3 Communication Theories That Will Help You Write Better Microcopy
Via Ryan Cordell | @ryancreatescopy The right combination of words and visuals is the key to communicating with your users and helping them achieve their goals. So design teams should invest as much time, love and attention to designing the words as they do anything else on the interface. Read full article
How Long is the Perfect Blog Post?
Via Dominic Jeff | @DominicJeff78 The ideal length of a blog post will, to an extent, depend on why you are writing it. Is its primary purpose SEO or social media engagement? Do you want to drive sales or gather backlinks? Does your writing seek to provide detailed knowledge, or entertainment? Read full article
What's Not Included in Facebook's 'Download Your Data'
Via Nitasha Tiku | @nitashatiku Users can download and review a lot of information with the Facebook "Download Your Data" tool. But it hardly tells you everything Facebook knows about you. Read full article
5 Ways to Carve Out a Top Spot in Google Search Results
Via Phil Frost | @pcfrost Everyone wants their website to be on the first page of Google’s search results pages (SERPs). Since 95% of all clicks are made on the first page, it makes sense. Knowing this doesn’t really help you, though. What you really need to know is how to get your site ranked on the first page of Google’s search results for as many...
5 Tips for a Secured Experience of a Product
Via Omri Lachman How can design help an online product feel more secure? Omri Lachman shares some ideas. Read full article
Rules For Website Success: Keep Your Site Healthy
Via Ben Jacoby Ongoing website maintenance is the least fun part of developing a website, but we need to talk about it because your site is going to spend the vast majority of its lifetime being maintained, as opposed to being built. Read full article
Signal launches CVMC energy kiosk
It's not very often Signal projects get their own launch party, but it'll happen tomorrow. Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) will unveil an interactive energy kiosk that graphically displays CVMC’s energy usage and costs in a real-time dashboard developed by Signal's Scott Jeter. The kiosk will also help staff, homeowners, tenants and businesses...
Micro Experiences Are Just as Important as the Design of Your Logo
Via Paul Woods | @paulillustrator Micro-experiences are branded moments that set digital product experiences apart from the next. They differentiate not through a logo or brand style guide, but through functionality and interactions. Brands live or die by the quality of the experiences they offer. Read full article