4th July 2008 by Darren
Why does Google have an old fashioned, ugly logo? Why does Google refuse to use any gradients or subtle design elements in the look of its web pages? Google has a lot going for it, you would have to live under a rock on the moon not to know about the search giants success, but why is their design style so poor? The best search tools, the best search results, the best advertising software, the worst design.
2nd July 2008 by Darren
We have only recently started to see the Walmart brand in the UK after they bought ASDA. I remember speaking to a colleague about how long it would take them to start using the Walmart brand and totally dropping the ASDA name but that’s still yet to be even rumoured. Walmart have released their new logo (in the US) and my initial comment would be it is an improvement.
1st July 2008 by Darren
I think it’s about time I dedicated a post to the power behind half of darrenalawi.com, Wordpress. I have used Wordpress since I started blogging and although it’s not perfect, it is absolutely amazing for an open source platform. The latest version, 2.5.1, is such a step up from previous versions both in terms of design and scalability.
27th June 2008 by Darren
Now this might just be me because I am a member of the male species but I firmly believe that above everything else, sex sells. My close second element of the marketing mix is definitely price, without a doubt if your price is lower, you will sell more. Combine good pricing with a sexy offer, and well, you’ve sold me.
16th June 2008 by Darren
I haven’t written a web design post for a while, too many things going on in the branding world, so I thought I would write a little about how I have been ‘turning’ an ASP developer from the dark side of using tables for layout over to the semantic force of web design, using CSS for layout and styling. I have always used CSS so when it came time for me to work on a project with a developer who has always used tables, I knew things would get interesting.