Archive for ‘Web Design’
March 31, 2008
Random Tidbits of News
1. WordPress 2.5 is out, and looks great. Admin was redesigned by Happy Cog (Jefferey Zeldman’s Crew)
2. Magento just launched it’s first production build (v1.0)
3. Nathan Smith released 960.gs a web design grid system for 960px wide designs.
4. This guy raps about SEO & Conversions (thanks Luke)
March 2, 2008
Usability / Accessibility Issues With Dropdowns
There’s still some debate as to whether or not it’s OK to use dropdowns in usable, accessible web design. I’ll definitely say that there are some dropdowns that are really well put together and are both accessible and usable. For example the Suckerfish dropdown seems to do pretty well (while not perfect).
February 23, 2008
New Domain Name, New Hosting!
Today I made two big changes to my site. First of all (as you may have noticed) my domain name is now robspangler.com. That’s right my friends! no more confusion brought on by the dreadful m in rmspangler.com.
I’m putting my 301 redirect lecture to the test for all of my rmspangler.com URLs.
New Hosting!
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February 12, 2008
The Importance of 301 Redirects
I was lucky enough to go to the IR Web Design ’08 conference in Miami early this month and do several website consultations for a wide variety of eCommerce websites (both large and small).
A lot of people were looking to do a complete redesign and/or change their eCommerce platform. Meaning most (if not all) of their URLs may be changing. I was blown away by the amount of companies that almost made that switch without being told about redirecting their pages using 301 redirects.
January 29, 2008
Welcome To Miami, ¡Buenvenidos a miami!
Well friends, I’m off to Miami for the “Internet Retailer 2008 Web Design Conference”:http://www.internetretailer.com/IRWD08/ with the guys at work. We’ll be doing 1-on-1 website consultations with about 22 companies and running a booth. Should be a good time.
January 24, 2008
Portfolio Update: 3 New Sites!
Just added my latest three projects from Groove to my portfolio:
January 23, 2008
The Grunge Gallery
I have a theme for sale over on the Sitepoint Marketplace:
“View the coded preview”:http://www.rmspangler.com/grungegallery/
November 7, 2007
Hot and Fresh Out The Oven!
Our latest redesign over at “Groove”:http://www.groovecommerce launched today!
The site is for Mr. McGroovy’s Box Rivets, a very unique products with plenty of potential. Mr. McGroovy was originally running on a PayPal shopping cart but quickly outgrew it, we came up with a custom solution that will really take his store to the next level.
My role in the project was designer and front-end developer. So I did all of the design and front-end coding (xHTML/CSS/JavaScript).
More to follow on the Groove eCommerce Blog.
November 6, 2007
How to Waste Your Money on AdWords 101
I recently purchased a microsuede/microfiber couch for my new apartment. (similar but darker than the couch below)
!http://www.rmspangler.com/images/8.jpg (My New Sectional)!
I love it, and the price didn’t break my bank; however, when the sales person asked if I wanted to pay an extra $100+ for a stain guard treatment…I just really couldn’t justify it, I was pretty sure I could find a way to do that myself (for a lot cheaper).
So of course I started at Google, I ran a search for ’stain protection for microsuede’ the first sponsored link was at Target.com…
October 29, 2007
I Forgot To Share…
My favorite part of my daily work is when I get to slice and code a great design using some great markup (xHTML) with smart styling (CSS).
At work I’ve recently been given the opportunity to solely act as the front end developer for a few different projects we launched over at “Groove”:http://www.groovecommerce.com/
* “La Prima Catering”:http://www.laprimacatering.com/
* “Corporate Baskets”:http://www.corporate-baskets.com/
* “Don’t Know Tavern”:http://www.dontknowtavern.com/
_Note: Not my designs, just my code_
