Morgan Davis » DTL http://www.morgandavis.net/blog Musings and cyberglyphs from Morgan Davis Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:12:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Jerome’s Phase 1 Makeover http://www.morgandavis.net/blog/2011/10/02/jeromes-phase-1-makeover/ http://www.morgandavis.net/blog/2011/10/02/jeromes-phase-1-makeover/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:13:36 +0000 Morgan Davis http://www.morgandavis.net/blog/?p=1491 The Jerome’s Furniture website is of my favorite projects, because it has everything in it. Custom CMS, multi-lingual, automated integration with Jerome’s back-end inventory systems, streaming video, e-commerce via payment gateway integration, anti-fraud protection, product image zoom tool, social media integration, highly search-engine optimized (SEO-friendly), blog, automatic XML sitemap generation, store location finder integrated with Google Maps, Google Analytics, heatmap metrics, etc.  Basically, the works. The recent makeover is showcased in an HTML5 site using CSS3 effects in modern browsers (with fallback support in less-capable browsers). The performance is further enhanced with a custom server-side page caching mechanism.

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Plus, since it gracefully employees newer effects in modern browsers in a way that works with older browsers, the site will only continue to look better as visitors upgrade to better browsers (notably, anything other than Internet Explorer).

I love working with clients who trust you to run with your ideas and create. The results are always better.

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HTML email newsletters for the hit 80′s band, Berlin, and Terri Nunn. She takes my breath away.

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]]> http://www.morgandavis.net/blog/2010/02/18/serious-surveillance-video/feed/ 0 Roller Mouse Pro 2 Mini Site http://www.morgandavis.net/blog/2010/02/11/roller-mouse-pro-2-mini-site/ http://www.morgandavis.net/blog/2010/02/11/roller-mouse-pro-2-mini-site/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:59:52 +0000 Morgan Davis /blog/?p=720 Mini sites are perfect for promoting products that deserve special exposure. They have many advantages over a product page tucked away in your ecom store.  They can break out of the limits of the e-store software, provide customized user experiences, and are better search-engine magnets that drive traffic into your site. The mini site deftly links into your e-commerce system when the customer is ready to buy.  Click the image below for an example.

The Roller Mouse Pro 2 mini site

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3i Interpreting

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