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Corey Vilhauer Featured in “25 Hottest Web Design Techniques”
A better web means a better experience for everyone. Users should be able to reach what they need without worrying about how they're accessing the internet. Our user experience strategist Corey Vilhauer put his spin on this list of 25 techniques.
8/10/2015
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Blend user experience strategist Corey Vilhauer was featured in an article for net Magazine called “25 Hottest Web Design Techniques.” His submission:
18. Embrace the title field
“Nailing the title field can be an easy way to classify on the backend and clarify on the frontend,” advises Corey Vilhauer, UX strategist at Blend Interactive. “Make things easier for editors by being clear what each title field means. One should be for navigation (‘Classes’). One should represent the page’s title, which will populate the <title> (‘Our Classes’). And one should be used in the CMS to help keep things in order (‘Class Listing’). Mix and match as your organisation requires.”
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