Webdesign
Optimize the Performance of Widgets, Buttons & More
A recent post by web site performance thought leader (and user experience expert as a result) Steve Souders reminds me of a vital nuance that’s not even clearly expressed in the popular Yahoo! performance rules; namely render the page first, THEN add Java ...
Toegevoegd op: 08 februari 2011www.w3-edge.com/weblog/2011/02/opt...
3 Tips for Maximizing Engagement With Facebook “Likes” ...
When it comes to Facebook (Facebook), if you’re uncertain where and when to place a “Like” button on your site and when to use “Share,” you’re not alone. Social sharing technologies have evolved significantly in the past several months, but it’s not as co ...
Toegevoegd op: 09 november 2010mashable.com/2010/11/08/facebook-l...
Usability Resources to Win Arguments
Today’s post is a big one and it’s most definitely one for your bookmarks menu, because from time to time when speaking with clients it becomes necessary to have material to backup the statements which you are making.Sometimes clients will suggest thi ...
Toegevoegd op: 08 november 2010www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/10/u...
De mega dropdown: creëer overzicht in je sitenavigatie
De navigatie van je website of intranet is zeer bepalend voor de gebruiksvriendelijkheid en effectiviteit. De afgelopen jaren zien we steeds meer websites gebruik maken van de ‘mega dropdown’: een groot en breed uitklapmenu dat bezoekers in één oogopslag ...
Toegevoegd op: 04 november 2010www.frankwatching.com/archive/2010...
Volgens BBC moet er aan HTML5 nog veel gebeuren
Velen zien HTML5 als de toekomst voor het streamen van online video, maar ook als een vervanger voor Adobe Flah, dat vandaag de dag nog altijd het video streamen domineert.Maar Erik Huggers, director of Future Media & Technology bij de BBC denkt daar ...
Toegevoegd op: 17 augustus 2010www.dutchcowboys.nl/online/20252
7 Cutting Edge Web Design Trends (that Can Actually Imp...
As the worlds of web design and SEO merge ever closer, we've been seeing design-specific elements produce a positive impact on SEO for the sites that employ them. It's terrific news for SEOs who love design and are capable of and passionate about making i ...
Toegevoegd op: 29 juli 2010www.seomoz.org/blog/7-cutting-edge...
Choosing Between A/B or Multivariate Test Design: Optim...
If you’ve been trekking along with us in our Site Testing 101 series, you’re already familiar with the difference between A/B and multivariate testing (opens in new window if you haven’t read the article and would like to get up to speed). Today’s instal ...
Toegevoegd op: 28 juli 2010www.getelastic.com/ab-or-multivari...
Web Development For The iPhone And iPad: Getting Starte...
According to AdMob, the iPhone operating system makes up 50% of the worldwide smartphone market, with the next-highest OS being Android at 24%. Sales projections for the Apple iPad run anywhere from one to four million units in the first year. Like it or ...
Toegevoegd op: 31 mei 2010www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/05/2...
5 Myths Of Visual Communication
Visual communication is a tricky endeavor, because it involves a language that is only partially understood as well as mysterious and complex brain processes. We have a lot of ideas about how visual communication works, but some are assumptions based on i ...
Toegevoegd op: 04 mei 2010understandinggraphics.com/design/5...
Persuasive Web Design, Part 11: Three Levels of Trust
In a 2006 study*, Elizabeth Sillence suggested that there are actually three levels of trust.According to this model, the three levels of trust are as follows:1. First Impressions and Heuristic AnalysisThe first step is a rapid screening of th ...
Toegevoegd op: 03 mei 2010blog.vkistudios.com/index.cfm/2010...
10 Tips to Maximize Usability During A Website Redesign
Few people enjoy going back and revising or correcting what they’ve done before. But, that’s exactly what you could be faced with, if usability is not included in your website’s redesign process.
Toegevoegd op: 27 april 2010www.diamondwebsiteconversion.com/1...
Accept Defeat: The Neuroscience of Screwing Up
It all started with the sound of static. In May 1964, two astronomers at Bell Labs, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, were using a radio telescope in suburban New Jersey to search the far reaches of space. Their aim was to make a detailed survey of radiatio ...
Toegevoegd op: 09 maart 2010www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fai...
Websites That Suck Increase Stress
We know that slow, balky, and confusing websites aren’t a good thing. Traffic metrics show this, as does conversion data. Google, whom some think of as passively indexing the web, believes quick-loading pages are essential to a good user experience.
Toegevoegd op: 03 maart 2010www.neurosciencemarketing.com/blog...
The Human Face. How to Choose Effective Website Photos ...
Using faces in photos on your website presents some unique challenges. I'll group these challenges into two major groups for this article: "Faces draw attention" and "Faces don't mean the same thing to everyone."
Toegevoegd op: 03 maart 2010www.wilsonweb.com/design/niehaus-c...
Good Cart Design vs. Costly Credibility Indicators
I love to analyze shopping carts because of the immense variety of designs and design elements that different companies and clients employ to try to “get the cash.” Some elements work better than others, and proper testing can lead the way to optimizatio ...
Toegevoegd op: 27 februari 2010www.grokdotcom.com/2010/02/26/good...
Daily Bunch: ‘Mad Libs’ Style Forms Increased Conversio...
‘Mad Libs’ Style Forms, like the one pictured above, increased conversion rates by 25-40% in A/B testing on Vast.com. Your initial reaction is “who would have thought?” but then you flash back to years of bland boxy forms and think “hmmm, maybe that isn’t ...
Toegevoegd op: 26 februari 2010www.usabilitycounts.com/2010/02/25...
Dynamic tabs using jQuery - why and how to create it
This tutorial will show you how to use jQuery to create tabs that can be added and removed dynamically. Although the example looks bulletproof, there are some questions I will raise about how to use tabs and in which context should they be used in order t ...
Toegevoegd op: 25 februari 2010www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010...
Life Below 600px
The fold is one of those guidelines that has been thrown about so much that it's now become a 'rule' of web design (or maybe more appropriately a 'ball and chain' of web design) with web designers blindly obeying without question.
Toegevoegd op: 24 februari 2010iampaddy.com/lifebelow600/
The Usability Mindset, Part 2: Embracing Iterative Web ...
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of making the user experience a core value. Today I'd like to discuss another shift in mindset that must occur before a user-centered web design process can succeed.
Toegevoegd op: 18 februari 2010blog.vkistudios.com/index.cfm/2010...
50 Useful Coding Techniques (CSS Layouts, Visual Effect...
In this post, we present an overview of useful CSS/jQuery coding tips, tricks and techniques for visual effects, layouts and web form design to help you find solutions to the problems you are dealing with or will have to deal with in future.
Toegevoegd op: 18 februari 2010www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/02/1...
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Ik ben Martijn van Vreeden, conversie optimalisatie specialist en webanalist bij Pon Automobielhandel in Leusden.
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