As the days get, longer the GWS team has been even busier than usual.
Working on a new site for a chilled packaging provider and an interesting.
HTML5 project where motion and visual excitement are essential (watch this space).
We also hope
to reveal details of a new iPhone application in denmark phone number data development very soon.
Here are the stories that caught our eye this week
Social media consultant and blogger Debbie Hemley provides 26 top tips.
(one for each letter of the alphabet) to help aspiring bloggers produce high quality posts.
In our view, 6 (commit to a regular and consistent schedule) and 18.
(the easier your blog is to read, the better) are the most important to keep in mind.
Chief of UX strategy at Human Factors International Dr. Susan Weinschenk argues that UX (user experience) and design thinking can play a vital role in correcting the behaviors and patterns that lead to the failure of custom software products and applications.
She presents her case in plain language and images in this explore wechat platform public account development YouTube video and PDF poster – check it out.
Adam Vincenzini presents one analogy and five examples of ‘social media turn-offs’.
Turn-offs include the blatant sales pitch at the end of a blog post and opportunistic self-promotion – click here for the full list.
Design news
We love this animated film from Frater celebrating the Year of the Rabbit.
Frater (Benji Davies and Jim Field) direct, design and animate for promos, short films, commercials and whatever else comes along.
Can you picture Times Square without billboards?
Morgan Spurlock (of Supersize Me fame) and US agency The Barbarian Group have created a site that allows users to remove the advertising from a series of different frames.
Once all the frames have been edited, an ad-free version of Times Square will be uploaded to the site….
Brilliant blog showcasing some of the best that print advertising has to offer.
Our favourite is Slim-Fast’s humorous depiction of a bride sinking through a turkey data wedding cake, accompanied by the slogan ‘Need to lose a little weight before your wedding?’.
‘The Makers’ is a beautiful collection from Jennifer Causey, a photographer who takes pictures of people who embrace a more tactile way of living.
The full range of her images can be viewed at Jennifer Causey Photography.