Archive for the ‘Trends’

  • Generate Your Own QR Codes
    QR Code Scan the QR Code to the left and you’ll be able to save my contact information to your phone as a new contact with virtually no effort. You’ve heard of QR Codes (Quick Response codes) and what they can do, but you may not know how to generate and use your own QR Codes.  The QR Code you see here would work best on a business card since it’s programmed...
    by Chris Allison at January 11th, 2012 at 04:01 pm
  • Learn Twitter for Business
    By now you’ve heard of Twitter. I was fortunate enough to have grabbed my Twitter name early in the game (Twitter.com/Studio7). Twitter is a communication platform that helps businesses stay connected to their customers. This link is worth sharing, as it will tell you all about Twitter.  It was created by Twitter itself.  Check it out at the link below: Twitter...
    by Chris Allison at August 25th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
  • People Don’t Read, They Scan
    Impatient and insistent upon immediate satisfaction, Web users are quick to either stick around or leave your website. The question is, since they don’t read, “What are they scanning?” Web users tend to scan your content in an F-shaped pattern. “F” as in Fast. Jakob Nielson says: Users first read in a horizontal movement, usually across the upper part of...
    by Chris Allison at June 2nd, 2009 at 08:06 pm
  • Mega Menus
    Navigation doesn’t have to be a simple set of links; recently it is “reinvented” to present not only available navigation options, but also the hierarchy and structure of the site’s content. The so-called “Mega” drop-down menus are commonly seen in e-commerce or product layouts as a way to show detailed information about products. Menus such as these...
    by Chris Allison at June 2nd, 2009 at 08:06 pm