Archive for July, 2009

Finally, That Unit PNG Fix Update You’ve Been Clamoring For…

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

We know you have been teetering on the edge of your collective office chairs, anticipating the next iteration of the Unit PNG Fix. Well, the wait is finally over.

Only slightly larger than its predecessor, the new Unit PNG Fix weighs in at just over 1kb and now fixes your PNGs in IE6 before the page load, eliminating any pesky flickers as the script runs. Now, your beautiful PNGs can shine as they were intended, without betraying any of their unflattering incompatibilities.

Just one more thing (black turtleneck not included): You can now opt-in to fix only the PNGs you want fixed by adding a “unitPng” class to specific elements. By default, Unit PNG Fix will fix every PNG, but this may cause layout issues, or slow your page down with PNG-Fix-Overkill. Therefore, by adding the “unitPng” class, you can target only those PNGs that are acting up.

This is likely to be the last edit to the Unit PNG Fix (barring any major scripting errors). Muerte a IE6.

Nearly 100 More Leads per Day

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Sometimes the effectiveness of design is difficult to measure or quantify. Then there are those instances where the impact of good design is made clear by its impact on the bottom line. We recently received a note from one of our clients, Vox Technologies, letting us know how our redesign work for their industrial partner sites has worked for them. They wrote to say:

“The new interfaces are working great for us! We’re getting nearly 100 more leads per day and I think a lot of this has to do with the new look.”

Sure is nice to know that a we were able to fulfill our mandate and that the client is getting a good return on their investment.

Industrial Partner Main Page

Indistrial Partner product page

A Great Time in Sewanee, TN

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Angela and I just returned from a few days spent visiting our friends at Sewanee: The University of the South. This was our second trip to Sewanee, the first being for our initial discovery sessions for a previous project for the Sewanee Environmental Institute, which is soon to launch. We’re now beginning concurrent new website projects for their University Relations and Associated Alumni departments.

The campus of Sewanee: The University of the South

The University of the South has perhaps the most beautiful campus of any U.S. university. Sitting atop and on the edge of the Cumberland Plateau, it is entirely embraced by a wooded wonderland that, along with the university’s amazing architecture, creates a stunning visual experience. We always joke that walking around campus gives you the feeling that you’re at Hogwarts. ;-)

We had a wonderful time there working with the department heads, not to mention soaking up the great hospitality the Sewanee folks extended to us. I was even invited along on an early morning bike ride down, around, and up the mountain. All in all, this was an amazing experience and we can’t wait to go back. I want to make special mention of the staff of the Office of Marketing and Communications, who went far out of their way to make ours an especially pleasant visit. Mark, John, Buck, Laurie, Susan, and Jan–you guys rock.

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