research : hotel websites

note: 
collecting websites for the projects with t4partnership.

Dark colour scheme

Mr and Mrs Smith :: http://www.mrandmrssmith.com
Accueil:Hôtel Particulier Montmartre :: http://hotel-particulier-montmartre.com/fr/
Bellagio :: http://www.bellagio.com/hotel/
Stonewall Resort :: http://www.stonewallresort.com/

Light colour scheme

Radisson :: http://www.radisson.com/
Gleneagles :: http://www.gleneagles.com/home.aspx
The Westin Indianapolis :: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?proper...
Hotel Terra :: http://www.hotelterrajacksonhole.com/

research : Gadget website research

tags:

Gizmodo is more like for advance users.
Cool hunting has really cool (and interactive!) tag display, and special sidebar navigation system.
Wired has a strong first page impression. Followed by its categories and other selected articles.

research : Grid system research

note: 
A collection of websites about Grid System.

research : website research

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I am doing a research about magazine-like website for Chinese Engadget.

Tag display
Taideteollinen korkeakoulu - Etusivu :: http://www.taik.fi/
Laurence King :: http://www.laurenceking.co.uk/
etapes :: http://www.etapes.com/
Wired :: http://www.wired.com/
CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/women-gadgets.html different way to display categories and their latest content.

Carousel
Coolhunter :: http://www.thecoolhunter.net/kids/PEE--POO-LAUNCH-ONLINE-STORE/ (in the bottom of the page)
iVillage :: (coolest carousel i've seen so far!) http://www.ivillage.com/
lifestyle MSN :: http://lifestyle.msn.com/

research : Quickbooks + Ubercart

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looking for resources about the integration between Drupal, Ubercart and Quickbooks

research : Case study

note: 
this project starts from the end of December 2008.

The goal is to design the layout for the female (tech) channel for Chinese Engadget.

The relation between the sibling sites of Chinese Engadget:
Chinese Engadget - BBS(Forum) - FunPK

First couple of thoughts:
1. The focus point of my first glance is the banner and the logo.
2. The structure is a mixed two-column/three-column style.

research : Link colour

So the colour of the hyperlink matters.

Quoted from Jacob, one rule that works for most occasions is, "... test this design with your own users. The design that provides the best usability is always contextual and determined by two factors: your users and their tasks".

One of the conclusions from "Link List Color on Intranets" is ...
"Assuming you pick a high-contrast link color with good legibility, using colored links will enhance overall usability, even when links appear in a designated list."

research : Online reading behavior

tags:

a collection of articles about users' online reading behavior.

Thought: what about Arabic, Hebrew and any other languages starting from right to left?

research : Doctype

Fix Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE!
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/doctype/