Mirvastudio Design Blog http://mirvastudio.com/blog A Web Design and Development Studio Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:10:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en Cancun Color Palette http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/11/02/cancun-color-palette/ http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/11/02/cancun-color-palette/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:58:18 +0000 Scott http://mirvastudio.com/blog/?p=176 A nice beachy color palette from a photo of Cancun, Mexico.

Cancun, Mexico color palette

Cancun, Mexico color palette

]]> http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/11/02/cancun-color-palette/feed/ Why companies should not block facebook http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/11/02/why-companies-should-not-block-facebook/ http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/11/02/why-companies-should-not-block-facebook/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:49:37 +0000 Scott http://mirvastudio.com/blog/?p=174 A good article to show to HR, Social networking sites “good for businesses”.

LONDON (Reuters) - Good news for workers addicted to Facebook, Bebo and MySpace — a British think-tank says bosses should not stop their staff using social networking sites because they could actually benefit their firms. The report by Demos said encouraging employees to use networking technologies to build relationships and closer links with colleagues and customers could help businesses rather than damage them. Author Peter Bradwell said that while companies were using specific systems to share information, online social networking sites could also play a role, helping with productivity, innovation and democratic working.

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Sleek black website at goincase.com.

Sleek black website at goincase.com.

]]> http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/11/02/goincasecom/feed/ Selected Healthcare Websites http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/09/08/selected-healthcare-websites/ http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/09/08/selected-healthcare-websites/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:24:36 +0000 Scott http://mirvastudio.com/blog/?p=163 Here are a couple nice websites in the health care industry. Roseville Health uses nice color and imagery. ORlive has a ton of information on its main page but displays it in an approachable way.

Roseville Health Website

Roseville Health Website

ORlive Website

ORlive Website

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]]> http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/09/08/javascript-in-modern-web-design/feed/ Tennis Action Color Palette http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/30/tennis-action-color-palette/ http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/30/tennis-action-color-palette/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:41:01 +0000 Scott http://mirvastudio.com/blog/?p=157 I like the colors in this action shot of a tennis player. It makes me want to design some sort of tennis-related website. Any ideas?

Tennis Color Palette

Tennis Color Palette

]]> http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/30/tennis-action-color-palette/feed/ 3rings and Tennis Balls http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/29/3rings-and-tennis-balls/ http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/29/3rings-and-tennis-balls/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:27:31 +0000 Scott http://mirvastudio.com/blog/?p=146 This post about tennis ball furniture features something close to my heart in a totally different way. As a tennis player, I find these super cool. (Though I’m not sure how it’d look in my living room.) The blog is well designed too; I’ll follow it.

3rings Screenshot

3rings Screenshot

]]> http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/29/3rings-and-tennis-balls/feed/ Web Design Site: Miles Dowsett http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/29/another-web-design-site/ http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/29/another-web-design-site/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:20:55 +0000 Scott http://mirvastudio.com/blog/?p=142 Came across this designer, Miles Dowsett, today. I like the large text, easy navigation, and Twitter integration. Here’s a screenshot.

Miles Dowsett

Miles Dowsett

]]> http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/29/another-web-design-site/feed/ How Simple Web Design Helps Your Business http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/29/how-simple-web-design-helps-your-business/ http://mirvastudio.com/blog/2008/08/29/how-simple-web-design-helps-your-business/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:11:57 +0000 Scott http://mirvastudio.com/blog/?p=137 Another great article from Smashing Magazine. I especially like some of the sites they use as examples such as Bell.ca and Shoe Guru.

Bell Canada

Bell Canada

Shoe Guru

Shoe Guru

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