I had read about a javascript multi-direction hover design pattern a few weeks ago via veerle’s blog, but at the time had a difficult time understanding how it could be potentially useful and/or interesting in implementation. Why, I wondered, would you want the hover state to be different depending upon the direction in which you entered the rollover?

Then today while browsing designs on creattica, I clicked through to The Agency WordPress Theme which has implemented the pattern quite well. Roll over any of the thumbnails to see that the associated text animates in from the side of the thumbnail on which your mouse cursor originated, and animates out opposite the direction your mouse leaves. While the effect does not really serve a functional purpose, (it’s a fairly simple an innocuous enhancement) I think it really adds a nice finishing touch.

Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, a leading Houston, Texas funeral service provider, wanted to redesign their website to be more effective while also preserving the essence of their physical location.  To accomplish this, they partnered with us to create a new site that would honor their 75 year tradition of excellence and educate visitors about their services. Having successfully redesigned the Dignity Memorial network of over 1,800 funeral homes, we were well-suited to take on this project.

Click here to see the site.

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When creating the Tuesblog we evaluated several blogging tools such as TypePad, Movable Type, and Blogger.  Ultimately, we selected WordPress because it included the features we needed, is widely held as the blogging standard, was relatively easy to configure and had both a large user base and a large developer community.  Having worked with it for some time, we continue to be impressed with its power, flexibility and price tag (free!).

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Magical Elves, the Emmy Award winning production company is the force behind such popular reality television shows as Top Chef, America’s Next Great Restaurant, Project Runway and feature films including Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.  When they needed help with the redesign of their website, they turned to Tuesday Creative. For design inspiration, we used their striking Los Angeles office space mixing whites, purples and their trademark logo.  Launched as the Justin Bieber: Never Say Never DVD hit the shelves, the site provides company background and even gives potential reality stars a chance to audition to be on one of their hit shows.  Get your headshot touched up, visit the site and you may be the next big thing!

As the hub for all NBCUniversal environmentally focused content, it is very important that Green is Universal stays fresh and up to date.  Previously built on a Moveable Type platform, the GIU team decided during a recent redesign to standardize to WordPress, having successfully implemented it on other sites.  Tuesday worked with the GIU team to port the site into a clean WordPress install and launch to coincide with this spring’s Earth Week.  Now that the site is live, the team can easily administer the site and focus more of their efforts supporting green initiatives and sharing green content. Nicole Walters, NBCUniversal Digital Media Manager shared, “What I prefer about WordPress is the flexibility it offers me to update the site on my own. With previous CMS’s we had used, I still needed to rely on a developer to update certain parts of my site. Now I’m in complete control!” Visit the Green is Universal today and find out even more ways to live a greener lifestyle!

NBCUniversal is celebrating Healthy Week May 21-27 with the launch of “What Moves Me.” The campaign showcases what motivates the stars of their networks to keep moving and go healthy! As their digital partner, we completed a migration of the Healthy at NBCU site to WordPress for the launch and produced a sporty and fun iGo Healthy game for iPhone! We also created a host of promotional banners and produced a series of widgets to be placed across the NBCUniversal portfolio of sites and Facebook pages. Click on over to the Healthy at NBCU site and see what’s happening during the 2011 Healthy Week and how you can go healthy!

Nearly 200,000 people descended upon Las Vegas for this year’s 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show and the show had something for everyone whether you passion for tablets, electric cars, home health devices, 3D televisions or a variety of a million carrying cases for your gadgets of choice. Tablets were the talk of the show as the Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy and BlackBerry PlayBook among others, all set their sights on dethroning the Apple’s iPad in 2011.

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Contributed by Annie Weinberger, VP Marketing of Autonomy

In this month’s guest column, The 5 Fundamentals of Multichannel Optimization from Autonomy, a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise and owner of the TeamSite CMS platform, offers insights to digital marketers to help them maximize their investments by optimizing customer communications and understanding those interactions. With splintered brands and moving customer targets, how do you win hearts and minds in today’s fractious marketplace? Read on and take a look at five fundamental issues that need to stay top of mind to achieve results in today’s increasingly competitive marketplace.

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This is basically only for designers. It’s a simple website where you can get grid PNGs created on the fly based on your inputs. You select your overall width and the number of columns you want. Then you go down the list and you can preview the grid and also make a PNG. It’s sorted by gutter width in increments of 8px. It’s super handy for making some fine pixel work happen. Thanks to my buddy Kellis for tipping me off to it!

There has certainly been a lot of anticipation about the innovation and rich experiences HTML5 will bring, particularly with regard to multimedia. Despite a nebulous timetable for widespread support and adoption, a lot of exciting work has already begun. On August 30th, the official Google blog announced the release “of a musical experience made specifically for the browser” — that browser being Google Chrome. See More