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They never told me it would be like this

Written by citizenjoe18 October, 200910 March, 2025

Another tear on the road to success

I was travelling to work on the Tram the other day. What I normally do is I read. The ride in gives me time to catch upon those things that I enjoy and reading is one of those. Luckily I don’t play golf as riding the tram would be of no use at all. There […]

Written by citizenjoe1 October, 200910 March, 2025

The law of spatial proximity in Lifts

Try this when you next get into a lift with one other person. As you get in, make sure you stand as close as possible to the other person. What you’ll feel is extreme discomfit.

Written by plan-a7 September, 200928 March, 2025

7 habits of highly successful websites #1 My god is this thing breathing?

In December 2005, the highly regarded science magazine Nature decided to test the two most authoritative sources of knowledge both offline and online. In the offline corner was Encyclopaedia Britannica. In the online corner was the newcomer Wikipedia. Nature asked a list of experts to review and report on 50 articles in each Encyclopaedia. The […]

Written by plan-a6 September, 200928 March, 2025

7 habits of highly successful websites #2 We should all learn to love Information Architecture

A library is nothing more than a large repository of content. This content is jammed inside books. The librarian’s job is to collate this content into meaningful categories (so Art is a family category under which sits Art History, Artists, etc). The librarian then presents this structure on the Library floor. This is done depending […]

Written by plan-a5 September, 200928 March, 2025

7 habits of highly successful websites #3 It is not advertising. Websites don’t tease, they fulfil

I spent many years in advertising. Its role is to inform, entice and raise the interest of the potential customer in the product or service being advertised. The customer is then provided with details where they can have their desire fulfilled. Advertising does not sell. It pushes people to enquire and be excited about a […]

Written by plan-a4 September, 200928 March, 2025

7 habits of highly successful websites #4 It’s not Public Relations

There is a fundamental difference between an organisation’s Public Relations and that organisation’s public website. The first is designed to control the conversation. It looks to create a monologue and shut down any public discourse. The other is about creating a dialogue, a relationship with the user. Have a look at websites that are controlled […]

Written by plan-a3 September, 200928 March, 2025

7 Habits of highly successful websites #5 It’s about the interaction

(I am sorry, most of these examples no longer exit.) What’s unique about a website? What makes it different from watching television or reading a magazine? It’s the interaction. You select a button and you are transported to a new page; click an arrow and a section of the page disappears; tick a box and […]

Written by citizenjoe2 September, 200913 March, 2025

The Lottery. The Trailer. The director is who?

Here is my daughter’s Trailer for The Lottery. She created the Storyboard, directed the film, found the music and edited it all together. I am amazed at the quality for a 14 year old.

Written by plan-a2 September, 200928 March, 2025

7 Habits of highly successful websites #6 Could someone please point me in the right direction

Yes, every site has a home page. It is an entrance. But why just one? The more diverse the customer base the more doorways a site should have.

Written by plan-a1 September, 200928 March, 2025

7 habits of highly successful websites #7 Exposing a few ecommerce myths

A) IT’S AN EASY WAY TO LIFT SALES It’s actually easier to open a store in a Shopping Mall and make money than it is on the internet. Neither can survive without an audience. It’s all about the numbers. For example: Department Stores – approx 6% of all traffic turns into a sale (A lot […]

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