web business models that will actually work

12 Blogs To Help Designers Learn Web Development

A web designer can only benefit from having a better understanding of what is going on behind the scenes. If you want to take steps in learning some code, here are twelve great blogs that can get you on your way.

20 Websites with Beautiful Typography

Typography in web design plays an integral part in setting the tone, theme, and message of a website.

The Client Experience

User experience is all the rage. First impressions, consistent quality, matching online with offline, all that good stuff. Every year the same design conferences are full of the same talks.

10 Best Intranets of 2009

Intranets are getting more strategic, with increased collaboration support. Team size is growing by 12% per year, and platforms are becoming integrated, with a strong showing for SharePoint. Improving usability increased use by 106% on average.

27 Best Places for Web Design Inspiration!

Where do you go normally when you are planning to start your new web design project and you are curiously finding for a mind blowing web design inspiration? Check these sites out.

Moving to the Mobile Web

Apple's iPhone has raised the bar for mobile Web design by bringing buzz, investors, and new technology to the sector.

Build a mobile website...from your mobile phone or computer

mobiSiteGalore is 100% free for individual users and companies who want to build their own mobile compliant websites and does not contain any third party advertisements. mobiSiteGalore is offered free to users because the founders strongly believe that the only way to jumpstart the mobile web revolution is to empower just about anyone with a powerful yet easy to use mobile website builder that will help them build, publish, manage and share full-featured mobile websites on their own.

Designing for Mobile Web

The number of users browsing the Web from a mobile device continues to rise, yet most mobile web sites are still sub-par.

Mobile Web Design

Think the mobile web finally has some legs to it? Or think it’s a folly not ready for prime time? Feel free to take sides, but don’t take issue with a topic most of us will inevitably face now or in the not-so-distant future.

Using Personas & Scenarios in web design

Personas are an extremely powerful design tool, which help you to visualise an end-product that you can be confident will suit your users' needs by helping them achieve their goals, and help you test your success.

Interaction 2009 - Vancouver

Interaction 09 will be held from February 5-8, 2009 in stunning Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in conjunction with Simon Fraser University’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology. Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we address the design of interactive systems of all types: applications (web and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced environments, and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun parties, and smart discussions about our growing field.

Visual Hierarchy

The primary task of graphic design is to create a strong, consistent visual hierarchy in which important elements are emphasized and content is organized logically and predictably.

What’s On Tap: Predictions for 2009

Some predictions for the web in 2009.

Website Optimization

Andrew King's book focuses on how to optimize the overall effectiveness of your web presence, looking at search engine positioning and marketing your site in addition to speeding up its performance.

Managing & Delivering Successful Visual Design

Getting to the right visual design can be the trickiest part of a design project. One of the key reasons is that some clients have a hard time saying clearly what they want from the visual design. This doesn’t mean they’re inarticulate — it’s just that reactions to visuals are often much more subjective and emotional than reactions to other deliverables, like say, research findings.

An Event Apart Redesigned

The upcoming 2009 An Event Apart show has gone through a redesign. Zeldman designed the new site ad Eric Meyer did the coding. Read the article.

Will the real information architect please stand up?

Will the Real Information Architect Please Stand Up?

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Sign Up Forms Must Die

Luke Wroblewski shares his thoughts on dumb sign up forms.

Designing Accessible Websites

For the third-largest minority group in the United States — more than 40 million people — the vast majority of Websites are partially or completely inaccessible.