Author Archives: Tiago Araújo

Should the navigation menu be on the left or right side?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Tiago Araújo

This question was raised by my colleague Rebecca at SSW and our SEO expert gave this great explanation: There’s no generally accepted correct answer to this… both are fine. However, here’s what it usually gravitate to: Left hand side for … Continue reading →

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To justify or not to justify?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Tiago Araújo

This question was raised by a developer to SSW designers. The best answer (from Tristan) is: Justification is a personal preference. It is well alive today and the original use of justified text comes from none other than designers themselves. … Continue reading →

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How to improve your web copy-writing?

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Tiago Araújo

(I received this information from Tristan a while ago and found it so good it should be published.) Focusing on our main goal to provide a nice experience for website users, I’d like to point out the importance of effective … Continue reading →

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How to customize the Search icon in SharePoint 2010?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Tiago Araújo

If you have a look at the master page, you will find out that the “search” icon is generated by the following SharePoint control: <SharePoint:DelegateControl runat=”server” ControlId=”SmallSearchInputBox” /> You will also notice that the actual icon is not specified so … Continue reading →

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Hyperlinks – A lesson to Microsoft

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Tiago Araújo

I have just posted Windows Live Space is migrating to WordPress, telling the great news (for Live Space users) I got recently. However, I couldn’t help to notice a very bad practice – which wasn’t a surprise, to be honest … Continue reading →

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Windows Live Space is migrating to WordPress

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Tiago Araújo

This morning I received a newsletter from Microsoft informing that Windows Live Space customers will have their accounts closed on March 2011. I don’t personally know anyone that uses it, and I don’t have a clue how powerful this tool … Continue reading →

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How to change WordPress pages titles?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Tiago Araújo

Today I have installed a WordPress plugin called SEO Title Tag. It is made to provide you control over the titles of the internal pages on a WordPress website, which by default follow this structure: “Page Title | Website Title“. … Continue reading →

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