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Posted on 04.01.09

Good-Looking Web Typography: A Few Principles

by Joy Burke

Having a strong background in print design has served to ease my transition into the so-called “real world,” while it has also presented various hurdles I’ve been learning (and plan to keep on learning) to overcome. At first, I was very hesitant and stubborn to even think about straying away from the wonderful world of print. Then I started working for Mightybytes (one of the internet’s best friends), and I was quickly convinced otherwise. I soon learned that I could apply…

Posted on 04.01.09

Alphabet Soup: The Brothy Murk of Video Formats

by Travis Chandler

My love of Final Cut runs deep. In school, when there was a choice between focusing on Avid and Final Cut, it was a no-brainer for me. I’m a Mac guy, for one thing, and Final Cut is sooooo Macintosh. It also just felt right, and I found the vast majority of the program to be powerful and intuitive. There was only one stage of the Final Cut process that I found disturbingly complicated: the insane amount of options offered…

Posted on 04.01.09

Host with the Most: What to Look for in Hosting Providers

by Tim Frick

Defining hosting options is something that’s important to do as early on in the production process as possible, should they be relevant for your project. When searching for a provider to host your content, look for someone who offers a variety of easy-to-use services and is eager to become your ally when developing Web projects. Sure, cost-effectiveness is important, but available tech support and a wide array of easy-to-configure utilities and server enhancements go a long way in…

Posted on 03.13.09

Video Encoding Tools a Go-Go

by Travis Chandler

One of the most common problems I run into as a producer of online video is exporting issues. In a perfect world, clients would ask for (and pay for) all of the formats they would ever need up front on every project. Of course, that’s not the way it usually plays out. It seems like every other day, I’m converting a QuickTime to an FLV or vice-versa. Compress the heck out of it for quick loading on a website, then…

Posted on 03.01.09

Website Optimization Review

by Tim Frick

If you're at all involved in website creation or content, you should definitely check this book out. Website Optimization by Andrew B. King is a comprehensive resource that can help web designers and developers build better and speedier sites that engage users and drive traffic. That's the simple truth. How it accomplishes this lofty feat is through a detailed and multidisciplinary approach to CSS, JavaScript, design, content writing, marketing, advertising, SEO, conversion ratio optimization, and about a gajillion other topics. This…