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This Week in Web Design #71: How do I AB test my web designs?

Michelle — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:29:04 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this episode we answer the question: “How do I accurately track my hours in web design?” We will answer the following 3 questions: 1. What [...]

This Week in Web Design #70: How do I AB test my web designs?

Michelle — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:31:37 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this episode we answer the question: “How do I AB test my web designs?” We will answer the following 3 questions: 1. What is AB [...]

This Week in Web Design #69: How do I start a web design agency?

Michelle — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:32:05 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this episode we answer the question: “How do I start a web design agency?” We will answer the following 3 questions: 1. I think I [...]

This Week in Web Design #68: How do I use Google Analytics?

Michelle — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:38:31 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this episode we answer the question: “How do I use Google Analytics?” We will answer the following 3 questions: 1. What is Google Analytics and [...]

This Week in Web Design #67: How do I user test my web designs?

Michelle — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:12:04 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this episode we answer the question: “How do I user test my web designs?” We will answer the following 3 questions: 1. What is user [...]

This Week in Web Design #66: How do I avoid creating bad web design?

Michelle — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:12:55 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this episode we answer the question: “How do I avoid creating bad web design” We will answer the following 3 questions: 1. What does bad [...]

This Week in Web Design #65: How do I use Agile to run my web design projects?

Michelle — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:16:32 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this episode we answer the question: “How do I use Agile to run my web design projects?” We will answer the following: 1. What is [...]

This Week in Web Design #64: How do I create great presentations to my web design clients?

Michelle — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:10:32 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. Support us by joining the producers program. Learn more here: http://www.twiwebdesign.com Our Sponsors: Chrometa - app.chrometa.com Go Daddy - godaddy.com Use Code Web40 Our Media Partner: HOW Interactive [...]

This Week in Web Design #63: How do I create a basic sales plan for web design?

Michelle — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:38:03 +0000

Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/twiwebdesign Follow TWiWebDesign on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thisweekinweb This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. Support us by joining the producers program. Learn more here: http://www.twiwebdesign.com Our Sponsors: Chrometa – app.chrometa.com Go [...]

This Week in Web Design #62: How do I design an awesome logo for my website?

Michelle — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:48:52 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. Support us by joining the producers program. Learn more here: http://www.twiwebdesign.com Our Sponsors: Chrometa – app.chrometa.com Go Daddy – godaddy.com Use Code Web40 Our Media Partner: HOW [...]

This Week in Web Design #61: How do I use the grid in web design?

Michelle — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:53:59 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this week in, Jose and Aure answer the following question: “How do I use the grid in web design?” We will answer the following questions: 1. [...]

This Week in Web Design #60: How do I switch careers to a more creative field?

Michelle — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:52:09 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this episode, Jose and Guest Amy Swift Crosby from Smarty, answer the question you voted for: “How do I switch careers to a more creative field?” [...]

This Week in Web Design #59: How do I prioritize functionality for my website?

Michelle — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:19:10 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. In this episode, Jose and Aure answer the question you voted for: “How do I prioritize functionality for my website?” They will answer the following: 1. Where [...]

This Week in Web Design #58: How do I design great icons for my website?

Michelle — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:01:30 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. How do I design great icons for my website? Jose and Aure answer the question: “How do I design great icons for my website?” They share techniques [...]

This Week in Web Design #57: How do I use typography on my website?

Michelle — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:07:10 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests. How do I use typography on my website? Jose and Aure answer the question: “How do I use typography on my website?” They share techniques and tips [...]

This Week in Web Design #56: How do I sell my web design services?

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:12:07 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests.

This Week in Web Design #55: How do I sell my web design services?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:43:44 +0000

How do I sell my web design services? Jose and Aure answer the question: “How do I sell my web design services?” They share and discuss how they approach sales and Jose will share his secrets to closing a sale. - Sales process Hook – Line – Fillet - Your clients are like [...]

This Week in Web Design #54

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:12:16 +0000

Jose and Aure answer the question: “How do I price web design?” They share and discuss different approaches to pricing from both the resources point of view and the clients point of view.

This Week in Web Design #53

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:05:55 +0000

Today Jose and Aure answer the question: “How do I build the perfect website?” Aure and I will share 3 projects with you and tell you how they did it!

This Week in Web Design #52

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:21:07 +0000

Jose discusses the challenges of assembling a web development team, how to structure it, and the do’s and don’ts of management.

This Week in Web Design #51

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:24:58 +0000

Whether you’re a Student, a Freelancer, and Entrepreneur, or a Career-Changer, today’s episode will guide you on how to get a job in web design, user experience, or Development.

