Our very own "Share This" like the AddThis Widget - Preview

We are currently developing our own "Share This" widget like the popular Add This Widget that you find all over the web. We were asked to develop this because the "Add This" widget pulls analytic information to addthis.com. With our widget the analytics information is yours and yours only! This is highly customizable and works in all the testing we have done for it. We are still working out how the final skin will look and what the "Share This" button will look like, but otherwise, it's pretty much there!

Here is a sneak peak:























As you can see the widget is powered via jquery--a script library that is seemingly endless. I put this together using a tutorial and information provided by Mark S. Kolich from http://mark.kolich.com. (That links to the actual post about the widget). We have styled even our basic design up just a little from his, but the programming side and info he provided was the key to making this work! So thank you Mark for the work you did--in the end it helped us develop a cool tool!

Our final version with code for a free download will be made available in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for it!

Exposing for Exposures Sake

Aerial Perspective Owner, Tim Avery also works for Overstock.com designing marketing emails. The work doen at Overstock is in no way affiliated with Aerial Perspective, but none-the-less, Tim has done some note-worthy work as of late.

Just this week Overstock implemented a fix for their site-wide search bar that fixed all browser compatibility issues as well as and programming issues that were making the search bar appear different in each browser as well as differences between the homepage, store pages and product pages.

Tim coded the search bar in a using background images and overlaying the actual search input field on the background so that it looked the same everywhere! See below:



Also of note is the text in the search bar. "What would you like to save on today?" Tim came up with this value proposition as part of an ongoing project that he can't talk about. The idea had such a warm welcoming that executives decided to implement it immediately.

Overtsock is also introducing new store pages and Tim was asked to fix the code that was created for the navigation on these pages. In an effort to use cleaner and more friendly code for other developers, Tim developed all new navigation panels that fixed issues revovling around cross-browser compatibility and the strict 1.0 doctype that Overstock is moving towards. Below is an example of the next navigation panel form the watch store.







It's fun to see this work on a site that gets the exposure that Overstock does.

Linking Communities Project

Several months ago, we posted about a possible project for the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival. We took a risk and did a pre-mockup hoping to catch them with something spiffy before they even had talked with us. Initially it looked good and we had a verbal go-ahead. Unfortunately, things didn't pan out for several reasons, and we were left scratching our heads. Perhaps the only good to come of the whole ordeal was another client, with a new project, Linking Communites, Wetlands and Migratory Birds. We hopped at the chance to work with the group, and after several months working out the details we have our first mockup ready to go. Take a look:


We went ultra clean, mostly on a grid layout sticking to a simple sans-serif font set. The colors are derived from a sky blue and the rust off the head of a bird called an American Avocet. We even worked out a simple logo. Not sure if they have one at this point, but we like our vision:


We added a light version of grass green, pulling in the 3 colors that best represent the planet, and linking them via a bird silhouette breaking up a simple box.

Hopefully, the client will be pleased with this work, and we can move on to designing the page layouts. We will be using the jquery library for most of the interactive portions of the site, and Coppermine Photo Gallery, along with Blogger for the blog. And of course, we will try to push the use of Twitter for quick updates any time from anywhere. Check back soon to see what other new projects we are working on!

One of Our Blogs

AP owner and designer, Tim Avery, recently relaunched his personal website http://www.timavery.com which is used as a blog for pretty much anything--although social commentary, movie reviews, random rants and raves and recaps on much in his personal life are often front and center.


The design was quite simple, with an orange wash being used, along with subtle background images, and strong black and white contrasts. The simplicity of the site, keeps the user focused on the content and not getting lost in random "crap". We also utilized Twitter to keep micro updates on the site when Tim doesn't have time to blog. Keep an eye out for Twitter on a lot of our new projects, as well as http://www.theaerialperspective.com in the near future!

Check out Tim's blog at http://www.timavery.com

Citizen Blues Launches!

Check out http://www.citizenblues.com, where you can find killer deals on jeans, one at a time. We designed the User Interface for the site, and Sam Hart developed the ODAT program that is the real brain-work behind the site. The official launch is right about now. So check out the site, maybe pick up a pair of jeans and see what else comes form the guys at Citizen Blues in the future!