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- Web Design – How do I create great presentations to my web design clients?

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:20:44 +0000

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow TWiWebDesign on Twitter: twitter.com Support us by joining the producers program. Learn more here: www.twiwebdesign.com Our Sponsors Chrometa – app.chrometa.com Go Daddy – godaddy.com Use Code Web40 Our Media Partner: HOW Interactive Design – howinteractivedesign.com In this episode we answer the question: “How do I create great presentations to my web design clients?” We will answer the following: 1. What are the most common mistakes with presentations? 2. What are best practices in presenting? 3. Why better presentations make you look good to your team and clients? Resources from this episode: phonegap.com basecamp.com www.acrobat.com box.com www.moreblu.com To Learn Basics: www.lynda.com teamtreehouse.com www.howdesignuniversity.com Join the Producers Program: www.twiwebdesign.net Follow Jose on Twitter twitter.com

- Web Design – Live Website Redesign: Designing with Drupal

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:26:46 +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. 00:35 Introducing Xin Chung and Chris Stauffer 01:16 Jose describes the challenges of defining scope with a client 03:18 The importance of insurance, and how Hiscox can help 07:15 Prioritization of features with the team and the client 09:44 Chris explains the why and the how of the MOSCOW process 12:40 Estalishing the topline priorities for ThisWeekIn 15:35 Designing with a known budget or blue sky ideas. 18:46 Chris brings up features that the team had not thought of in previous sessions. 20:45 “Chunky violent” design style. 21:20 Chris defines “solar search” for the team. 25:48 The far-reaching ramifications of designing user profiles. 32:30 Taking a step back and looking at the priorities at a macro level. 34:23 Using Drupal to easily establish user permissions. 41:45 How to build a promotional infrastructure within the ThisWeekIn site. 46:45 Stepping back to see if there are any missed features, we realize the sponsor user profile hasn’t been fully addressed.

Current trend in Web 2.0?

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:09:37 +0000

Current trend in Web 2.0for course and Job?

Engage 2010 Sprint – Rives, Babelfish

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:09:36 +0000

NSFW for Language. Poet and TED presenter Rives was the MC for the sprints at Webtrends Engage 2010.

- Web Design – How do I create a basic sales plan for web design?

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:28:37 +0000

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow TWiWebDesign on Twitter: twitter.com 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: www.twiwebdesign.com Our Sponsors Chrometa – app.chrometa.com Go Daddy – godaddy.com Use Code Web40 Our Media Partner: HOW Interactive Design – howinteractivedesign.com Join us LIVE every Tuesday at 2:30 PM PST or 5:30 EST at: www.justin.tv In this episode we answer the question: “How do I create a basic sales plan for web design?” We will answer the following: 1. What are the core basics of sales? 2. How do I design a basic sales system? 3. How do I do it on an ongoing basis? Resources from this episode: www.usatoday.com www.fastcompany.com en.wikipedia.org To Learn Basics: www.lynda.com teamtreehouse.com www.howdesignuniversity.com Join the Producers Program: www.twiwebdesign.net Follow Jose on Twitter twitter.com

DISQUS – Discover Awesome Communities

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:25:23 +0000

Explanation video produced by grumomedia.com DISQUS is a commenting platform that powers millions of exciting online communities all over the web including many of the most popular websites and blogs you already love! DEMO VIDEO SCRIPT Like many human bipeds, Jack is a man of many passions.. He is a soccer fan, loves Japanese food, but above all he is infatuated with astronomy He loves to talk super novas, black holes, eclipses and the moon.. oh the moon! Unfortunately, when he is online, his (facecrack) friends don’t quite share his passions.. So where can Jack find more space geeks like himself? Most likely they are all hanging out on exciting online communities powered by Disqus. You see, Disqus powers millions of these communities all over the web. including many of the most popular websites and blogs you already love. Check this out, Jack’s favourite Space Blog is already using Disqus. Which means, he can engage in meaningful conversations with people that share his same passion for astronomy. Disqus users can vote up the best comments and even easily mute people that they’re not interested in hearing from. This helps surface the best conversations and keeps the community engaged. This is good! Disqus users can easily share their favorite comments with friends all over the web and bring them into the conversation. Let’s say Jack gets hungry and takes a sushi break. Will he miss out on the action? Absolutely.. not! Disqus will keep him in the loop with automatic …

- Web Design – How do I design an awesome logo for my website?