This Week in Web Design #50

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:20:29 +0000

The team talk to Jose Diaz & Ryan Frazee of Incae, the best business school in Latin America, about their efforts to rebuild their web presence with the Groop. Watch as Jose and Aure take them through the Groop discovery and development process.

This Week in Web Design #49

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:37:15 +0000

Jose, Jacob, Aure, and Tony meet up to close out the 6 week sprint to redesign the ThisWeekIn website redesign. Tony leads the team to a retrospective on the final design, as well as guide us through a discussion of what worked, what didn’t, and how he would improve the process next time. If you [...]

This Week in Web Design #48

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:01:45 +0000

Join Project Manager Tony Wong as we turn the corner to the home stretch with the 5th segment of the 6 Week Challenge to ship a minimum viable product for the ThisWeekIn website redesign. Aure Gimon will join us live on Skype designing from Japan and Jacob Pittassi will be in studio as the team [...]

This Week in Web Design #47

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:50:07 +0000

This week’s episode sees Jacob, Jose, and Aure cross the halfway mark towards the delivery of the ThisWeekIn website redesign MVP (minimum viable product). After designing and implementing the individual show page, the team now must construct a home page for the network as well as implement and customize the backend for the client. Watch [...]

This Week in Web Design #46

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:51:52 +0000

Due to popular demand, hosts Jose Caballer (@josecaballer) and Aure Gimon (@aurepa) take us through an all Sink Or Swim episode! We’ll review and two new sites to see if they pass the Sink Or Swim test, and then dive into how to improve the sites’ form and function. Then the team checks in on [...]

This Week in Web Design #45

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:38:54 +0000

After developer Jacob Pittassi discovered that there was an issue with the taxonomy of the web site architecture last week, the team switches from development of the individual show page to a parent “network’ page. Watch as host Jose Caballer demonstrates the strengths of developing a site in scrum with members of both the design [...]

This Week in Web Design #44

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:22:41 +0000

Drupal expert Jacob Pittassi is tasked with converting the Photoshop files designer Aure Gimon prepared last week into a live show page in Drupal, complete with custom graphics and a working Youtube video. Along with Jacob, our host Jose Caballer is joined by two members of the Producer Program: Robert Haydock (@crowdtuner) and Matthew Adonis (@miadonis). [...]

This Week in Web Design #43

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:50:01 +0000

Last week we answered the challenge laid down by Tony Wong to build a plan to ship a MVP (minimum viable product) of the ThisWeekIn website redesign in under six hours, and today we start working! Watch as Tony and Jose guide us through the first hour of work: Aure will select a Drupal template [...]

This Week in Web Design #42

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:20:05 +0000

On episode 39 Tony Wong challenged the ThisWeekIn Web Design team to get to the business of building the minimum viable product of ThisWeekIn’s new website in under six weeks. With the help of designer Aure Gimon and programmer Jacob Pittassi, Jose and Tony will lay the groundwork for this challenging sprint, live for the [...]

This Week in Web Design #41

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:50:55 +0000

Aure Gimon takes a look at viewer site HorsePowerCalculators.net and redesigns the logo and homepage live on the air. Check out the before and after and let us know what you think!

This Week in Web Design #40

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:53:48 +0000

Seth Epstein demonstrates SocialStay’s mobile product and discusses the challenges of designing for mobile, and Sink Or Swim returns with a look at HorsePoweredCalculators.com.

This Week in Web Design #39

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:09:51 +0000

Tony Wong returns to talk one of the hottest topics on the show over the last month, agile development for web design. We discuss the importance of keeping your plans flexible while focusing on the common goal, how to use the twin strategies of ‘chunking’ & prioritization to guarantee an on-time delivery, and explain what [...]

This Week in Web Design #38

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:13:03 +0000

Working in web design requires negotiating with clients, but how do you negotiate when your client is also your boss? Host Jose Caballer discusses this issue with in-house designer (and Groop Skool alumni!) Eric Patrick. Along with co-host Aure Gimon, the team discuss the challenges of integrating a Scrum philosophy amongst an internal design team [...]

This Week in Web Design #37

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:28:03 +0000

Hide your wife, hide your kids, we’ve got a Design Battle on our hands! Last week you saw Jose build on Aure’s wireframes for the ThisWeekIn Web Design redesign, today the two designers battle live on the internet! That’s right, Jose and show favorite Aure Gimon will simultaneously riff on design concepts, competing and collaborating [...]

