September 2010 posts

Latest ecommerce trends

By Yeevon Ooi on 28 September 2010

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Not a big ecommerce fan myself, the only things I’ve ever bought online are flight tickets, books from Amazon, train tickets, a carpet, a phone case and that’s about it!

You must be wondering what’s wrong with me? But I’m just not a big fan of seeing something on the screen and hoping it meets my … Read more about ‘Latest ecommerce trends’


The one presentation to read if you’re in digital marketing…

By Claire Savage on 23 September 2010

If you haven’t read the annual What the f**k is social media presentation and you work with any form of digital marketing you should….

What I like about it;  it is raw. There’s no marking up with special terminology or consultancy speak, it simply states the facts as they are.

And this year’s presentation is no different. … Read more about ‘The one presentation to read if you’re in digital marketing…’


Game usability testing reactions

By Alistair Gray on 14 September 2010

I was reading an interesting article quoting Chet Faliszek (writer of Left 4 Dead) and his reactions when watching game usability playtesting. I’ve seen this reaction before, it doesn’t just apply to game usability playtesting. Many usability testing projects run along similar lines, especially if the clients haven’t done anything similar previously.

What was great to … Read more about ‘Game usability testing reactions’


White space and minimalist design

By Yeevon Ooi on 8 September 2010

It’s very common nowadays to hear people from all sorts of backgrounds commenting on the design of websites. A few of the popular comments participants tend to make during usability testing sessions which often send mixed messages to clients include “I like a lot of white space” or “I prefer a minimalist design”.

From a user … Read more about ‘White space and minimalist design’


What’s happening at Webcredible

By Trenton Moss on 1 September 2010

Another month goes by and we head into the final third of the year and - as usual in September - thoughts begin to turn to Christmas (at least in my household!). There are a whole 4 months to go but the gift ideas and general planning - as well as the Christmas store front … Read more about ‘What’s happening at Webcredible’