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ISITE Insight
Web strategy, sage advice and delight from ISITE Design

May 2, 2007
Delivered Every Full Moon
www.isitedesign.com/insight

Under the Red Tape

Good enough for government, but is it good enough for you? We put two state websites to the test in a head to head battle. There are lessons to be learned from both sites.

Which State Will Win?

In the Trenches

The Skinny on Building Online Experiences

Grand Rhonde Ntsayka Ikanum

Collaborating with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde produced a beautiful online experience, but how does something like this get built? Lucky for you, a recent paper authored for Museums on the Web walks you step by step through the process with key lessons learned (and photos!).

Read the Paper

Agency Tidbits

Tacos for All…

ISITE Design ponies up for a taco bar at BarCamp Portland… FarmAid joins 2007 Viral Marketing Hall of Fame… Company brown bag 'lunch and learn' unwinds the world of knitting (online and off)… Portland office institutes cheap pizza Wednesday… Development team relaxing after masterful InFocus site launch… ISITE's .NET team MIXing things up in Vegas.

Below the Fold

History of the Button

When you discover there's actually a "History of the Button" blog, one might ask, "Why? Is 'History of Dry White Toast' already taken?" But the humble push-button offers fascinating lessons about the evolution of interaction design. Long before the web, push-buttons in elevators, ovens and TV remotes were making complex tasks elegantly simple.

History of the Button

ISITE Insight is produced by ISITE Design, a full service interactive agency in Portland, Oregon. When not crafting this witty and informative masterpiece each full moon, ISITE Design helps organizations improve business results and wow online visitors with interactive solutions. Take a peek at our work.

Bodacious Bookmarks

Sites we love on and off the clock.

Melissa W.
Cryptogon
Al P.
Primo PDF
Jeff C.
No Impact Man
Jill B.
Zopa
Heather H.
Wii Have a Problem
Andrew M.
SIMILE Project
James K.
Acrobots

Blogs: Fact or Fiction

Everyone talks about it. But how many companies are really blogging?

Percent of companies with blogs

Source: Socialtext & eMarketer

Where We're Speaking

Megaphone