Images are one of the most shared types of content on the web. For digital marketers, images can entirely change the effectiveness of a promoted piece of content. Some vertical search engines and social media websites deal exclusively in image content. Images can be optimized for search engines and...
Even the most beautiful wireframe or diagram is a waste of effort if it does not have a business purpose or align to the core strategy of a web project. Information architecture and wireframes are central to web strategy. The creation of these documents are not an arbitrary process. These visual...
The discovery or planning phase of a web or digital project cannot be overstated in it's importance. This initial stage sets a tone for scope, vision and procedures that come to fruition later in the project. The discovery or planning stage is the part of a web project where a project manager...
Good communication is the backbone of web project management. This is especially true for any web development process, where many clients may feel "out of their element" in discussing web technologies. The simple fact that clients may not clearly understand what goes into the development of a...
Facebook wants web developers to write better sentences, and they have just improved the language capabilities of Open Graph to allow it. The goal is simple. Facebook understands that in order for users to share better stories, sometimes developers need to customize the syntax of the Open Graph in...
The tag text does not wrap by default. This can frustrate web designers trying to employ the pre tag as they witness it's bad behavior within a site layout. There are two solutions for working with text. One idea is to make the "pre" text wrap, as we do in this blog. Another idea is to give the...
Ironpaper Webintel: By Chris Wallace Are you having trouble importing text from an excel file in Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, or another language that uses non-standard characters? When you save a csv directly from the Excel file, it turns the characters into question marks. But there is an extremely...
Non-profit organizations need to build a base of support to keep their operations and mission on track. But online donations and a strong fundraising website are often weak points for many traditional non-profits. Typically the web is a place where many organizations cut corners, which can hurt...
For most non-profit organizations, having an effective online presence is vital for the sustainability of their organization. Within the arts, non-profit websites need to remain interesting as well as influential in order to thrive and fulfill their missions. There are a few core principles to...
CSS3 is awesome. CSS3 drop shadows are used in casting shadows off block-level elements like divs. We are looking forward to the day obsolete Internet Explorer versions are diluted in the market and more contemporary browsers are the all we need to think about. Fortunately, mobile smart phones are...