Inspiration Bit

I guess you can tell what I think about the Annual Weblog Awards judging by the title of this post. Looks like with each year it’s getting worse, but nevertheless its popularity of an Oscar-like award for bloggers has increased exponentially.
It is understandable why the spot on the Bloggies site is so coveted - […]

Did you know that colour and visual elements activate the right brain (emotions), while the printed words activate the left brain (logic)? Colour and Typography remain to be the two most important elements in design. When you harmoniously combine them all you attract a quicker attentionx to the subject, reinforce impact and recognition, help in […]

Last week I featured 16 remarkable web sites with an unconventional for a blog layout where only the latest article is featured, making it look more like a traditional site. I really like this style, so the new design for Inspiration Bit will be highlighting only the latest post while providing links to the previous […]

At the end of last year I’ve announced a new kind of group writing project in the blogiverse - a collaborative Social Media Mega Project that would unite 10 bloggers from all over the world to organize and host a GWP on their blogs dedicated to the chosen social media site(s). All participating blogs […]

Today’s bit of literature is different from all my previous ones: first of all, it’s not really a literature in its common meaning, secondly, there are eight bits instead of just one. But each of these short Zen stories carries a wisdom that some other long stories or even novels struggle to express.
It’s Sunday, […]

Despite the criticism from some people who are calling it a pseudoscience, there is no doubt that Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese discipline, is as fascinated as it is wise. It’s the system that promotes the creation of harmonious environments to ensure the happiness of people who are surrounded by them. The fundamental aspect of […]

Since forever I wanted to re-design Inspiration Bit. The two main reasons why I haven’t done that yet are time and indecisiveness: too many ideas and styles are floating in my head and too little time I have to experiment with all of them. I was contemplating about sharing my thoughts and sketches with my […]

Last week’s post on DOs and DON’Ts of Branding has triggered a discussion about the content’s quality being more important than branding if we want people to keep coming back to our blogs. In an ideal world that would’ve been true, however unfortunately ours is far from being the quintessential one.
Today’s bit of literature further […]