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Matt Sonnenberg over at Ignite Marketing shot me over a link to this cartoon today by Tom Fishburne. I hate to say it but I have dealt with clients who are guilty of being one of these critics, but then again, I’m sure they can find some cartoons about designers like me out there too Thanks Matt, this was hilarious and made my day!

by Rachel Andrew When reading customer testimonials on websites I sometimes wonder how genuine the words are. There is often no way of knowing whether the quote even came from a real person, whether it was unsolicited or how old it is. As a business owner you have to keep these testimonials fresh and remember to request new ones from customers and clients. Despite these problems customer testimonials feature on many sites and can really help to reassure people before they purchase. When we launched Perch, just over a year ago, we used Twitter extensively ... Full Post »

This is an article by Kristen over at Paste Interactive, the guys/gals who built Jumpchart; this article appeared on their blog. I was asked if I would be willing to answer some questions about Jumpchart so I obliged and they were kind enough to give Vectyr a shot out. We decided to reach out and let our users know how other people are using our products. We talked to Steve Reed, a graphic designer in Las Vegas who uses Jumpchart to plan and build websites for his clients. How’d You Find It? A lot of people stumble across Jumpchart, but Steve ... Full Post »

by Michael Martin from Pro Blog Design. In terms of coding, categories and tags are almost identical. A category system could very easily be used as a tagging system, and vice versa. So what is it that makes the two different? And how are they best used? Understanding and Using Categories Categories are best imagined as a paper filing system. Each page in the system must be filed away in the appropriate drawer. There are only a set number of drawers, and so each must cover a rather wide blanket. In your blog, categories are best used in ... Full Post »

The Josh Stevens Foundation site is now live. It’s been a pretty fun project to work on, they’ve got some great ideas and they are just getting started! Drew and Barbara Stevens lost their oldest son Josh in a tragic accident back in 2008. They were flooded with stories from people who commented on how kind he was so they took that idea and formed a foundation in his honor about spreading kindness. They have this tri-fold kindness card that they offer to organizations who would like to promote ‘catching’ kids in the act of doing something kind. It’s a pretty ... Full Post »