AS an SEO’er (Search Engine Optimizer), everyday I will get on my Ubuntu install (Linux - yes!) and surf many recommended web sites that I find within the SEO or design niche. I’m looking for those web sites that do not only offer their services as far as Search Engine Optimization and web design, but I also seek out those precious ones that also web design blog their design efforts - successes and failures - for late breaking news on design and standards information, as well as news that I can comment on. I love to give back to the web design community.
Stylish Web Design’s design blog has what I’ve been wanting to read on a blog. Not only do they have custom web design services you can use for your own personal (and business) sites, but just think of the time you can save by outsourcing to them. But back to their blogging. The posts that I have been spending my time reading have exceeded my expectation. From your typical (but very well written) Email marketing category, to other topics such as “daylighting design” and “scent designing”. Want to know what those are? Well, get on their RSS feed and find out. They are always up-to-date and well written articles. I especially like that latter posting on “scent designing”. Here’s a snip of their post for you all:
The sense of smell is closely associated with breathing and connects us to the world; it also has an evolutionary, biological protective function and is directly related to emotions and particularly to sexuality. The sense of smell also involves innate responses, which makes it a fascinating, and a debatable, attribute to influence. We do not pay much attention to a particular odor (whether a pleasant scent or an unpleasant stench) if it does not stand out among the usual mix of smells.
The Stylish Blog’s own site design is very sexy, and took some talent. And although their XHTML 1.0 Transitional pages have slight issues such as a non-closed meta tag, they are pretty semantic in their use of the markup tags.
- There is substance behind the Stylish Blog
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