Cassandra Bryan Design Blog

Here are all the three Google favicons, starting with the new one, followed by the simple favicon added last year and the initial Google favicon: Google has released their new Favicon design. I have to say I am not impressed. I noticed it first yesterday while browsing some google pages and it really started to get on my nerves. André Resende, a computer science undergraduate student at the University of Campinas in Brazil, submitted the design … Read entire article »

I was grocery shopping this weekend when I reached for the orange juice and was stunned! The classic Tropicana packaging with the orange and the straw has been destroyed. In its place is an unfamiliar plain glass of orange juice and a too plain san serif font. Usually I am an advocate for the less is more concept and plain fonts. But this is brand is an exception. Once you have established your brand with … Read entire article »

Origins Skin Care Line is a perfect example of how less is more. The products have clever names and clean design. My favorite face lotion is named Balanced Diet. The name and the bottle shape reflects the light weight formula. … Read entire article »

Every time I pass a sign on the road or get a letter in comic sans or papyrus it makes me cringe. Both comic sans and papyrus are over used and horribly ugly fonts. The most annoying is when people write entire paragraphs in papyrus. The font is obviously a headline font, not easy to read and should not be used excessively. It’s like a song that has been played out on the radio. Comic … Read entire article »

Nobody likes to remember all of their passwords, least of all Web developers. We may have tens or even hundreds of account, user name and password combinations to remember, many of which are used daily. Software that stores passwords is a perfect gift for any Web developer. There are plenty of software options, both free and paid, that help with password storage on any platform. 1PasswordHighly rated Mac software that stores your passwords and syncs … Read entire article »

The best example I’ve seen so far is a rather legitimate looking McDonalds coupon mailing, so don’t open that zip file if you received it. … Read entire article »

Be careful when you are downloading files from the internet even if you are using a mac. I downloaded a cool Christmas desktop background and applied it as my background and then suddenly my dock disappeared. My mac dock was missing. I tried re-starting the computer and checking the preferences but nothing seemed to work. Then I located the desktop background image file and moved it to the trash and then emptied the trash and … Read entire article »

Search Engine Optimization Tips:Of course there are exceptions to this. Although, I have never had to pay for placement by following some SEO tips included here:http://www.webdesignerforum.co.uk/index.php?s=4c38becb68f648e91ba31cad75891527&autocom=blog&blogid=117&showentry=190Some of the basic tricks work the best. For example always include you keywords in your page title tag. Include Keyword in the image alt tag. Include keyword in your link title tag. And name your files appropriately. The web usually recognizes names with hyphens as spaces, so separate your words using hyphens to optimize your images (File-Name-Keywordword.jpg). Never put spaces in your file names! Use hyphens, and underscores. Yes: New_File.jpg No: New File.jpg … Read entire article »