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:21:10 +0000

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow TWiWebDesign on Twitter: twitter.com 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: www.twiwebdesign.com Our Sponsors Chrometa – app.chrometa.com Go Daddy – godaddy.com Use Code Web40 Our Media Partner: HOW Interactive Design – howinteractivedesign.com Join us LIVE every Tuesday at 2:30 PM PST or 5:30 EST at: www.justin.tv In this episode we answer the question: “How do I design an awesome logo for my website?” We will answer the following: 1. How do I pick a style, color, shapes, etc? 2. How do I know if my logo is good? 3. Do I use Photoshop or Illustrator? Resources from this episode: 99designs.com To Learn Basics: www.lynda.com teamtreehouse.com www.howdesignuniversity.com Join the Producers Program: www.twiwebdesign.net Follow Jose on Twitter twitter.com

- Web Design – Live Website Redesign: Wireframing Techniques

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:17:12 +0000

Watch Jose & Aure work, as they demonstrate various wireframing techniques as they break down the ThisWeekIn website. 00:50 Introductions and the show tagline. Business, Technology, Marketing, and Design versus Watch Us Work 01:20 Welcome Sherryl Anderson, our first Executive Producer! 2:45 Announcing a new Groop Skool event 07:00 When woking on wireframes do you manipulate one concept and iterate, or do you start with multiple concepts and assemble elements from the various ideas? 07:48 Redesigning art Center College of Design’s site 09:00 Designing with “the Wedge” in mind 09:31 How do you integrate graphics direction while wireframing? 10:33 Do you begin with a set of templates when wireframing? 12:35 Have you considered using InDesign for web layouts? 14:25 Do you user-test wireframe sketches? 17:37 When do you bring in your clients for wireframe reviews? 19:28 The importance of insurance for designers 25:35 Aure demonstrates Illustrator for wireframing 27:00 Sketching out the ThisWeekIn ecosystem 29:00 Discovering the need for a viewer Assessment tool within the ThisWeekIn website 33:55 Brainstorming methods for assessing viewers needs 39:40 Jose references back to the Workbook to remind the client of the brand attributes 42:13 Creating user profiles that matter 46:44 Jose reinforces the strategy of always referencing the Workbook to guide planning with the client 49:45 Designing the show page 56:00 Looking at the wireframe from the perspective of our user profiles …

The Five Most Popular Websites!

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:24:09 +0000

- Web Design – Live Website Redesign: Estimating, Planning, and Tracking

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:16:57 +0000

Sponsored by Hiscox – hiscoxusa.com Jose and Aure share best practices in estimation, planning and keeping web projects on track. 0:00 Welcome to TWi Web Design with Aure Gimon, Xin Chung, & Victoria Heric 3:45 Xin Chung talks about his background 5:00 Jose talks about the benefits of having a talented producer that can provide transparency to your clients as they manage projects. 7:23 What are the differences between working as a producer within agile development and working as a producer within an agency model? 10:13 The panel discuss producer Best Practices, arguing the benefits of products like Basecamp and Google Docs. 15:20 Jose asks Victoria how she handles the fast pace of an agency environment that involves complicated scheduling and intense dependencies? 17:10 So are you all agile? 19:14 The benefits of documenting a project in case something goes sideways. 20:26 Hiscox is incredible for small business! www.hiscoxusa.com/smallbiz 22:59 Project Managers versus Producers – what’s the difference? 27:01 Who should have creative input? 28:37 Jose and Aure have had both titles, what’s best for the client? 30:07 Creative Technical Producers? 32:01 Game design is not web development! 33:10 The confusion around job title prefixes. 33:59 A user asks for advice around asset management. 37:26 Jose predicts Google Plus will kill Basecamp! 38:11 Jose demonstrates PB Works infrastructure 39:15 Xin talks the challenge of keeping game development in order. 40:45 To Gantt charts …