This Week in Web Design #36

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:46:51 +0000

Ever get tired of hearing us talk about web design and just want to see us work? Then this is the show for you then! Today’s episode is a preview of the type of bonus content memebers of the ThisWeekIn Web Design Producers Program will see monthly. With today’s episode we get a shot of [...]

This Week in Web Design #35

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:08:40 +0000

Drupal expert Chris Stauffer returns to discuss designing with Drupal in mind as Jose and Xin build out the ThisWeekIn features within the proposed sitemap.

This Week in Web Design #34

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:40:37 +0000

Drupal expert Chris Stauffer joins host Jose Caballer and Xin Chung to take viewer questions and discuss the planning of the ThisWeekIn redesign.

This Week in Web Design #33

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:48:56 +0000

Aure builds out the ThisWeekIn Web Design sitemap in Illustrator as Jose and guest Victoria Heric build a pen and paper version, demonstrating two techniques for approaching sitemap creation.

This Week in Web Design #32

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:53:56 +0000

Watch Jose & Aure work as they demonstrate various wireframing techniques to break down the ThisWeekIn website redesign.

This Week in Web Design #31

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:07:05 +0000

Sharing best practices in estimation, planning and keeping web projects on track within ad agencies, game design and start-ups, Jose and Aure are joined by Xin Chung and Victoria Heric in today’s episode.

This Week in Web Design #30

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:48:58 +0000

Jose sits down with Christian Burne of Oshyn to discuss the technical challenges in choosing a CMS for the Live Website Redesign, as well as strategies for handling site architecture with clients.

This Week in Web Design #29

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:48:47 +0000

Jose and Aure, along with Information Architecture specialist JP Bedoya and producer Ryan Summers, dive into the presentation of the Workbook to the client and begin sketching out potential ideas for the site architecture live.

This Week in Web Design #28

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:29:04 +0000

Jose and Aure break down the process for building the Creative Brief by showing multiple examples of projects they’ve worked on in the past. We get another Sink or Swim session, and the ThisWeekIn Web Design Producer Program is announced.

This Week in Web Design #27

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:45:54 +0000

Another week, another Sink or Swim! Jose and Aure start filling out the workbook for the Live Redesign series, and we take some viewer questions.

This Week in Web Design #26

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:44:32 +0000

Back by popular demand, both Aure Gimon and the Sink Or Swim segment are back in the studio! The ThisWeekIn Web Design team create User Stories as another chapter in the Live Website Redesign.

This Week in Web Design #25

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:16:37 +0000

The LIVE Website Redesign Series is turning the corner of the discovery phase: today we break down Efficiencies by term, desirability, and obtainability, ranking them and then beginning to categorize them with the User Profile’s we created alongside the client. This process helps us align the goals and needs of the client and customer within [...]

This Week in Web Design #24

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:21:19 +0000

The LIVE Website Redesign Series is gaining momentum as we work with the TWi team to redesign their website alongside our LIVE audience. This week we continue building user profiles, including possibly the most important customer, a potential sponsor for the site! For more episodes and a full schedule, visit http://thisweekin.com/webdesign

This Week in Web Design #23

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:10:38 +0000

JASON CALACANIS is in studio! This week we continue our LIVE Website Redesign Series where work with a client to redesign their website here on the show with you our LIVE Audience. Today we will be doing Part 2 of our Kick-off meeting where we will do 2 user profiles and 1 business goal.

This Week in Web Design #22

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:06:04 +0000

This week we continue our LIVE Website Redesign Series where we work with a client to redesign their website here on the show with you our LIVE Audience. Today we will be doing Part 1 of our Kick-off meeting where we will present and overview of how this phase of the project will go, we [...]

This Week in Web Design #21

admin — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:23:19 +0000

This week we continue our LIVE Website Redesign Series where work with a client to redesign their website here on the show with you our LIVE Audience. Today we will be doing Part 1 of our Kick-off meeting where we will present and overview of how this phase of the project will go, we introduce [...]

This Week in Web Design #20

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 05:06:32 +0000

Last week, Jose and Aure had their first introduction with their client, and now they’re teaming up to knuckle down on a full proposal. Find out the best way to present your company and experience to the client so that they are interested in moving forward with the proposed project.

This Week in Web Design #19

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:03:35 +0000

Jose and Aure switch things up this week as they jump right into their newest on-air project: a LIVE website redesign. Today, the duo welcome the clients, Matt Raub and Ryan Summers of ThisWeekIn.com and the 4 discuss what they want in a new site. Learn how to conduct your initial client meeting and what [...]

