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New Atlantic BT Website Launches
If this is your first time dropping by our humble abode you might not notice any of the changes we’ve made to the site; if you’ve come here before, then you’re probably noticing quite a few changes,...
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Don’t Blink! You’ve Got 50ms to Impress Me
Internet users have little patience when browsing websites. More often than not, users are on a mission and are determined to find specific information. You [as a company] get one chance to impress...
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The Future of the Web Lies in the Palm of Your Hand
Is this the future of the web? (Source: Flickr) By now we have all heard about the Apple iPhone. Since its release in 2007, it has dominated the smartphone market with over 30 million units sold...
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Brewing Up a Website: How Making Beer is Like Designing a Website
You’re thinking one of two things: “How on Earth can you compare brewing beer to building a website?” Or, “oh no, not another analogy!” Either way, stay with me here. Comparing brewing beer to making a...
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To Design or Not to Design? Review of Marshall Brain’s presentation at...
Are all the designers crying in the back of the room? Marshall Brain (@brainstuffHSW) from HowStuffWorks.com took the stage to kick off day 2 of the Internet Summit in Raleigh and threw down a great...
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Look at Web Design Like an Ecomm Pro
I’ve been an Internet marketer since 1999. Most of my friends are ecommerce Internet marketers or software developers. The other day at one of our regular “web design roundtable” lunches in Raleigh, a...
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Don’t Blink! You’ve Got 50ms to Impress Me
Internet users have little patience when browsing websites.More often than not, users are on a mission and are determined to find specific information. You [as a company] get one chance to impress your...
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The Future of the Web Lies in the Palm of Your Hand
Is this the future of the web? (Source: Flickr)By now we have all heard about the Apple iPhone. Since its release in 2007, it has dominated the smartphone market with over 30 million units sold...
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Brewing Up a Website: How Making Beer is Like Designing a Website
You’re thinking one of two things: “How on Earth can you compare brewing beer to building a website?” Or, “oh no, not another analogy!” Either way, stay with me here. Comparing brewing beer to making a...
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To Design or Not to Design? Review of Marshall Brain’s presentation at...
Are all the designers crying in the back of the room?Marshall Brain (@brainstuffHSW) from HowStuffWorks.com took the stage to kick off day 2 of the Internet Summit in Raleigh and threw down a great...
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Look at Web Design Like an Ecomm Pro
I’ve been an Internet marketer since 1999. Most of my friends are ecommerce Internet marketers or software developers. The other day at one of our regular “web design roundtable” lunches in Raleigh, a...
View ArticleQuality Assurance Doesn’t Start with the QA Team
Ever worked on a project that had no written requirements? How about one that had a one- paragraph specification for a major feature?Ever had to skip steps in the process and ‘throw something over the...
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ABT Hosts Crop Meetup, Drafts “Design Bill of Rights”
First 2016 Crop Meetup Preludes Raleigh’s Annual Hopscotch Festival How do we turn Raleigh into a global design destination? That is—how can we, as creative professionals, help develop the creative...
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Functionality Vs. Usability: The ‘Chicken or the Egg’ Debate of UX Design
Functionality “The quality or state of being functional; especially the set of functions or capabilities associated with computer software or hardware or an electronic device” – Merriam-Webster...
View ArticleHow to Set Up Umbraco Courier in AWS EC2 behind an ELB with SSL
During a regular day at work, while working at an Umbraco 7 instance, a client asked me for an easier way to move content from development to production and vice versa. Any Umbraco user knows that any...
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David Campbell on the Rise of Virtual Reality
Why try to change the world when you could just scrap it and create a new one? Whether it’s bringing designers together from across the world to collaborate in a shared space in real time, or just...
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Compromise: Balancing Project Needs with Internal Ideals
Projects, like life, are never perfect. No matter how detailed the plan, it’s inevitable something will go wrong. The struggle becomes real—something has to give, but how and what? It comes down to...
View ArticleHow ABT Transformed NC.gov to Bolster Engagement
How Do You Design a Website for Every Citizen? 10 million people. Some of them grew up with the Internet. Others were retired when Google became a commonplace verb. But these 10 million—the population...
View ArticleSection 508: It’s Time to Update Your Site’s Accessibility
Is your website accessible for all users, even those with disabilities or undergoing rehabilitation? If you’re not sure, it’s time to check. As of January 18 of this year, all federal agencies and any...
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How ABT Empowered Campbell.edu to Lead with Purpose
How Can a Hidden Gem Become a Preeminent Private University? 130 years after opening, Campbell University was an established presence in NC’s higher education landscape. The Baptist-affiliated private...
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