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Five great 404 pages and 3 important tips when creating one


404 pages have long been the bane of anyone using the internet. We often find ourselves on a 404 page because other sites link to pages that no longer exist. The default messaging from the originating site then, must give the user something to explain the lack of… read more

Design Tools — An Evolution. A Revolution?

When I first dipped my toes into the pool of web design in early 1996, design tools sure were different. Designing in Photoshop 3 and 4 was tedious! Type rasterized immediately. Drop shadows and bevels were miraculous feats of lighting effects. I maintained a thick notebook full of… read more

Hooray – We’re Growing. Normal Modes is Hiring!

Senior User Experience (UX) Designer

At Normal Modes, we believe good business is a good user experience. We help businesses increase revenues and reduce costs by creating user-centered websites that are straightforward and easy-to use for customers. We specialize in high-profile, data-driven websites.

Normal Modes is a small startup, but… read more

Classic Playboy And Contemporary Web Design

Playboy Magazine’s “What Sort Of Man Reads Playboy” advertisements from the 1960s and 1970s illustrate continuities and discontinuities between pre-internet and contemporary copywriting and design.

Before the Internet, as now, images accomplished most of the work. Playboy’s advertisements relied on a striking photograph to attract and keep the attention of… read more

Consider the User Experience & Usability of Your Website – from the Mom 2.0 Summit

Last week I had the honor to be a speaker at the Mom 2.0 Summit. The conference was fabulous – great ladies who were kind and supportive of each other, nice panels where everyone shared experiences, and the hotel – Wow! Four Seasons all the way!

Here’s the slideshow… read more

UX Patterns Resources

Ran across a few great design patterns resources this week that I want to share with everyone.  They give me something to refer to when I’m doing wireframes, and sometimes I share them with clients when we’re trying to determine how to display content that’ll be most pleasing to their… read more