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eBay Unveils New (less bubbly) Logo

eBay, by far the largest auction site, has been struggling in recent years. Yesterday, 17 years to the month since the site launched, they unveiled a new logo that ditches the quirky, overlapping, and bubbly letters for a grown-up and straightened up version set in tightly-kerned Univers Extended (that’s a font). The Google-esque color scheme …

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Microsoft New Logo look Familiar?

Despite popular articles asking how Microsoft lost its mojo, the tech giant sees 2012 as a year of rebirth (according to their blog anyway). On Thursday, Microsoft unveiled its first new logo since 1987. While Adweek writers see it as ‘pretty damn nice‘, we can’t help but ask: “Does that logo look familiar to you?!” …

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slabText, Web Font Fun

When I first started working professionally in Web design, web-safe fonts were limited to the super-basic Arial, Verdana, Times, etc. How I hated being tied to these boring, over-used fonts. Thankfully, we’ve come a long way since those days. Cufon & Google Fonts have made web-safe fonts a relic and with a little cleaver math, …

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4 Tips for a Better Business Website

To a small company, customers aren’t just another cog in the mechanism, they’re the lifeblood of the business. Here are 4 simple tips for “going the extra mile” with your website to save your customer’s time and make your site more enjoyable and more productive. 1. Go mobile Mobile is no longer the future. It’s …

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Creative Business Card Inspiration

Even in a digital world, business cards are a must for sales and marketing. Get inspired with these wonderful business card examples.

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What’s a Living Comp?

Flat, PDF design comps are SO yesterday. JDM Digital develops “Living” Design Comps on testing servers that allow clients to touch and understand how the site will feel, focus and function in a way no PDF could ever convey. As part of our web development process, Living Comps are our way of skipping all the …

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Online Printing Company Reviews

JDM’s pick for the top 3 online printing companies include: Overnight Prints, 4Over and Vistaprint. Check out the Pros and Cons of each and save a little money on your next print run.

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Function as Beautiful as Form

After some recent research, it comes to my attention that with all of the new innovations in website design, some designers still refuse to see the point of common best practices. You are not the first designer to want to put the navigation in the bottom corner in a circle configuration. Fight the urge.

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The Psychology of Design

A lot of people took at least one psychology class in college but few learned to apply what they learned to their business. Fact is, marketing is by definition psychology applied to business. Customers make purchase decisions based largely on the messages they receive. However, are we crafting that message carefully enough? Like the conductor in front of his orchestra, we aim to tune and pace our marketing message for maximum impact.

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The 5 Second Focus Group

Traditional focus grouping, eye path mapping, and split tests are all valuable tools, but they’re cumbersome, expensive and slow. Enter “FiveSecondTest.com.”

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Ruin a Rebranding in 5 Steps

Today, competition is heating up and consumer spending is down. It’s a natural tendency for businesses to look to changing their Brand through a rebranding exercise, rather than looking at themselves and making a real change. Like trading your bathroom mirror for a fun house one rather than just hitting the gym, rebranding without rethinking …

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