The ICU Blog

Design4Drupal Boston 2010: Drupal Gardens

Sean — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:50:37 +0000

My notes from, and reaction to, Linea Rowe/Acquia's presentation at Design4Drupal Boston 2010.

DrupalCon SF 2010: Making Drupal Run Faster

Sean — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:49:58 +0000

My incomplete and subjective notes from the session.

Navigation Labels: Clarity Versus Consistency

Sean — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:43:41 +0000

Should your navigation labels be all verbs or all nouns?

Site Building: Content Management Systems Versus Frameworks

Sean — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:58:53 +0000

At what point along a learning curve do you cut your losses, or carry on?

A Poke in Your Eye Tracking Study

Sean — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:33:20 +0000

Eye tracking studies and their conclusions turn out to be a hash of pseudo-science and sloppy practice.

7 Ways to Kill Your SEO Consultant

Sean — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:41:37 +0000

At a dime a dozen, SEO consultants are scandalously overpriced. Here are 7 simple, honest coding tips that will save you thousands in phony fees and keep you on the right side of Google's blacklist.

The New Basics of Marketing

Sean — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:57:18 +0000

The February 2008 issue of Inc. Magazine had a nice feature section (fourteen brisk pages) on "The New Basics of Marketing."

Is Your Web Site Easy to Read? Probably Not.

Sean — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:19:28 +0000

Most Web sites are crammed with small text that is a pain to read. This snarky article from Tokyo has the fix.

The 7 Characteristics of Good Domain Names

Sean — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:25:08 +0000

Even though many successful domains embrace only a few of these characteristics, they're still the seven most important things to consider when choosing your domain.

Design by Committee: Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Sean — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:33:02 +0000

Designers who whine about clients wrecking their work need to cut back on the narcissism and chillax.