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Fear and Mystery of Web Design

By aprilholle | XHTML/CSS, accessibility, design, flash, self-reflection, seo, speaker reviews, user experience

I presented at AIGA Arizona Say Anything on November 10th. Here is the write up of the talk based on the slides that were presented that evening

Links of the Week Vol. 5

By aprilholle | design, flash, links of the week, new technologies, technology reviews

A collection of user interface design patterns and trends that are becoming “standard”. A standard design gallery featuring your not so standard oriental designs. The perfect carrying case for your new Mac Air. Great article on selling customers on emotion rather than technology and process. Scientists create robots that lie to save themselves. Stickk, a

Lots to Do This Week

By aprilholle | XHTML/CSS, art forms, flash, new technologies, project management, technology reviews, things to do, user experience, viral marketing

I just wanted to make sure you were invited to all the awesome web and design happenings this week in Phoenix! Tues, Dec 4th – Refresh Phoenix Refresh Phoenix meets every first Tuesday of the month to discuss current internet issues and trends. The topics range from becoming your own boss to css frameworks to

Girls Love Money

By aprilholle | flash, general observation, new technologies, user experience

Call me a girl who loves money, but I think the security features in all the new American currency are fascinating. The different levels of complexity of design, the material the dollars are made out of, the metallic inks, the list goes on. Anyhow, I was reading The New Old Five Dollar Bill article over

Mentioned on TextDrive: sIFR as List Navigation

By aprilholle | XHTML/CSS, flash, new technologies

My sIFR 3.0 inline post was mentioned by Mark Wubben,  in the TextDrive forums for sIFR yesterday, in response to Norman’s request for sIFR 3.0 in a list format for navigational use. I had a little time this morning, so I created an example of sIFR 3.0 used in a list as navigation. You can

Wanda Sykes: Spokesapple for Applebee's

By aprilholle | advertising & marketing, flash, viral marketing

Applebee’s has a new logo, and a new Spokesapple.  Brand New has a reveiw of the new logo, and most of the reviewers are as mixed as the logo elements themselves. Personally, I think the logo brings Applebee’s to the current design trends, but the offset of the apple illustration and the monotone between the

sIFR 3.0 Inline

By aprilholle | XHTML/CSS, flash, new idea!, new technologies, technology reviews

Recently we’ve completed four sites for Civigroup Companies. Within those sites you’ll notice several instances of sIFR (flash replacement text) inline with content. This is no easy task for sIFR text. While trying to accomplish this feat of magic, I spent quite a bit of time researching different aspects of sIFR and how it works

Couture Book – Build Your Own Photo Book

By aprilholle | art forms, flash, new technologies

The flash appilcation we’ve created allows the user to pick cover options, upload photos, select personalized options, review their book and then purchase

Desert Code Camp

By aprilholle | XHTML/CSS, advertising & marketing, flash, new technologies, seo, things to do

Come one, come all to Desert Code Camp! Want to learn more about a new technology or how your peice of the development puzzle fits in with another? Maybe you just want to hang out with a bunch of geeks for two days?  When: September 15th & 16th Where: UAT Campus Classes are filling up now, so

Laura Foy Zero Gravity Interview

By aprilholle | flash, new technologies, technology reviews

Terralever employees, Scott McAndrew and Casey Rayl, were interviewed on Tuesday by Laura Foy regarding the newly released Zero Gravity game that employs Microsoft’s new rival flash technology, Silverlight