You wouldn’t be reading this post if it weren’t for web designers. It’s web designers who help make it possible for us to have the best and easiest web experience possible. Web design is a large and growing field; despite the downturn, Dice.com currently lists nearly 1,000 vacancies for web designers. MORE >>

For those of us who use Twitter tags purely for adding a layer of sarcastic commentary to our tweets, the idea of using tags properly — to categorize  tweets and make them easier for others to find — may seem a little humdrum. If a user’s looking for social media tips, they might find tweets using that tag through Twitter. MORE >>

On twitter today a brief conversation ensued about best practices versus best principles.  This is a ‘ design-based research ‘ approach, and to continue you need to trial, evaluate, and refine. Tags: design strategy However, I want to go further. And at a micro-level, that makes sense.  On principle (heh). MORE >>

There are several tools available that can schedule tweets to post at a specific time on Twitter; they can be handy for a number of reasons. Whenever you find a pocket of time for Twitter, you can sit down, write several tweets, and queue them up to post at a later date. Can Twitter Save Your Day? More on Social media. Web Life. MORE >>

Last week, Scott Thomas (aka @SimpleScott ), Design Director for the 2008 Obama campaign joined us here at VizThink for a conversation about his experiences during the campaign and how design played a key role in helping their candidate deliver a win. In addition to the usual methods (comments, twitter etc.) Liked this article? MORE >>