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HP – invent from Tom and Matt on Vimeo.

really clever! via David Airey.

recently a client needed to insert a google docs form on their site. they had already selected the basic template and set-up the form, but the basic template had a white background and this form needed to be embedded on a site with a dark grey background. not very aesthetically pleasing at all. you can style the forms though, by adding a few parameters to the form URL that google provides you. here are some options:

to remove the title of the form add: &ttl=0 (fyi: &ttl=1 would insert the title)

to change the font add: &f=font_name

to change the text colour add: &tc=hex_value

to change the background colour add: &bc=hex_value

to change the link colour of the “help links” at the bottom add: &c=hex_value

pretty nice and easy and allows you some control and flexibility over the form.

sadly, i couldn’t make it to the future of web design in london earlier this month (hopefully next year). if, like me, you weren’t able to make it, never fear! the good folks at carsonified have posted all the content from the event online. good stuff! it’s time for me to get another cup of coffee and start making my way through the videos.

Playing For Change | Song Around The World “Stand By Me” from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

this is well worth 5 minutes of your time. trust me. read more about the video and be sure to check out playing for change. such a brilliant idea.

as i mentioned yesterday we weren’t entirely happy with the colour scheme of It’s On. although the aim was to be warm and inviting, we didn’t feel it really worked. so, late last night we redid a few things to make it brighter, bolder and hopefully just more appealing. a great example of evolving a design through various iterations as well. i’m already seeing minor tweaks i’d like to make down the road. too often people feel that once a design is done in photoshop, that’s it, it’s set in stone. not so. a design can really improve if you are just a little flexible and willing to evolve it as the site evolves. small changes can make a big difference. at least that is what i’ve found.

we’ve made a few other improvements as well introducing country codes and a time stamp for when the event was posted. also, now a tweet doesn’t have to start with @eventin, just as long as you follow the syntax of @eventin city: somewhere in the tweet.

so, if you know of any events in your city, spread the word.