Articles posted in ‘Hints & Tips’
March “Mad Libs” Madness!!!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 in Design, Hints & Tips
So if you aren’t familiar with Mad Libs yet you better learn about it very quickly. Basically it’s a very identifiable style for filling in blanks in a sentence written context. ( I love _______. )
So what’s all the fuss?
Well in case you missed it last week, Luke Wroblewski put out an instantly viral article, “Mad Libs” Style Form Increases Conversion 25-40%, that overlays a brief study on the conversion success of presenting online forms in a Mad Libs format. Vast.com compared it’s success rates of the forms below and found a much larger increase in user conversions when using the Mad Libs styled form.
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Tips to Avoid Project Completion Syndrome
Posted on January 20th, 2010 in Design, Hints & Tips
Hooray for us! We have just completed a project and the weight is finally off of our shoulders. Weeks or months of hard work finally put to wraps. We can finally take a deep breathe knowing that our job is done and give ourselves a pat on the back.
But, before you tell all of your buddies you can go out for beers tonight you might want to take a peak at the schedule ahead!
So don’t hit the power button just yet! Before you turn off your computer or laptop there are some things you might want to check and prepare first:
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The Tweet You Wished A Client Never Would Have Seen
Posted on December 15th, 2009 in Hints & Tips
Do you have one? The tweet you wished a client never would have seen?
Maybe you impulsively decided to rant after a long stressful day. Or maybe you tweet a few selective words from your iPhone after a frustrating conference call. If we haven’t all done it, it’s definitely crossed our minds.
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Ready, Set, Design… Stop Trying to Race the Clock
Posted on September 19th, 2009 in Hints & Tips
As a designer, time tends to disappear like piñata candy at a 6-year-old’s birthday party. Hours feel like minutes and there are many days where I wish time would just stand still just so I could catch up.
I think we have all hit a point where we are rushing through projects as fast as we can just so we can move on to the next task. Taking projects left and right, not leaving enough time to appropriately provide our best efforts to finding the best solution for each project.
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5 things NOT to tell a friend who’s just been laid off.
Posted on August 3rd, 2009 in Hints & Tips
There is no denying that times are tough right now. With the way the economy has shifted in the past year or so, it is more than likely that someone close to you has lost their job. In these times, someone who has been laid off might feel scared, panic-stricken, or anxious and it is our job as a friend or family member to provide encouragement and comfort.
There is a great article over at www.walletpop.com with Five things to tell a friend who’s just been laid off. On the flip side I thought I would provide some “Dont say’s” in these situations.
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