DSGN + DVLP

overview of the different classe/types of social networks (link to post) showing how to determine if your audience is on them (search) deciding how you’ll invest in each social network

About ten years ago, when I was first learning web development, I started to realize that I was figuring out problems I had at work during the day, through my dreams at night...

Helping out a client tonight I found myself searching for a few decent examples of well designed and highly capable shopping carts that they could implement relatively quickly, efficiently, and cheaply...

We’re betting you never thought that so much calculation could be put into a profile picture on a social network, but what we’ve found is that if the image is right, it can dramatically increase the way you/your brand is perceived within the fraction of a second. A...

I stumbled onto this terrific website and found a study they did of the Top 10 Social Networking and Forums. The study is based on US Market Share of Visits using data collected by Hitwise...

If you’re a client, you might have heard the term before but probably haven’t gotten a clear explanation on exactly what Web Standards are. If you’re a web designer, you’ve probably fumbled a few times trying to explain it to your clients without going into a long jargon ridden diatribe. We’re ...

Our clients are busy folks and constantly on the go. Hey, we’re New Yorkers, we understand the importance of time! So one thing we’ve been doing a lot lately is guiding clients to a better process of keeping their websites updated with fresh content. F...

I’ve been using Twitter rather regularly for the past year as @schutzsmith and we’ve recently setup an account for DSGN + DVLP as @dsgndvlp. Be...

Over the past week we’ve been setting up our own Facebook Page and getting acquainted with all of the nuances and applications available for it (we’ll be doing a larger post about this later this week). I...

I’ll be running a brand new course this semester at the School of Visual Arts in New York City called Web Design for Art Directors. ...

Having been around the block several times, we know how some clients can get fixated on the wrong things when reviewing a design composition. This often frustrates the design team and makes the feedback process stressful for both parties...

Earlier last week we launched the PDN Photo Annual 2008 website for PDN Magazine. Its a flash based photo gallery displaying all of the winning entries as well as information on the Contest and the Judges...

Since launching our site and declaring that we are “the first studio to focus in Online Visibility”, we’ve been getting many questions from clients and peers as to what exactly is Online Visibility. Spe...