Guides for non-profit orgs & designers

Posts on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 at 13:56and is filed under Design.

Just read a very interesting post on http://fortysevenmedia.com/blog entitled “A non-profit’s Guide to Websites“, I have to give kudos where kudos are due, not only are these guys extremely gifted at what they do but they also like to give back and practise what they preach.

The article covers 10 key steps in the guide;

  1. Evaluate your current website
  2. Design Usability
  3. The Importance of Great Content
  4. Good Icons and Photography
  5. Blogs
  6. RSS Feeds
  7. The Power of Social Media
  8. SEO – Search Engine Optimisation
  9. Getting Help
  10. Technical Stuff

I think there is are not only points to note for non-profits in this article but also alot of designers out there including myself. Check out the post here

And they went a step further with this little gem of a post on design creativity and a top 10 tips for creating kick “awesome” (may require a TM) websites;

  1. Think like a website
  2. Web typography
  3. Subtle effects
  4. Variations of the same color
  5. Grids aren’t evil
  6. Graphics and icons
  7. Details
  8. Beauty can’t be skin deep
  9. Design solves problems
  10. Code architecture

Head on over and check out their fantastic blog

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