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It was time. It was past time. You’ve heard the old adage about the plumber’s wife and her leaky faucet — well, the web designer’s band had a tired website. To be fair, it wasn’t awful. It had a cool jQuery navigation that was fun to fiddle with. Did it help the band in any way? Well, not that I could tell. We also had a few video embeds that were fine, and you could hear some samples of our music with a...

You see them everywhere, and you know many of them without even thinking about it: the graceful script of Coca-Cola; the Nike “swoosh”; the brown and gold of the UPS shield; and many, many more. These logos are immediately recognizable, and not solely because the companies that own them spend millions upon millions of dollars to get them in your face as often as possible. What helps make these logos memorable and effective...

One of the things I try to impress upon our clients and prospective clients is the importance of having a blog on their website. But a blog means little if no one is reading it; ideally, you want to have an audience which is engaged with your blog and shares your ideas across the internet. Developing that audience was the theme for the Alabama Bloggers meetup on Friday, Feb. 15, at Cantina in Pepper Place. More than 30 current and...

All Deluxe All the Time is is a pet project of ours. The site deals with mindful living, and offers tips on cooking, health, and other ways to make the most out of life. All Deluxe All The Time was what I like to call a “one day” project; that is to say, “one day” we would be able to get around to it. The idea for the site rolled around in our heads for a couple of years before we took any action on it; other...

All Deluxe All the Time, one couple’s adventures in conscious living, recently published their first product — and Deluxe Interactive Services were just the folks to produce it! The idea was born a couple of years ago by Jean, co-owner of both Deluxe Interactive Services and All Deluxe All the Time. First, she hashed out the concept. The planner is a calendar/workbook that not only tracks daily tasks, but also guides the...