Usability Testing on the Cheap for Non Profit Websites
Smaller organizations often shy away from Usability Testing for fear of the big budgets that can be associated with it. One of the sessions I attended at the Non Profit Technology Conference today...
View ArticleIdeas worth spreading require many languages
TED, purveyors of mindblowing talks by some of the world's most visionary thinkers (and most engaging speakers), made a big announcement today: they've launched their Open Translation Project, which...
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Redesigning eaves.ca: Online Branding Lessons for Solo Entrepreneurs
I recently redesigned a website for a personal friend and although it wasn't done under the official umbrella of Raised Eyebrow, I found that the project offered some interesting challenges I'd like to...
View ArticleWhy We Love EZP Hosting
As a web studio we spend a lot of time talking about what it takes to build a site but it's just as important to have a place to put it. We’ve tried a lot of different hosts over the years and it’s...
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Redesigning Your Website? What You Need to Know
Update: Our slide deck, and a full recording of this presentation, are now available for viewing - just scroll down to the end of this post. So, it's the thirteenth time you've come up against the...
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Free Talk Tonight at Net Tuesday Vancouver
This is a bit last-minute, but I just realized that I'd neglected to post here that I will be presenting our recent talk, "Redesigning Your Website? What You Need to Know," at tonight's Net Tuesday...
View ArticleRedesign in Process: Overview of a Content Audit
We're currently in the process of redesigning and redeveloping our website and I'm documenting bits and pieces of that process here. The first post about the redesign process is here.
View ArticleResponsive Design Patterns
A while back Colin sent me a link to a blog post by Joshua Johnson about responsive design patterns. What’s a responsive design pattern you ask? It’s a mockup that helps us plan out how our sites are...
View ArticleSliders: Not the promised land
I was recently given my own 'Hunger Games' style nickname at the office: The Girl Who Hates Sliders. (Don't worry, nicknames and competition for the last cookie is the closest our office gets to a...
View ArticleURL Structure Best Practices
URL naming conventions should flow from a sitemap that addresses the wayfinding needs and content requirements and priorities for your site.
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