In the Visual Journalism team at the BBC, we produce exciting visual, engaging and interactive content, ranging from calculators to visualizations new storytelling formats. Each application is a unique challenge to produce in its own right, but even more so when you consider that we have to deploy most projects in many different languages. Our…
It’s a classic job interview interrogation technique: “Describe your biggest achievement!” Swiftly followed by “Tell us about your biggest mistake…” What do you say? How honest and transparent should you be? Experts say that sharing vulnerability will enhance our credibility as leaders. But putting it into practice can be more challenging. For example, I’m quite…
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: What we can learn from the recent KFC debacle in Britain Mar 13, 2018 by Malcolm Cox Contributor Malcolm Cox shares how marketers turned a crisis into a victory for the…
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Report: Facebook owns the top mobile app in 10 out of 13 countries measured Mar 12, 2018 by Greg Sterling Report from comScore examines key trends, shows mobile dominates user engagement…
It’s quite popular these days, and dare I say a damn fine idea, to build sites with components. Rather than building out entire pages one by one, we build a system of components (think: a search form, an article card, a menu, a footer) and then piece together the site with those components. JavaScript frameworks…
Back in the 2000s, it was commonplace to see websites that were built using Flash. By viewing the source of a website, you’d often see very little HTML and an embedded SWF file. This meant a few things. First, the browser didn’t natively support Flash, so you had to download the Flash plugin. Browsers found…
Earlier this year, Facebook broke some bad news. Organic reach is officially being choked, making it harder for brands to reach the audiences they’ve worked so hard to build. Because of this, I believe marketers will look to SEM (search engine marketing) to recapture lost attention. The problem is, there’s already so much competition. How…
The fallout from reports of ad fraud continues for Newsweek Media Group as ad tech vendors say they have stopped selling NMG inventory through their exchanges and networks. AppNexus and SpotX told The Wall Street Journal last week that they have ended their relationships to sell ads on NMG properties. Third-party measurement and authentication company…
Over the last few years, I ran several usability studies with participants with various disabilities. I thought it would help others if I shared some of my experiences. In this article, I provide lessons learned or tips to consider in planning and executing usability testing with participants with disabilities. The lessons learned are divided into…
Before I graduated from the Art Center College of Design, Lynda Weinman was my teacher for web design. Yes, THAT Lynda — who created Lynda.com and sold it for $1.5 billion to LinkedIn (just to give you some perspective on where I’m coming from). Back then, I was fortunate enough to be around creative geniuses…