This Week in Web Design #18

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 23:52:23 +0000

This week we finish up on the Web Design 102 case study and help you finalize a site by installing WordPress. A final part in the process is communicating well with your developer.

This Week in Web Design #17

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:24:12 +0000

This is our last case study in our Web Design 102 lesson plan. This week, we go over a creative workflow and pinpoint exactly what needs to get worked on when before creating the perfect website.

This Week in Web Design #16

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:22:20 +0000

This week, the world of This Week in Web Design is turned upside down as Aure interviews Jose! The two go over the exact science of getting your web design right for your first web site, and explain what it takes to beautify your overall look.

This Week in Web Design #15

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:41:29 +0000

Today, Jose is joined by his mentor Barrett Morse. The two (and Aure) discuss the modern state of digital agencies and what people can expect who are trying to get into the Web Design space.

This Week in Web Design #14

admin — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:54:31 +0000

This Week Jose and Aure are joined by Scott Belsky, who created the creative professional platform Behance.net. Jose and Scott go over the state of modern social communities and what it takes to do it on a massive scale.

This Week in Web Design #13

admin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:29:50 +0000

Today Jose is joined by a great in the industry, Seth Epstein, Chief Catalyst and CEO at SocialStay. The two discuss the world of Web Design.

This Week in Web Design #12

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:39:04 +0000

This week, Jose welcomes partner at Digital Boutique Bad Assmbly, Scott Baggett. The two go over exactly what it takes to start from scratch and market a full website.

This Week in Web Design #11

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:10:45 +0000

This week, in our third episode of Web Design 101, an in-depth case study on how to create a web site, Jose and Aure go over tools like CSS and WordPress that help develop a website to be exactly what you want.

This Week in Web Design #10

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:24:57 +0000

This week Jose and Aure break down what it takes to produce your beautiful design elements and exactly how to work them into your brand new website. The two also finish designing the Launch.is website in the Prepping for Launch segment.

This Week in Web Design #9

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:52:58 +0000

This week we continue our long-form lesson plan in teaching you how to design a website. We go over exactly what you need to know when making a website from scratch. Also, we have our third segment of Prepping for Launch.

This Week in Web Design #8

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:35:39 +0000

This week we begin our four week Web Design 101 plan in which we explain exactly how to build a website from scratch. Host Jose Caballer is joined by design partner Aure Gimon as they disect the information achitecture basics in this first step.

This Week in Web Design #7

admin — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:10:27 +0000

Today Creative Director Aure Gimon joins me to review YOUR sites and vote whether they Sink in the East River with a weight around their ankles or they swim. And we take you behind the scenes of building a site in “Preparing for Launch” a step by step walk through of designing and building the [...]

This Week in Web Design #6

admin — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:34:56 +0000

Need tips on Good Design? Then you’ve come to the right place. This Week the CEO of Green My Parents Tom Feegal joins the show to talk about green design movement and how to stay relevant in the space. Then cast your votes in another segment of Sink Or Swim!

This Week in Web Design #5

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:30:32 +0000

This week on the show Co-Founder of one of the biggest Digital Agencies in the world Razorfish joins the program. Jeffrey Dachis now of the Dachis Group explains how “Everything that can be digital, will be digital” Take out some paper and jot down some notes from the pros, right here on TWI Web Design!

This Week in Web Design #4: What makes for good design?

admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:30:05 +0000

What makes for Good Web Design? This age old question has been pondered upon by millions, and finally today it’s answered. Along with special Guest Aure Gimon and Julie “the Zwiss Army Knife” we take your questions, review your sites and reveal the latest in Web 3.0 design tactics.

This Week in Web Design #3: How to Master Project Management

admin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:08:05 +0000

Having Difficulty Project Managing your web space. This week Jose an Julie talk with special guest Tony Wong. A 15 year industry veteran who has managed web projects for some of the worlds biggest brands. We answer our weekly video web question and Julie the “Zwiss Army Knife” takes your chat questions.

This Week in Web Design #2: What is User Experience?

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:03:27 +0000

This week Jose and Julie help us all figure out what exactly user experience is and how do you build brand loyalty through user experience. Special guest JP Bedoya, Sr Director of Product and user Experience joins us to talk about his experience at CitySearch and Yahoo.

This Week in Web Design #1

admin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:18:03 +0000

This Week in Web Design helps simplify the web design process by having guest experts in business, creative, tech and marketing answer your questions. Join Host Jose Caballer of The Groop as he helps steer the web to better design. This week Jose and Special Guest Julie Glassman helps co founder of OpportunityGreen.com optimize his [...]