Thursday 29 November 2012

Simon Dover - My Top 3 Websites


The web space we're invading!
Just some sites that Idealogy people are visiting that tick their boxes.

Simon Dover - Group Executive Director

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/
iTunes Movie Trailers. A huge volume of content refreshed every hour.

http://www.gyro.com
A business we should aspire to be!

http://www.amazon.co.uk
Painless, seamless e-commerce.

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Monday 26 November 2012

'Operation Christmas Card'

It's that magical time of year again! The promise of Christmas is just around the corner, the scent of Bratwurst and Gluhwein is prevalent in the air (well, in Southampton anyway!) and we're all being thrust, full throttle into the Christmas spirit whether we are ready or not. But, there is another Christmas tradition that, whilst overlooked in the UK, causes most of the USA to lose all sense of moderation, and, in some cases, decency; the family portrait Christmas card!

Thursday 22 November 2012

Anna Ecuyer - My Top 3 Websites


The web space we're invading!
Just some sites that Idealogy people are visiting that tick their boxes.

Anna Ecuyer - Creative Services Manager

http://pinterest.com/
My new obsession - a great digital scrap book to collect ideas, inspiration and images.

http://maps.google.co.uk/
Be honest where would we be without it.

http://www.boredpanda.com/
interesting design and art.

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Thursday 15 November 2012

Principles of effective web design

How to turn users’ habits into design inspiration…

Sometimes, one of the biggest pitfalls of web design can be that the designers’ creativity simply doesn’t translate. Do users care how pretty your website is? Just how much did they hate your snazzy pop-up ad? Smashing Magazine has recently compiled a small list of user habits, which we’ve turned into some handy web design hints.