http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog LevelTen's World Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:17:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As mentioned in my last post, creating a strategy and project plan before beginning the design and build of a website or web application is perhaps the most important step in launching a successful website. Most successful businesses start with a business plan, it is our job as web ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/web-development/strategy/by-brent/the-importance-of-web-strategy-part-1-discovery/ Occasionally you come across a little nugget like this; for all you clients who don't know. http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-chris/design-basics-fool/ Today the 12th Annual Webby Awards nominated LevelTen for the Best Charitable Organizations/Nonprofit Website of 2008 for our creation of NationalBreastCancer.org. Winners will be announced on May 6, 2008 and honored at The 12th Annual Webby Awards in New York City on June 10th, 2008. LevelTen is so excited for this amazing ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-taylor_c/leveltens-nbcf-website-nominated-for-webby-award/ I love it! An introspective article over at A List Apart by Luke Wroblewski delves into the reasons why... we can do better. In fact, I believe we can get people engaged with digital services in a way that tells them how such services work and why they should care enough ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/social/by-alicen/676/ TOP 5 CLIENT REQUESTS My Unqualified Friends have different Ideas... - Judge the idea on its merits, reasonably explain why it may not work, due to your research, experience, etc. Purple is my favorite color, Why don't we use that? - Backup with documentation, color board, creative specs, etc We need more stuff about the ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/web-development/by-alicen/everyones-a-design-critic-sxsw-2008/ As a designer, I rely on my vision to impart a hierarchy of data within web pages. It takes a jarring reminder from the smart folks at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival to remind me that not everyone can see the colors I painstakingly deliberate over, the varied and ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/web-development/by-alicen/accessible-rich-media/ So there I was, sitting in room 18ABCD at SXSW 2008 watching a presentation designed more for the Food and Hospitality industry than for an Interactive Conference, thinking, "why the hell did I spend good money to listen to this shit?" http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/web-development/creative/by-brent/sxsw-design-is-in-the-details/ Respect! Was the first panel I attended this year at 2008 SXSW Interactive Convention, and as a novice I really wasn't sure what to expect or what I would take away. The panel included several key personnel from HappyCog and they explored several aspects of the design and development ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/web-development/creative/by-chris/design-with-content-at-the-forefront/ The single most important thing about your website is not it's functionality or usability, it's not the marketing behind it our the hours your team spent developing the single most important thing about your website is good design. No matter how you slice it if you can't engage your ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-chris/good-design-free-of-charge/ Every now and then someone takes my sarcasm to the next level, and this is one of those times. Granted Agency Fusion came up with the concept, but I posted my little snip first only without the video work. If you've ever worked with difficult clients you'll get ... http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/general/by-chris/look-at-all-that-excess-whitespace/