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Finding Your Engagement Style: Visual Thinking

an Article written by Christopher Butler on March 9, 2011

...for web content. Realizing that I was a primarily visual thinker was a significant turning point in my career. Believe it or not, I only realized it last year. Yes, I went to art school and, yes, I have done...

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History According to the 'Net

an Article written by Christopher Butler on January 28, 2009

I just read an opinion in the Guardian titled We’re In Danger of Losing Our Memories, by Lynne Brindley, the chief executive of the British Library. This is something I’ve considered before, but first, a pertinent quote: “At the...

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The Post-Screen Web

an Article written by Christopher Butler on October 16, 2009

...web is shaped and used in the very near future. Then Hagel goes on to say something fascinating: Tacit knowledge – that which cannot be readily expressed in published content of any length, whether snippets or books – has always...

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New Technology, and Balancing the Fun with the Practical

an Article published on May 5, 2009

Following technology trends on the web is a dizzying pastime. New programming languages rise to popularity seemingly every month and the buzzword-laden web frameworks make their introductions and dance on stage for half a verse before bowing out to younger,...

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Responsive Design on the Ground

an Article written by Christopher Butler on June 21, 2013

Last month I spoke at the UCDA Design Summit — called The Empowered Designer — in Asheville, NC. I did two sessions, both on responsive design. Below is the second part, in which I focused on some of the...

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The 2008 Survey For People Who Make Websites

an Article published on April 10, 2009

...it here: Findings from The Survey For People Who Make Websites 2008 A List Apart is an online magazine which “explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices.” In...

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Allowing Un-moderated and Anonymous Blog Comments

an Article written by Christopher Butler on April 9, 2009

...confront them. One obvious caveat, Feaver is speaking from the context of a widely read newspaper; news content tends to elicit much more commenting activity than the kind of blog we, or any of our clients for that matter, would...

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Before You Report that Bug, Use this Pre-Contact Self-Diagnosis

an Article published on March 10, 2014

...they can easily be communicated via email. But if the issue seems to be more complex — maybe it’s multi-step, or maybe it involves elements, content types, or behaviors that are hard to describe — then it’s probably going to...

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The Webinar Webinar

hosted by Mark O’Brien on March 26, 2014

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Well, like the title says, this webinar is about…webinars! Webinars have been a staple of our content strategy for five years now, and we’ve learned many lessons that we’d like to share with you about how to create the most...

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Productivity Tool Review: Typecast

an Article published on July 31, 2013

...is good at what it does, and it’s being updated and improved continually. So for about what you probably spend on coffee in a month, you can access this great typography tool and finesse web fonts to your heart’s content....

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