By Chrissie Brodigan Author Note: Spencer Fry has offered up 5 Carbonmade “Whoo!” Accounts. To be entered to win one, follow instructions at the bottom of this article. Back in 2009, around the time when the global economy broke, a lot of creatives found themselves out of work. It became increasingly important to have a [...]

By Chrissie BrodiganHey there! You’ve probably noticed that we’ve begun adding a few new features to Think Vitamin (like Think Vitamin Radio!) and welcoming some new regular writers to the team (like @Grace Smith, @KyleBragger, and me!). During Future of Web Apps Miami, we began experimenting a bit with a news feature, rounding up items [...]

By Rob Smith Editors note: In his first article for Think Vitamin Rob Smith looks at his top five themes for e-commerce for 2010. Whether you are considering starting an online shop or have one that isn’t performing as well as you would like these valuable tips will help you on your way. Purchasing online and e-commerce has been [...]

By Keir WhitakerWe’ve made it to the fourth installment of Think Vitamin Radio, we think this is the best one yet. No fluff, plenty of web talk and opinion. Let us know what you think in the comments. A full transcript is available.

By Alex Hunter Photo of Alex Hunter by http://www.alexdesigns.com/. Used with permission. I’ve been lucky enough to make public speaking part of my career. It’s something I love doing and enjoy every second of, but that’s not the case for everybody. For many of you, the thought of standing up on stage fills you with vomit-inducing fear. But I can’t [...]

By Keir WhitakerRegular readers of Think Vitamin may know that Carsonified, the company behind the blog, also run a number of web related events in Europe and the USA. We thought you might like to know that we recently launched our free to join event affiliate program. Here’s how we describe it on the web site: The Carsonified [...]

By Ryan CarsonIn today’s constant-distraction-and-huge-todo-list culture, it’s extremely easy to get sidetracked by things that aren’t vital to achieving your goals. Here are some simple tips for making sure you’re not wasting a large percentage of your time on things that don’t matter. #1 Gather Your Todos I use Remember the Milk to record all my todos. I group them [...]

By Chrissie BrodiganLead gen pages are often misunderstood as standalone, single-page designs. There’s a science behind A/B testing and optimizing lead gen pages, but there’s also a component of creative user experience that should not be overlooked as you drill deeply into what drives your users through your conversion funnel. Some user behaviors make clear sense, while others [...]

By Jaan Orvet & Andreas Carlsson Strategy. You hear about it all the time. One must have a strategy/work on a strategy/follow a strategy and so on. Business types like to say “strategy” a lot as it sounds big, complicated and important. And it is important, but there is no need for it to be complicated. Quite the opposite. At the heart of [...]

By Thierry Koblentz Editors Note: In his first article for Think Vitamin Thierry Koblentz discusses the issue of “resetting” your CSS. “base.css” versus “reset.css” For a long time, the very first line in my styles sheets was: * {padding:0;margin:0;} This simple rule was very convenient as it leveled margin and padding values of all elements across browsers. This “hard reset” was short [...]

By Matthew Smith Editors Note: In his first article for Think Vitamin Matthew Smith, Principal Designer at Squared Eye Design, discusses the benefits, risks and infrastructure required to work effectively with fellow freelancers. Working Alone Working alone can be great. There’s a pleasant autonomy of knowing exactly what you’re  doing and when. There are few unknowns. You work directly with [...]

By Christian Heilmann Where are you and what is around you? Geolocation is a hot topic. Google just got the patent on geolocated advertising, mobile phones allow us to pinpoint ourselves on the planet and find things nearby and with augmented reality applications we can even find our way by filming our surrounding and finding hidden treasures by moving [...]

By Keir WhitakerOur friends Jim and Nick at Doctype recently attended Future of Web Apps Miami along with their camera gear. They kindly put together a highlight reel of the day including interviews and clips from the main stage sessions. They will be releasing full length interviews over on their Facebook page shortly. Just as a quick heads [...]

By Keir WhitakerAfter a brief hiatus due to heading across the pond for Future of Web Apps Miami we’re back with Episode #3 of Think Vitamin Radio. This week we are joined by Greg Annandale as Ryan is on holiday. A full transcript is available.

By Tom Hughes-CroucherOne of the things that’s great about the Internet is that it’s open to everyone. There are a million sites, all different, and everyone is free to invent their own way of doing things. Of course, that has left us with a legacy of systems which don’t always work well together. When you are using a [...]