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Why Content is Like Water: The Importance of Responsive Design

Posted by Rishi Das on Thursday, December 8, 2016 - 08:53 Drupal responsive, content, design, web design, website, Drupal

Over the last few years it has become common practice for websites to be responsive. Responsive design allows for the content of a website to respond to its environment or device. The picture above shows a series of common devices on which you might view a website. It is now the general standard for websites to be as easy to use on one of those devices as it is on any other device. In the past, when responsive design was not prevalent, it was common to find websites that did not adapt or respond to multiple devices. 

As the Internet and access to the Internet evolves, the style and...

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Brand New: Introducing Function1's New Logo

Posted by Caroline Givnish on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 09:10 Function1 function1, Logo, branding, Rebrand, Refresh, design

Since its inception in 2007, Function1 has been represented by two logos, most recently one that lasted us for the past six years. Our previous logo served us well over those six years, but during that time we have been lucky enough to grow and evolve, leaving our logo feeling dated and disconnected with the Function1 of today. At the end of the summer of 2015, we embarked on a rebranding mission, one that we hoped would result in a new logo that more closely aligned with Function1 as we know it.   

 

The Function1...

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5 Ways to Beat Creative Block

Posted by Caroline Givnish on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 08:55 Best Practices ux, design, Creative Block, tips, Techniques, Creative

We've all heard of (and have probably experienced) the much-feared Writer's Block so it should come as no surprise that the designer's version, Creative Block, haunts even the best in the game from time-to-time. Let's face it, when being creative is your lifeline day-in and day-out, it's easy to feel overwhelmed at just the thought of ideating. Is the idea of coming up with yet another innovative, mind-blowing and client-pleasing layout keeping you up at night? You're probably experiencing that dreaded Creative Block. But, not to worry! This is so common among creators that you'll find...

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Colorful Thoughts

Posted by Caroline Givnish on Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 12:59 Best Practices colors, color psychology, marketing, branding, design

Burnt orange autumn leaves. Crystal blue Caribbean waves. Rolling yellow fields of sunflowers. Much like the sense of smell, colors have the ability to evoke powerful and distinct emotional responses. Though sometimes a source of controversy, color psychology as it pertains to marketing can have a persuasive influence on the end consumer (or end user in the case of web design).

Web designers have a lot to consider when it comes to developing their masterpieces, including (but not limited to) content, navigation, accessibility, functionality, responsive adaptation, the list goes on....

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How to use Vanity URLs in the GSF with WebCenter Sites

Posted by Tony Field on Monday, November 19, 2012 - 16:34 Web Experience Management, Best Practices, Cool Tools, Development architecture, design, FatWire, GSF, Oracle WebCenter Sites, Vanity URL, Web Experience Management, WEM

WebCenter Sites does not support vanity URLs without customization.  The GSF provides a great vanity URL package that is flexible and easy to use, and this post will describe how to set it up.

Background

First, a little background.  Native URLs in WebCenter Sites all have to include a query string parameter called "pagename".  If the page is rendering an asset, "c" and "cid" are also included, and recently, other parameters like "childpagename" have crept into the standard set of parameters that are found in URLs.  This simply doesn't cut...

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