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Are ads okay yet?

By Phil Renaud on November 10th, 2005.

How far do online advertisements go to ruining the look of a well-designed website these days?

Not much more than a year ago, popups were ten times the problem that they are now, but there was generally a clear and distinct line brought about by them: If a site had severely …

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Tab Clear?

By Andrew Faulkner on October 14th, 2005.

Tabs have been used as navigational elements since time (or rather the Internet) began. A recent site-hopping expedition has brought up an obvious trend - side tabs. Several examples, including the much ‘copied’ SeventyTwo tabs really wowed me initially but also left an inkling of uncertainty in my …

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A Sprinkle of Pixel Dust…

By Marc Bernstein on October 12th, 2005.

A trend that seems to never lose steam is the subtle use of pixel icons throughout a site. These pixel icons can be in the form of, but are not limited to: an envelope for an email icon, arrow bullets, a …

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Click and Hope Navigation

By Andrew Faulkner on September 16th, 2005.

My recent browsing of the Internet has seen me get rather frustrated. An old design ‘mistake’ where offering navigational elements which don’t give a clue of where the link leads seems to be cropping up in the mainstream again. I’m talking of navigation where the user has to remember where …

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Design over content, or is it content over design?

By Gavin on September 16th, 2005.

Recently there’s been an uproar over where we should position our site’s navigation. Should we be scolded for trying alternative methods; for it alienates our readers and possibly gives them travel sickness? Well I’d like to present my view of the trend we seem to be experiencing …

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