The University and College Designers Association (UCDA) is one of my very-favorite professional associations that I have had the privilege of participating in during my professional career. From their web site, UCDA “exists to promote excellence in visual communications for educational institutions.” Although I no longer work directly in higher education (I worked in higher [...]
I had a not-so-quiet afternoon today (it was supposed to be quiet, productive time to improve some behind-the-scenes resources, but two hours on hold with my web host tech support later, as well as some unexpected but positive calls from clients needing some “ASAP” help with a few things), but I still decided to forge [...]
I’ve talked about this before in some of the presentations and workshops I have given at various conferences around North America! However, I thought tonight I would highlight how truly simple it is for high-traffic web sites to save an enormous amount of bandwidth…even when optimizing imagery that are already under 10 KB in size.
If [...]
While recently watching local network television, I saw an ad campaign called “More to Life,” which is an innovative campaign to not only promote the Minneapolis Saint Paul metropolitan area for tourism and conventions, but also to promote the metro area as a fine place to live and work. I’ve seen hundreds upon hundreds of [...]
In my continuing efforts to optimize the files which are embedded with the software on my laptop, I decided to take a look at some of the .png files that were installed along with my copy of Macromedia Fireworks 8 (the predecessor to Adobe Fireworks CS3, after Adobe acquired Macromedia). Not sure what I [...]
As a result of my surfing the internet for more information concerning environmentally-friendly products and services, I recently came across a service called Green Maven, which touts itself as the internet’s “Green Search Engine.” It’s a very interesting service which promotes the services of numerous companies which share my passion for environmental issues…so I thought [...]
I have eluded to their service in this blog on a previous occasion, but now that they have fully launched their new web presence, I thought it would be a good time to help spread the word about a great company out there that I am friendly with called Quiksee.
Quiksee (from their web site) [...]
With today being the national Martin Luther King Jr. holiday here in the United States, I thought it would be appropriate to briefly reflect upon my thoughts related to MLK…as well as optimize a few MLK images as well! I am in my late-30s now, but when I was growing up in rural Minnesota [...]
While any organization with a web site can dramatically benefit from employing a variety of image optimization techniques, one of my personal favorite types of organizations who can make a huge difference related to this issue are city, county, state and federal government agencies. For me, a BIG part of “accessibility” means that organizations can [...]
One of the more interesting blogs out there that I have found myself visiting on a semi-regular basis over the past several months is TreeHugger. From their web site, they describe themselves as “the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. Partial to a modern aesthetic, they strive to be a one-stop shop for [...]
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