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Author: Bill Merikallio
Bill Merikallio, Art Director and resident web standards expert, makes sure our web creations are as functional as they are visually compelling. Bill creates web, interactive, and print campaigns at Scott Design. His insight, expertise, and creative solutions stand out from the crowd and help clients get the results they need. Bill attended Johns Hopkins University and the Sorbonne, completing his college degree in Europe. He returned to the United States and studied furniture design at the College of the Redwoods, working as a fine furniture maker for five years before joining Scott Design.
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So you want to send that from Outlook?
When clients ask us if they should send out their HTML mails via Outlook, our basic advice is usually, “Don’t.” Here are some recommendations on making your Outlook emails look as good as possible.
Creating a website with WordPress: The good and the bad
We love a lot of things about WordPress. It has so many time-saving features that it makes a lot of the heavy lifting of web development much lighter. Still, it does have its foibles and isn’t a universal, one-size-fits-all solution. Read a few of the pros and cons of developing a website using WordPress.
Why ignoring mobile is crazy
If your mobile strategy is to just hope people stop using phones to look at the web and emails, you’re crazy! If you make your site and emails mobile-friendly using responsive design, you’ll reach more customers than ever.
Why tables for layout is stupid: Updating a fan favorite
“Why tables for layout is stupid” has been one on our most popular articles since it was published in 2004, with hundreds of thousands of visits and 24 international translations. Since more people access the web on their phones than from their desks and Google rewards mobile-ready sites, we decided it was time to update “Stupid Tables” to make it responsive.
Making sure your responsive emails work everywhere
We’ve provided a few pointers to help you make sure your emails work for everyone, no matter where they’re reading them.
Apostrophe abuse: the most basic rules are often the most neglected
With our hectic schedules, it’s easy to pour all of our energy into content, and to skip little niceties that distinguish our message from the dozens of others that bombard our readers on a daily basis. Type crimes aren’t only in your document, but all over the place, on signage, advertisements, and in restaurant menus.
What is CSS? (Why Tables for Layout is Stupid)
Still in the dark about what CSS is? Check out our presentation “Why Tables for Layout is Stupid” on why following Web Standards and using Cascading Style Sheets makes for superior sites. This cult classic, originally presented at Seybold, is now available in 20+ languages.