The Color of Inspiration

December 13th, 2011 by Nadine Parris

I have a great love of color and I try to surround myself with a wide pallet of hues. Every room in my home is painted at least 2 colors and I have a large selection of markers, pens and paints to play with.
I think my love of color began with my first “big” box [...]

The Workshop @ Macy’s Redesign Launch

October 14th, 2011 by Kat Jenkins

We’re delighted to announce the launch of the 2012 Workshop @ Macy’s website, which we first launched last year for the 2011 session.  The new site features a refreshed design, incorporation of videos, and a photo gallery featuring shots from the inaugural Workshop, compelling new content, and tighter integration with social media.
This innovative, comprehensive [...]

How to Use Google Analytics to Answer Site Questions

March 15th, 2011 by Jay Larbes

So you’re about to launch a new web site and you’re wondering: “How many people will visit my site?” or “Where will they come from?” Google Analytics provide the answers to these – and many other – questions.
Every time we launch a new web site, we make sure to set up and configure Google [...]

New Macy’s Diversity Leadership Website Launches!

March 2nd, 2011 by Kat Jenkins

We’re delighted to announce the launch of the new Macy’s Diversity Leadership website; designed to increase awareness of the company’s diversity efforts and drive deeper engagement with the target audience, it features Macy’s holistic plan for diversity [...]

It’s Cold Outside…Turn On the Heatmapping!

February 23rd, 2011 by Seth Miller

Cold and empty – is that how feedback on your latest and greatest website feels? It might be very insightful to see just how every one of your million (I’ll be generous) users navigates your website. And because standing over your visitors’ shoulders isn’t a very sound idea, heatmapping might be just what you’re looking [...]

The Importance of Doing Research

October 27th, 2010 by Kat Jenkins

We all have a lot of excuses about why we don’t do research–but it doesn’t have to be a formal or expensive process to have a major impact on your project.

The Privacy Tradeoff

July 14th, 2010 by Mike Welch

Do you have a Facebook profile? Regularly Tweet your status? Check in on Foursquare everywhere you go?
If you’re like millions of other Internet users who engage in those activities, chances are pretty good that you’re exposing a lot of personal information to more than just your online friends.
There has been a lot of backlash in [...]

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