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Making Infield Form Labels Suck Less
Let me start off by saying you really shouldn’t put form labels—or even placeholder text—inside of form fields if you want to be safe. But we can’t always play it safe. Sometimes putting labels inside...
View ArticleMaking Infield Form Labels Suck Less II
Hopefully you’ve already read Jackson Fox’s post on Making Infield Form Labels Suck Less from a UX perspective. If you haven’t, I recommend that you check it out before reading my thoughts from the...
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New Takes on the Ol’ Comment Section
Comment sections are almost all essentially the same. Very rarely do you see someone come up with a novel approach. Medium, however, has very thoughtfully done just this and it’s great. When I was...
View ArticleTips for Making Multi-User QA More Efficient
As a project manager with a focus on custom development projects, I do a lot of quality assurance testing. While our developers use various automated testing approaches to ensure code is well-designed...
View ArticleHow to Pass the Google Analytics IQ Test in Two Days: Zero to Hero
I am going to tell you how to study for and pass the Google Analytics Individual Qualification (GAIQ) test in two days. But, why should you listen to me? I’m just a lowly intern, right? Not only did I...
View ArticleEnvy Is An Asset
"Oh man, can you believe it's been four years since [Hank] joined the company?" I asked a co-worker the other day. "Yep! God, remember how you were when he started?" "I....no. What do you mean?" "You...
View ArticleBoulder Meetup: Lessons From a Recent Redesign
It’s time again for the monthly Boulder Web Project Manager Meetup! On Tuesday evening, July 16th, we’ll be switching things up a bit by having our first presentation session. Josh Zapin, Director of...
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Reflections: 4,800 Days at Viget
I recently began my fourteenth year at Viget. It’s the longest I’ve ever worked anywhere -- and it’s not a path I’d foreseen when 5 of us were working on folding tables in my basement back in 2000....
View ArticleJoin Us for Google Analytics 101 in Boulder, CO!
Hey there, Boulder! We love sharing knowledge at Viget. One way we do this is through the quarterly GA trainings we host at our Falls Church, VA office. We’ve found these to be fun for us and a...
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Ordering Lunch for a Large Group
Recently, I've been challenged to share more about how I approach my job as Viget's office manager. Inspired by my brilliant co-workers and their blogging powers, I am diving right in. I hope this...
View ArticleRefresh Boulder, It’s Real and It’s Happening! Thursday, August 22nd
We at Viget are a sociable bunch. We love getting out from behind the warm glow of our laptop screens and having some real life facetime with our peers. Local meetups are a chance to match the twitter...
View ArticleBuilding Client Trust: Part 1
When Tom polled the Viget team recently to see what makes for the most satisfying projects, trust from the client came in as the third most critical factor. With it being so important for us (and I'm...
View ArticleReflections on An Event Apart DC 2013
This week, Trevor and I attended An Event Apart DC, the annual design conference roadshow organized by Eric Meyer and Jeffrey Zeldman. Past AEAs were must-see events and this year's conference was no...
View ArticleWhy You Should Start Your UX Career at an Agency
When I started looking for my first job as a user experience designer, I was brand new to the field, but eager to learn and grow as fast as I could. I was seeking a company that would provide a...
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Breaking the Konami Code: Adding an Easter Egg to Your Site
If you’re a video-gamer, you’ve probably heard of the Konami Code. First used in video game company Konami’s 1986 release of Gradius for the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Konami Code is a...
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The All New QuarkGames.com
A Bold Site for a Bold New Game Quark Games is a tablet and mobile gaming company founded in 2008, with an emphasis on creating innovative and engaging gameplay experiences. Quark approached Viget as...
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Behind the Scenes: Building Proofessor
What happens when you take a group of college-aged interns and tell them they can create anything they want? A booze app. Last year's interns created an awesome interactive storybook remake of Jack...
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Hidden Complexities of a Simple Idea: The Making of CrushCoverCut
This summer at Viget's Durham office, I had the opportunity to work on a group project with an absolute dream team of rockstar interns: Curt Arledge for UX, Corwin Harrell for design, and Sid Reddy...
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My Boulder Summer at Viget
Starting at Viget When Viget notified me that I would be a summer 2013 intern at its Boulder, Colorado office, I was incredibly excited. I was also plenty nervous since I had never lived more than two...
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Taking Epic Portraits - It’s All About the Light
When a client photo shoot gets scheduled, we take the opportunity to rent the best gear for the job (whether we’re shooting shoes, wallets, or babies). One of our recent shoots required super sharp...
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