Web/Tech
Dark Is The New Black
Fri, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
Dark themes are more than a design fad, they’ve become a permanent part of the mobile device user experience and are similarly commonplace for web design. The two most recent client projects I launched have featured dark designs: the Emberlight Festival and City Lights Theater Company. There’s a lot to love about dark designs but
Malicious Misinformation In Action And What You Can Do To Stop It
Tue, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
As a follow-up to last Friday’s post about reviewing your cybersecurity plans, I have a real-world example for item #5 from that list: “Keep a very close eye on your websites and email clients to make sure they are not compromised and being used to spread malware or misinformation.” Since the invasion of Ukraine, there’s
The Time To Review Cybersecurity and Disruption Plans Is Now
Thu, Feb 2, 2022
by Drew McManus
If you haven’t done so already, it’s time to make sure you’re as prepared as you can for disruptions to digital platforms because of cyberattacks resulting from events unfolding in Ukraine. To a large degree, there’s only so much you can do and while the risk to arts and culture organizations being targeted deliberately is
Not Dead Yet: QR Codes
Thu, Feb 2, 2022
by Drew McManus
One of the more intriguing byproducts of the pandemic is its influence in bringing QR codes back into mainstream use. We’ve been examining their potential for more than a decade and while their popularity has ebbed and flowed, they are currently riding a high thanks in large part to mobile operating systems doing a much
The Scourge of Referrer Spam Is On The Rise Again
Wed, Jan 1, 2022
by Drew McManus
If maintaining accurate Google Analytics metrics are important, you should be aware that referrer spam has been on the rise. It will not only make your metrics less reliable but if left unchecked, will damage your rankings and put you on search engine blacklists. I wrote an article about this back in 2016 for ArtsHacker
