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Simply Brown Hey there curious reader. I am Ashton Brown. I make websites in Austin, TX and try to make the most of my free time. This here is my blog. I post stuff about the web design industry and my personal life. Enjoy.

18 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Book Review: Webdesign for ROI

Book Review: Webdesign for ROI

Web Design for ROI is an excellent book for reviewing all those website elements that help convince the user to click on the call to action button. As I read the book I’m creating my own checklist of website elements that should be considered for every website. Below is my list, I reccoment reading the [...]

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12 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Marfa, Texas

Marfa, Texas

What a visually interesting trip to West Texas. I was going in with no expectations and was pretty moved by this town. It was great to soak in and drift from art installment, to gallery, to abandoned air force base, to burnt up meth lab, all in the name of art. The influence of Donald [...]

16 March 2008 ~ 0 Comments

SXSW Interactive 2008 Takeaways

Here are some raw notes from the conference this year.
Trends and future trends
* Communication between countries – Global corporation and partnerships are growing and language barriers are a common problem that need to be solved.
* Online Reputation Management
* More video
* Social Media Optimization
* Cross channel delivery methods / widgets
* Implementation of Happiness from a scientific [...]

09 December 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Yucatan, Mexico

Yucatan, Mexico

I took a trip to the Yucatan area of Mexico for some business and made sure to really soak in the beautiful surroundings as well.
Click the image to see the slideshow.

01 January 2000 ~ 0 Comments

All My Photos

All My Photos

Here you can look through my entire uploaded photo collection.
I try to promote only the more interesting ones.
I use Flickr to upload my photos but you can access it all here at my blog.

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