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McCain’s 2010 Campaign Website Runs on ExpressionEngine

Remember Hop Studio's list of the 32 Largest ExpressionEngine Sites that I noted last month? Well, here's another to add to the list: John McCain's 2010 Senate Campaign, created by Forty. Political biases aside, there are two cool things about this that prompted me to post this. First, ExpressionEngine. (Duh.) As EE continues to develop and mature, it's clearly becoming a solid choice …

The Kiddie Designers of That One Company I Won’t Mention

David Airey: If you consider “working on spec” a form of free work (i.e., the designer carries out a request in the mere hope of getting paid, with no guarantees), and if you consider that people under the age of 18 are covered by child labour laws, then by that definition, 99designs is keeping costs down through the use of …

Trademarkia.com

I stumbled across this site not too long ago, I believe while doing some research on trademarks. I haven't used it but it seems like a great service for trademark and servicemark registration without the hassle of going through an attorney (although some of their service packages offer attorney assistance). So, if you're looking into registering your trademark in the …

Awesome Design: Ecoki

If you've followed this blog for a while you probably have read how I believe the simpler the logo, the better. This logo for Ecoki (whatever that is) is brilliant because of its simplicity and it's subtlety. My guess is that Ecoki has something to do with being eco-friendly on a global level. Aside from the name, what makes me …

Helping Clients Learn to Serve Their Audience Better

Sam Brown: "What I have come to realise over the last few years is that too many people are trying their best to please the client over the visitor. The client is not the primary aim, the visitor is. Of course the client has to like and approve the site but you should not be letting one persons clouded judgement …

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