What Makes a Compelling Image
They say that good design is invisible, and that design really only becomes apparent when it’s done poorly. And while I wholeheartedly agree with this, I’m pretty sure that any designer would agree that there is something to be said for truly compelling design—design that simply captures you and leaves you trying to determine what […]
A MUST READ For All Gravitate Employees
…rest of you can read it too! One of the best decks I’ve gone through in a while, this slide show from a presentation done by Cyrus Shepard is A MUST READ FOR ALL GRAVITATE EMPLOYEES. Have I made it clear enough about how I feel about this?! Titled ‘The Google Earthquake: How to Survive […]
You Can’t Always Get What You Want…
People don’t like hearing it, but we’ve been saying this for a long time. You get rankings that your site deserves. Don’t try cheap tricks or lame approaches. Instead, create great content, build gorgeous sites and earn links with quality outreach to influencers in your industry. It’s more expensive and takes more time, but your […]
JavaScript: Patience, Google is Still Learning to Read
I’ve gone on and on lately about taking away some comforts for the sake of effective site analysis. There are some aspects of a good site analysis that you just can’t accomplish in a browser’s naturally cheery and helpful state. Today I’d like to present the last step toward making your browser as stiff and humorless […]
Recognizing Personalized Results
In my last post I talked a lot about personalized search results. It occurred to me that it would be nice to show you what I’m talking about. Enjoy these gloriously annotated and illustrative screen shots of a few searches! First off I did a search for “android.” I chose that term because a lot […]