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Google.cn No Longer Censored
Google announced today that they are no longer censoring its search engine in China. This is a monumental move towards giving Chinese citizens the right to search for all of the true information available in the world. The Chinese government currently censors a lot of information for many reasons. (more…)
Continually improving your website.
Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.
-Ivan Chermayeff, Chermayeff & Geismar
Graphic design at its heart is all about problem solving. Designers are given problems such as: “What’s the best way to advertise our show?” Or “How do we communicate to our customers that our product has been improved?” From these problems, it’s the designers job come up with the best solution to meet the customer’s needs.
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Lightburn's Top 9 iPhone Apps in 2009
67% of us at Lightburn own an iPhone. Here are the 9 iPhone apps that we couldn’t live without in 2009. (more…)
Et tu Google?
Google announced today that it’s getting into the URL shortening business with its own goo.gl. Why? Google says they are doing it to protect the user. They will make sure the links aren’t pointing to malware or viruses. To me the real reason is obvious. Google will now be able to collect traffic information from beyond google.com or AdWords, helping them better determine which sites are relevant.
To start, the service will only be available within the Google toolbar and Feedburner, but is expected to be available to the public down the road.
Lightburn wins Communicator Award of Excellence
Lightburn has won the 2009 Communicator Award of Excellence for the best website in the Consumer Electronics competition for their work on Flanners.com.
Lightburn was selected by Flanner’s in 2008 to redesign their website in an effort to continue their focus on customer service. The new site features a completely web-based content management system (CMS) developed by Lightburn to allow Flanner’s to control all aspects of their website including an always up-to-date product catalog.
The winning submission can be viewed at flanners.com.
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