Geoff Teehan
93 posts
Canada Post hits the post
A friend of mine noticed something on the Canada Post site. Go looking for a lost package, you'll end up on this page: When I clicked the "Lost item" link, I ended up here: Oh, the irony!
More kudos for TELUS Gift Guide
We've just been notified that the 2007 TELUS Gift Guide has been selected as the official Adobe Site of the Day for Tuesday, December 11. Check it out here.
Gift Guide Love
We're getting some nice feedback for the 2007 TELUS Gift Guide. We just got the nod as a site of the week at Cool Homepages, plus a mention from, um...well, we're not exactly sure, but we really appreciate the link.
UX Fund Matures, Up 39.3%
It's been a year since the inception of the UX Fund. Today we'll look at the results and compare the fund against the indices and some of the individual holdings competitors.
The Next Page in Pagination
One of the only UI elements in the past that allowed users to traverse multiple pages of results was pagination. There are few databases any of us interact that don't use those "next" or "previous" links: Google, gmail, flickr, etc.
5 Years Later
5 years ago this month Jon and I sat down to discuss the future of our careers in this industry. It was a transitional period for us, we had both become unemployed due to an all-to-common-for-the-time office shut down.
Cannes: Quick Update
The past six or seven days have bled into one-another. This evening we finished awarding the finalists.
Cannes: Day 2
I got knee deep in the work today, and am needless to say, exhausted. I saw a few really great pieces in the games and integrated campaign categories - maybe even some gold.
Cannes: Day 1
Today was my first day of judging at Cannes. Contrary to popular belief there are no parties yet, though I'm told that will change.
Nikon Stuns Again
Last year, Nikon launched its "Stunning Nikon" campaign by giving a bunch of pro photographers their D80 Digital SLR camera, which was brand new at the time. Nikon used the resulting photos to create a pretty cool campaign.
The Tabbed Breadcrumb Navigation
Typically when a site is architected with a structure that is both deep and wide, we look to elements like secondary and tertiary navigation and/or traditional breadcrumbs to help a user navigate. They've been around a long time and are now considered "best practices" by convention.
Digital media roundup
An article in Advertising Age asked a panel of digital experts for their thoughts on the biggest trend or challenge in today's online space. Not surprisingly, many of the answers pointed to the evolution of online video.