Content as Navigation Tool
Posted on Mar 3, 2008 08:20:42 AM
As designers and developers of the web, we shape our experiences by what we add to or exclude from site development. From color schemes, icons, even to the tone of the language, every element needs to work together to create the best possible page design. A series of great web pages builds an experience of interactions where each click from a quality link builds upon the entire experience.
Sometimes the number of these mouse clicks Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Content, Navigation, ToolIntegrating CSS with Content Management Systems
Posted on Feb 26, 2008 09:20:49 PM
Building CSS editing features into our content management systems allows us to make style changes as easily as we make content changes. In the future, managing the design of a Web site at the tactical level will be as easy and efficient as managing content.
Managing presentation
Let’s assume we all run big, important Web sites that require content management systems for editing content. We go to our Web-based forms, edit the Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Content, Integrating, Management, Systems, withCascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation
Posted on Jan 27, 2008 08:41:32 PM
Overview
This is the third CSS book I've reviewed in the past two months, and you'd think that I'd be getting tired of them. However, the truth is that CSS is such an exciting leap forward for web developers that I'm just happy to celebrate another book on the subject.
Glasshaus is a relative newcomer to the field of computer book publishing. This is their fourth title, following books on usability, accessibility, and designing web Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Cascading, Content, from, Presentation, Separating, Sheets, StyleIntegrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy
Posted on Sep 1, 2007 06:16:57 PM
Whether you’re an employee or a consultant, it sometimes falls to you to drag an organization into the 21st century—and that often means convincing a company to adopt social media. Someone might even be asking you about some new web tool their son or daughter is using.
Outside of the tech industry, skepticism and fear are the norm when it comes to social media. But it is simply about finding the best way to communicate Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Content, Integrating, into, Media, Social, StrategyHome Alone? How Content Aggregators Change Navigation and Control of Content
Posted on Jan 23, 2007 08:22:32 PM
Jason Kottke is fantastic at aggregating content. Every time I read his latest list of links on Kottke.org, I find some tidbit of information that interests me, one I probably wouldn’t have read otherwise. How does he choose content, I wonder? (Recently, his ideas and links about what Google is doing have been particularly interesting.) Some of Kottke’s links don’t interest me at all. But it’s not hard to weed those Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Aggregators, Alone, Change, Content, Control, Home, NavigationContent? Or Dis-content?
Posted on Nov 17, 2006 08:41:08 AM
Whenever I’ve been involved in major Web start-ups or redesigns as an information architect, one of the biggest vocabulary challenges involves two of the simplest words: content and design.
To many, content is the gift while design is the shiny giftwrap around it; content is the cargo in the back of the truck while design is the truck’s shape and appearance. Subject matter experts in Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: ContentSmarter Content Publishing
Posted on Nov 12, 2006 05:34:09 AM
Do you remember the days before WYSIWYG word processors when you had to markup the text, much like we markup web documents using HTML? I don't. I started word processing using WYSIWYG applications on the Macintosh and only heard about markup in 1993 when I first saw a website. After all those years of refining the word processor to become a more efficient tool, I had to wonder why we reverted to manually creating markup for the web.
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Tags: Content, Publishing, SmarterNew Issue: Integrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy
Posted on Aug 14, 2006 04:08:05 PM
Digital Web is happy to welcome back Britt Parrott this week, with a very helpful post about breaking the concept of social media’s good side to reluctant organization in Integrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy. Ever tried to explain the social appeal of Twitter or Flickr to those unfamiliar with social websites? Or how to integrate social aspects into key components of your site(s)? Try a different approach that emphasizes the value of openness, transparency and customer engagement. Get started on your organization or project with Britt’s thorough guidance.
Tags: Content, Integrating, into, Issue, Media, Social, StrategyIntegrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy
Posted on Jun 22, 2006 06:22:18 PM
Whether you’re an employee or a consultant, it sometimes falls to you to drag an organization into the 21st century—and that often means convincing a company to adopt social media. Someone might even be asking you about some new web tool their son or daughter is using.
Outside of the tech industry, skepticism and fear are the norm when it comes to social media. But it is simply about finding the best way to communicate Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Content, Integrating, into, Media, Social, Strategy