Headspace - Web Design, Development and Marketing

Testing mobile browser compatibility - the beginning

Posted on 2009 03 17 | By Kyle Racki Filed under External Articles, Development 0 Comments

This is a bit of a techie article, but still worth checking out.

Here at Headspace, we’ve been specifically commissioned by one of our clients to test and ensure a site we’re developing works well in a mobile browsing (hint, the site we’re doing has a huge Japanese audience).

Like many in the web industry, I see designing interfaces for mobile devices as a clear direction we are headed, with the proliferation of mobile usage, especially among teens. Me? I have an iPhone and I still hate browing on the web, maybe I’m an overly “mature” 25…Read More

9 Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design

Posted on 2009 02 18 | By Kyle Racki Filed under External Articles, Usability 0 Comments

View the excellent post from Smashing Magazine showing 9 Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design.

Some of my favorite mentions in there are “Pagination used for the wrong purpose”. I hate it when articles are split up between multiple pages - it is just another barrier to reading the post. The point was made in the article that the only reason people still do it is when they want extra page views to count towards their impressions—a pretty selfish motive if you ask me.

“No way to get in touch” is another…Read More

Headspace drawing a crowd in tourism

Posted on 2009 02 15 | By Kyle Racki Filed under Headspace News 0 Comments

Headspace has grown rapidly since its launch and has recently taken on several exciting new clients including the Tourism Industry Association of PEI, The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, The Cabot Trail Working Association and the Antigonish Regional Development Agency.

The Tourism Industry Association of PEI has recently awarded the Anne of Green Gables tourism brand on-line marketing contract to Headspace. Realizing the world wide iconic reach of the character of Anne of Green Gables, TIAPEI would like to leverage the power of the internet as a…Read More

10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Websites

Posted on 2009 02 12 | By Kyle Racki Filed under External Articles, Business 0 Comments

Great article on Smashing Magazine, written by one of my favorite web design speakers/authors, Paul Boag. He explains why corporate websites are not always as good as they could be, listing the following reasons:

1. You Need A Separate Web Division
2. Managing Your Website Is A Full-Time Job
3. Periodic Redesign Is Not Enough
4. Your Website Cannot Appeal To Everyone
5. You Are Wasting Money On Social Networking
6. Your Website Is Not All About You
7. You’re Not Getting Value From Your Web TeamRead More

It’s all in the follow through

Posted on 2009 01 27 | By Kyle Racki Filed under Design, Business 0 Comments

For those of us who design and build websites, we know that there are ones that go smoothly, and ones that don’t. But even more important than how it goes while we’re working on it is what happens after the site goes live. This is where in some cases, the team designing the website need to know how to follow through.

There is a reason many of us fall short when it comes to following through; Let’s face it, when we get a new project in the door, we’re excited. Oh, the possibilities—especially when it’s a new client, or a…Read More

Your website can thrive in a recession

Posted on 2009 01 22 | By Kyle Racki Filed under External Articles 0 Comments

Check out the post here.

Web Design Trends For 2009

Posted on 2009 01 08 | By Kyle Racki Filed under Design, External Articles 0 Comments

The always excellent Smashing Magazine put out a post a while back, with web trends for 2009. I felt personally that these were merely trends that have already been established in 2008.

Apparently Smashing Magazine can read my mind, because this week they put out an article on “More Web Trends for 2009”, and I feel this list definitely hits the mark on design styles that I’ve seen a little bit of last year (some I’ve even used myself), but trends we can expect to see…Read More