Evaluation of a Major News Website From a Human Cognitive Perspective

Over the last decade, a shift has occurred in the way many people access, read and watch current events and news. From the traditional newspapers and scheduled television news programs, we have moved to a more dynamic interactive medium, which dispenses information in a real-time format. News websites are a fairly young media; however they have evolved exponentially since the late 1990s to the current time. This article examines a popular news organization’s web presence and evaluates this resource in terms of human centered design and cognition. It explores the website’s effectiveness of compiling and distributing news information in a way that is easy for humans to comprehend and process. Much of the focus has been on the main homepage of the website; however other site pages have been taken into consideration adding context to some of the discussion. ...

September 20, 2011 · 13 min · 2634 words · icarnaghan

New Inside The Webb Layout with Genesis

It has been a while since the last major update to Inside The Webb, so I am pleased to post that today I completed customization of the new site layout using Studiopress Genesis Wordpress theme framework. ...

January 9, 2011 · 1 min · 203 words · icarnaghan

Adobe's Secrets Revealed for New Creative Suite 5

There have been quite a few videos in regards to the new Adobe Creative Suite 5, most specifically Photoshop and design software. There have been a lot of updates from the not-so-old CS4 set of Web and Graphic design software. ...

April 22, 2010 · 2 min · 355 words · Jake

Design Float Launches their Inspiration Blog with New Posts

Design Float is one of the top social news sites for web design and graphics articles. Having been online for almost 2 years now, there’s been a lot of talk and hype about the site which has contributed to its popularity. However over the past few weeks, the owner of DF has begun to post again on the Design Float Blog. ...

April 16, 2010 · 2 min · 288 words · Jake

Infamous Design Blog DesignM.ag Being Auctioned on Flippa

Design blogs have become the de-facto of the internet revolution over the past 2-3 years. As web design has shot off and every 16 year old and their mother has started to learn XHTML/CSS, blogging about it has just become another step in the process. DesignM.ag is one of the most popular, sharing free tutorials and graphics frequently in their posts. As of April 5 the site has been put up for auction. ...

April 13, 2010 · 2 min · 291 words · Jake

Reddit Page /r/circlejerk Clones 4Chan's Website Design

After visiting Reddit today, it was pretty obvious my favorite SubReddit circlejerk was up to no good. After toying around all week with a funny upvote arrow which looked similar to male genitalia, we’ve not seen an invasion of 4chan into Reddit. ...

April 10, 2010 · 1 min · 211 words · Jake

Interview with Jacob Gube of Six Revisions Design Blog

I’ve been in the freelance and web design/development community for years now, starting back when I was attending high school. I always keep up with the latest blogs, tutorials, tips, and design tricks from the community, and no blog has shown greater content with a higher rate of growth than Six Revisions. Jacob Gube is the founder and main writer at the blog, and I’m lucky enough to share with you some great Q&A’s between us. ...

April 3, 2010 · 6 min · 1201 words · Jake

Interview with Martin Leblanc Eigtved, Founder of IconFinder.net

So many design blogs and showcases today are giving away icons for free. Even in large sets, social media icons and small graphics are making their way into the big time. I’m a huge fan of collecting icons, and all of these free sites are extremely useful and always in my bookmarks. ...

March 2, 2010 · 6 min · 1171 words · Jake

Digital Point Forums Re-Design for the New Year

Of all the internet marketing and blogging forums out there, Digital Point was the first community I ever joined. I’ve been there for years, learned so much from the members and even contributed to helping others along their path. There are many other choices, but DP will always hold a special place in my heart. After years of running the same design, DP has finally upgraded to a fresh web 2.0 look and feel to the entire site! Now running what is clearly the latest version of vBulletin 4.0 Forum Software, the latest design really kicks new life into such an expansive and helpful community. ...

February 28, 2010 · 2 min · 335 words · icarnaghan

Interview with Professional XHTML/CSS Slicing Company Slicejack

PSD Conversion is a very high-paying business. Many amazing designers know how to work through Photoshop but just don’t have the time or haven’t learned how to code their designs into XHTML and CSS code. This is where many popular companies come in to help, the most popular being psd2html. ...

February 26, 2010 · 4 min · 840 words · Jake