If you're marketing or web professional you've been living under a rock if you haven't heard the buzz about "responsive" design. As it buzzes it's away around the internet, design meet-ups, message forums, and web advertisements it's often hard to understand what anything means to it's truest sense. Let's start by understanding what responsive design really is and then help you to understand if it's for you or not.

I hope you are as excited as I am about DrupalCon 2012. Unleashed will be providing a multitude of angles of the DrupalCon coverage. If you have an eye for design, or are interest in the latest and greatest UX techniques follow my posts on Twitter @SGreenwellUT and check back on the blog for a daily conference update. Below are a few of the sessions I will be attending, if you happen to be there don't be afraid to say hello :-)

The “Social Media” module for the Drupal 7 platform is a great tool for website admins to take full advantage of social network integration. It helps connect your website with social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, digg, Linked In, and Google+, just to name a few. Lending you total control over commanding your centralized hub of profile information as well as powerful options for utilizing widgets and plug-ins such as follow, like, and share buttons, it is easy to see why it has its advantages. Follow me on a quick walk-through to get started using this powerful tool today!

When planning to design and launch a new online store, it is imperative that you evaluate some of the big names in eCommerce to see what elements make them so successful. What elements of their online shopping experience keep customers coming back and keep conversions high? In this post, I would like to highlight a well-known online store and point out some features that enhance the buying experience for their customers – the Nike Online Store.

Once again we are witnessing the game change before our eyes. Whether you are a web designer or a web developer, you can't help but get excited when you consider the possibilities of HTML 5. From advanced animations and 3d effects to data presentation and interactive application interfaces, it's no surprise companies like Adobe © are putting heavy focus on developing new concepts and powerful tools to command this new weapon of mass attraction. Will HTML5 Replace FLASH?

With the growing number of retailer becoming available to online shoppers, it is difficult to argue the influence of design on a customer’s decision to make a purchase or shop elsewhere. There are many aspects of an online store that will make it succeed or fail when considering online conversions. A designer will have the major task of ensuring that the store has the perfect design that is on brand, works well with the products displayed, and is simplistic and streamlined. Below are some major issues to consider.

Now more than ever, shoppers are choosing to bypass the store and make their purchases online. With the steady rise in online shopping, more and more businesses are finding the need for an eCommerce presence on the web. Those who already have online systems are making constant upgrades to keep their shopping carts updated with the latest trends.

The practice of Grosinger, Spigelman, & Grey (GSG) has established themselves as Michigan’s leading eye care physicians. Their extensive experience and dedication to exceptional patient care has made their practice the go-to place for LASIK surgery, cataract surgery, corneal transplant and more.

So here you are with your newly designed beautiful website. It utilizes cutting edge imagery and truly innovative code techniques. With crisp modern features, validated and compliant code, expert load times as well as integrated search engine optimization, this site will soon be bringing you “the big bucks” you have been working so hard for. Or will it?!?