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Applying The Principle Of Kaizen To Weblog + Website Design July 24, 2006

One of the most overwhelming aspects of publishing multiple blogs is coming up with suitable page themes. Sure, there are loads of free theme templates available, but you probably want to customize it to give it your own “brand”. If you have limited time, resources, or skills for improving your current design, consider applying the principle of Kaizen.

Kaizen is a Japanese word for a Chinese concept. Essentially, it translates to “improvement by slow, steady degrees.” Application of this concept is the main reason I don’t worry when friends tell my blog designs are ugly. Yeah, I know the stats …

Branding Your Site With Favicons July 23, 2006

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Looking for a way to brand your website/ weblog without some honking big logo? Try a favicon. Depending on the browser you’re using, if you look up where the URL of this page is displayed, you might see a light green triangular icon with a black spiral. That’s my “favicon” version of my Chameleon Integration Systems‘ logo (seen somewhere on this page.)

The original logo was sketched out by me, then reworked by Bill Dubs, my brother’s biz partner for their award-winning “green” ad agency, Dubs & Dash. The spiral represents the tail of a chameleon, the green simply …