Swords Express | Concept | Design | Implementation

Jade — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:40:52 +0000

Swords Express’s new online presence goes live, they’ve been running a very successful bus route from Swords to the City Centre for the last two years.

Online Ticketing App, Mapping UX’, Automated Telephoney, Alert Messages, Custom CMS and GPS live tracking… the list goes on, check it out at swordsexpress.com

5 TED talks to Inspire and Educate

Jade — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:12:44 +0000

TED, an acronym of Technology, Entertainment and Design. Many of you I expect will be familiar, but for those who new to the joy’s of TED: It’s annual conference but more importantly in this context, a fantastic free online video resource, attracting the crème de la crème of public speakers,and evangelists of [...]

Web 2.0 Expo NY 09: Danah Boyd, “Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media”

Jade — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:51:45 +0000

Danah Boyd is one of the leading lights on the web lecture circuit. This one wasn’t her best delivery ever and sparked considerable debate about the back channel at interactive meet ups. Its a shame to see twitter abused in an obscene manner, especially when its being abused by the geeks and [...]

Post-Recession Corporate Branding?

Jade — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:57:18 +0000

As The Recession continues to suck the life blood out of many (If not all of us) Jacob Cass at Logo Designers Blog gives us a glimpse of corporate branding in the future.

Oh my Good Microsoft God!

Jade — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:27:03 +0000

Microsoft have been encouraging people to host informal Windows 7 launch “parties” in their kitchens….. for real!!!

I’m Speechless!

Are Microsoft ‘Out of their Vulcan Minds’ on what planet did they ever think this was a good idea, let alone anything else but cringe worthy.

Everybody cheer for the 22nd, it’s gonna be kickin, check out

The Zen Art of Writing Web Content

Jade — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:41:38 +0000

Long Tracts of information are notoriously difficult to read on a screen. Good typography and layout will go along way towards making the copy more inviting and easier to read. In the way of the Zen Master; ‘all journeys start at the beginning’.

Before layout is considered the actual content should be seen as the essential [...]

SEO – A few thoughts about driving users to your site.

Jade — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:21:18 +0000

I may be telling you what you already know but heres some basic tenets and advise.

The bones of it fall under three main categories; PPC, affiliate programmes and organic search, with that in mind I think you’ll achieve the quickest and best results by doing a little (or alot) of each but [...]

Why Blog’s / News Sections are not just for geek’s

Jade — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:00:40 +0000

The blog marketing scheme works by creating something that is mostly lost on online trading; trust. That website could be run by anyone with a few services to throw your way, you cannot actually judge what the company staff are actually like and there’s no way you can truly estimate the level of integrity the company has and how specialized they actually are. These are all trust issues affecting paying customers choices every time they look at your website.

How to Choose a Colour Palette

Jade — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:26:50 +0000

Colour is much more than eye candy in web design. Colour affects people in many ways, both consciously and subconsciously. Some colours evoke certain emotions. Some colours represent ideas and traditions in different countries. The colours that make up a web design, in many cases, speak just as loudly as the words they support. Choosing the right colours can strengthen a site’s message and reinforce its goals.

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