Your website design sucks because... users can't find crap!

I know ayh! A great title to start of another year of C2.0 Web Design Blog! : -)

To kick off the new year in Web Design, I thought it would be best to go through a couple of my tell-tale signs that can help you gauge if and when your website's design sucks. Obviously, …

Web design inspiration: Top 10 ways to get your groove back!

Hello hello...

It's been a long time and

Facebook redesign: The countdown begins!

Hey 2.02ers,

As most of you would probably remember, around mid-May of this year, Cheb 2.0 blogged about the upcoming design and functional changes to Facebook! - Well, I am pleased to report that we are getting very close! With just over a few days to go, and Facebook …

Project management: What is it? Part 1

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I'm back and it's time to blog again. Today we are going to kick things off by talking about Project Management; What is it, methodologies involved and breaking down the life cycle. In this, part 1, we will be dissecting the first two phases: Project …

Apple Store - Sydney, Australia: A brief tour

I had the pleasure of visiting Apple's first retail store in Australia when it opened in Sydney on Thursday 19th of June 2008 - and boy, what a store it is!

Decked out on three elaborate levels containing 'everything-Apple', it was a geek's ultimate night out in the …

Macbook Air review

Well well well...

I needed a new computer for work and as you might already know I am a sucker for Mac - so what did I do? Go out and get a Macbook Air, of course!

Overview

Coming from a 243 iMac and I guess to a certain extent, a 'smaller' 153 Macbook Pro, I was …

Facebook redesign: What you can expect from the changes

Hey guys,

Edit: This article is linked to an article which has recently been posted. Read more about "Facebook redesign: The countdown begins".

From somewhat of a smallish leak to a full-on development cycle to get it going; Facebook is currently in the process of …

Creating realistic smoke: Photoshop effect

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Another Photoshop tutorial because you guys asked for it! This time we are going to take a look at how to create realistic-looking smoke. Whether you use it to add that eery effect to a night-time scene, or to jazz up that photo that just looks too cool - you …

Web design inspiration: classic online advertising

Hey guys,

Thank you all for the lovely comments and feedback I have been receiving! I thought I'd take a bit of a change from the normal tutorials and/or reference articles for one post and go through just some online (as well as offline) advertising I really like.

I …

Really wicked Photoshop glow lighting effect and Pen tool introduction

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I've been playing with glow effects lately for an upcoming website redesign, and I've been noticing quite a bit of work being done with Photoshop's pen tool and cool lighting effects, so I figured I'd share some introduction to the pen tool itself as well as a …

Project management 101: The Critical Path Method

Based on previous experience, I have seen how the role of a project manager can sometimes be seen as either uneventful or non-necessary; however, a successful project manager can make, or break a project. Moreover, a successful set of tools can really change how a …

What makes a great website?

We all know how important it is to have a website be able to communicate with the world. A good website just 'does the job' - a great website exceeds all expectations and thus has a far better return! The million dollar question is however; what makes a great …

Facebook launches chat toolbar: Now they're talking!

Hello 2.02ers,

In what seems to be another way for Social networking giant Facebook to keep ahead of the trends, Facebook has rolled out the brand spanking new chat toolbar.

Everyone knows that 'The Wall' and 'Inbox' have been the primary ways to communicate - but what …

8 little things about Sydney web designer, Cheb 2.0

Hello 2.02ers.

I was recently tagged by good mate Vicky Lalwani to write 8 little things about myself.

The meme is basically defined as follows:

1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.


2. People who are tagged need to write a post on their own …

Cheb 2.0 turns 2.0.1 - six month anniversary redesign!

Well, well, well... Has it really been that long already? Welcome to Cheb 2.0.1 - Where it'll always be Cheb 2.0 - just a little bit older!

It's been a fun six months! What started as a small side project to share some of me knowledge and findings with the web world has …

10 reasons to justify a website redesign

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Today we will be looking at the top 10 reasons you as a web designer or web developer can justify a website redesign either to a client, or for your own websites. I will also set a scale of how important it is to get the web design process right!

Please …

Rich Internet Applications: An in-depth look into web applications

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One of the most-visited posts at Cheb 2.0 Web Design blog was the post on 'An Introduction to Web 2.02. In fact, it was so popular that I received a dozen emails through my social profiles to write more about the topic of Rich Internet Applications …

Search engine optimization: Getting the process right from scratch part 1

Hello again 2.02ers!

You've told me you're loving the SEO blogs and I love my search optimization as well - so here goes another post. Today we are going to be looking at how to get the Search engine optimization process correct - from scratch!

That's right people! …

Search engine optimization: Ten SEO terms you need to know!

Hello 2.02ers,

I've been recently getting some requests to blog a little more SEO-based articles - and because I'm such a nice guy (wink, wink) I'll happily oblige! We've looked at SEO techniques to help you get the most out of your own blog, as well as trends in the …

Content is king: SEO-driven blog writing techniques

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Today we are going to look at ways you could improve your website, as well as your outlook on your site in general through SEO-driven blog writing techniques and more importantly linking techniques with search engine optimization (SEO) in mind.

Content Is …