David Dylan Jessurun: Non-fiction

Web users are web-builders

Redesigning: Weirdness may ensue

I am working on a rather unimpressive, in terms of look and feel, but quite badly needed, in terms of code, redesign. You know how it is: fix upon fix... before you know it things are a mess. Anyway, I'm ...

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punk-of-seo

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2010-01-29

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Punk Rock and SEO mistakes

Search Engine Optimisation, or SEO, is a lot like Punk Rock once was; it’s largely unexplored territory; it flies in the face of authority, finding tricks to use existing technology to do new things it ...

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sci-fi-of-cms

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2010-01-11

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The Sci-Fi of CMS templates

Introduction

In this article I want to take a look at building CMS templates.

Content Management Systems are becoming the norm when building websites. In fact, I always recommend that whatever type ...

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words

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2009-12-17

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Warning: Are Your Words Helping or Hurting Your Business?

Using the right vocabulary is everything when it comes to writing powerful copy. And though I adore words even more than donuts, it was only recently that I realized I had been using some of them all ...

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todo

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2009-12-17

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10 Tips for Graphic Designers to do big wonders in less time

While working on net, there are so many things which make us loose our concentration and it becomes more difficult if you are a freelance graphic designer. The overly hyped social media has made it more ...

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navy-seal

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2009-12-09

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NAVY SEAL

It’s time for another acronym! I know the acronym “NAVY” is old; I’m not sure about the “SEAL” bit. But together they ‘work’ so I’m keeping them.

Today I found myself explaining to a team ...

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the-layout-must-die

posted on:
2009-11-29

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The layout must die

Web is not print. This is a truism that is (fortunately) gaining ground. Unfortunately, its implications seem to be less clear to developers and designers.

Print is a linear medium. The designer decides how ...

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lies

posted on:
2009-11-21

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Customers lie

Customers, users, clients; call them what you will, they lie. They may not be intending to, and only a few may actually be trying to swindle you, but they do. Ask a user about your site or product and ...

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