Don’t Prevent Users From Doing What You Want Them to Do

A badly designed website is confusing, just like this hedge maze.Every site is created with a purpose, most commonly to provide information, generate leads or sell products. Unfortunately, your website could be its own worst enemy. An astonishing number of websites contain critical usability errors that actually prevent users from completing the very task for which the site was designed. This article should help you avoid some of these online roadblocks.  Continue Reading »

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How to Avoid 6 Common Pitfalls of Homepage Design

Greetings to anyone who’s still following this blog! Your loyalty is greatly appreciated. ^_^ Much has happened in my life since my last post, and I can’t say when I’ll post again. But for now, you can learn How to Avoid 6 Common Pitfalls of Homepage Design from my latest entry on the CommonPlaces e-Solutions blog.

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Freebie – aMAZEing Desktop Wallpaper for December 2009

Here’s the December maze calendar wallpaper – the last in this series, and with a Christmas theme! :-D

If your screen resolution is not listed below, feel free to comment and I’ll create another version for you.

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Mega IA: Thinking Outside the Box

coverFor the November meeting of the NHUPA, I did a 10-minute talk about the effects of social media on information architecture. This blog entry provides some additional resources for anyone interested in doing further research on the topic. You can also download the original slides and handout. For those who missed the presentation, I’ll give you a brief overview.

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