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4th August 2003

From chaos to constellation: Creating better brand alignment on the Web [PDF link!]

“It’s easy for an organization to put up a few Web sites. It’s quite another feat, as Eliot Phillips makes clear, to ensure that they are brand-building, coherent, compelling, up-to-date, and easy to use. He offers a framework, criteria, and design options for building an effective multi-site Web presence, and amplifies critical issues with an in-depth case study.”

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4th August 2003

Looking inward: How internal branding and communications affect cultural change

“The authors of this article, both principals for Method Integrated Marketing, a branding and communications firm, begin with the observation that ‘the number-one complaint we hear with respect to major branding initiatives is their inability to effect real cultural change.’ Part of the solution, they feel, lies with internal communication. Indeed, a recent study cited by Faust and Bethge found a significant link between the transparency and visibility of internal communication and employees’ overall feelings about the company.”

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4th August 2003

Retrolounge

“Bringing you the best of bygone eras. I’ve been an admirer of all things with a retro feeling for a few years. Nowadays it’s something that’s being revived in many areas such as design, music, fashion and so on.”

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4th August 2003

Design Council

“The Design Council’s purpose is to ‘inspire and enable the best use of design by the UK, in the world context, to improve prosperity and well-being.’ It helps people and organisations in business, education, public services and government understand design and use it effectively as part of their strategy. By working directly with businesses, the Design Council is aiming to demonstrate the methods and processes behind design success, making them easier for other companies to adopt.”

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4th August 2003

Design Council

“The Design Council’s purpose is to ‘inspire and enable the best use of design by the UK, in the world context, to improve prosperity and well-being.’ It helps people and organisations in business, education, public services and government understand design and use it effectively as part of their strategy. By working directly with businesses, the Design Council is aiming to demonstrate the methods and processes behind design success, making them easier for other companies to adopt.”

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4th August 2003

Design Council

“The Design Council’s purpose is to ‘inspire and enable the best use of design by the UK, in the world context, to improve prosperity and well-being.’ It helps people and organisations in business, education, public services and government understand design and use it effectively as part of their strategy. By working directly with businesses, the Design Council is aiming to demonstrate the methods and processes behind design success, making them easier for other companies to adopt.”

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4th August 2003

Design Council

“The Design Council’s purpose is to ‘inspire and enable the best use of design by the UK, in the world context, to improve prosperity and well-being.’ It helps people and organisations in business, education, public services and government understand design and use it effectively as part of their strategy. By working directly with businesses, the Design Council is aiming to demonstrate the methods and processes behind design success, making them easier for other companies to adopt.”

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4th August 2003

Travel Photography and the Law

“Before you take that photo, you may need permission for the following: Photographing buildings, works of art, or other copyrighted items; Photographing people; Photographing on public or private property. In this short article, attorney Dianne Brinson briefly discusses when permission may be required.”

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4th August 2003

26 Things : The International Photographic Scavenger Hunt

“The aim of this photographic project was to make us open our eyes and get creative with the things and people around us, to see how we each interpret themes: love you food new animal scape sound construction home time transport light water colour signage numbers authority symmetry empty a sunset weather communication little things footwear money monument.”

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4th August 2003

PHP5: Coming Soon to a Webserver Near You

“If you have more than a little to do with PHP, the Internet’s most popular server side programming language, you’ll no doubt be aware that the successor to the current PHP version 4 is waiting in the wings… For some, PHP5 is the ‘holy grail’ that will deliver essential features they’ve been struggling to survive without.”

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4th August 2003

Travel Photography and the Law

“Before you take that photo, you may need permission for the following: Photographing buildings, works of art, or other copyrighted items; Photographing people; Photographing on public or private property. In this short article, attorney Dianne Brinson briefly discusses when permission may be required.”

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4th August 2003

The Slings of Boxes and Arrows ” Persecuting Jakob

“One of the best things I’ve ever (co-)written is now up at Boxes and Arrows, a review of the Nielsen/Norman Group report Usability Return on Investment. We aimed for a New Yorker-style review ” to use the subject as a jumping off point for discussing the underlying issues. So, while about half the review is an evisceration of the reports remarkably flawed methodology and lack of usefulness, the other half suggests steps that user experience professionals can take to begin to appropriately value their contribution.”

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4th August 2003

From chaos to constellation: Creating better brand alignment on the Web [PDF link!]

“It’s easy for an organization to put up a few Web sites. It’s quite another feat, as Eliot Phillips makes clear, to ensure that they are brand-building, coherent, compelling, up-to-date, and easy to use. He offers a framework, criteria, and design options for building an effective multi-site Web presence, and amplifies critical issues with an in-depth case study.”

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