Browsershots: Mass Website Testing

In the world of Web 2.0, cross-browser compatibility is a necessary evil. With different browsers, different versions of different browsers, and different operating systems with different versions of different browsers, you can rarely predict how your visitor might be viewing your site (unless, of course, you’re developing for a tightly controlled intranet, where everyone [...]

Blue Spring Blogger template

Over my spring break, I decided to spruce up my blog a bit (read: redesign). Unfortunately, I am design-challenged and too cheap to pay someone to create a new design for me. So I started perusing the designs available at OSWD, and found a nice template called Blue Spring.
After finding, downloading, and [...]

I’m Digging…a duplicate of WHAT??

Digg is a great source of traffic and popular news. Quite obviously a very popular website. However, its popularity has resulted in so many stories “getting Dugg” that, while Digging a brand-new story, it is almost inevitable to get a “We think you’re duping us” alert. Frankly, it’s getting quite ridiculous, if [...]

A well-designed website: many things to many people

In my Advanced Web Design class at school, my professor asked us to post what we thought defined a well-designed website. I thought I’d share my answer here. I’m sure he wasn’t expecting anything so involved as this
“What makes a well-designed website?” That’s quite a question.
As a dabbler in web [...]

Time for a redesign!

I chose the dark design for this blog from the default blogger themes…a looong time ago (or so it seems)! Since then, I’ve taken a usability course in school, read many things on the web concerning usability, and been active at Deviant Art.
I believe it is time for a fresh look
The testing [...]