Ideacodes co-founder, Max Kiesler, has launched a new project called DesignDemo, which features interaction demos from new web 2.0 applications and services. Within a day of its launch, DesignDemo was feautred on del.icio.us popular with several hundred bookmarks. rn

Ideacodes has been working with BlogHer, the leading destination online for women’s opinions and activities, to redesign and enhance the user experience of the site. As the only women’s blog network, BlogHer creates opportunities for women bloggers to seek greater exposure, education, community and economic empowerment, and has more than 7,400 blogs listed. We’re delighted to be working with BlogHer co-founders, Lisa Stone, Elisa Camahort, and Jory Des Jardins, and the BlogHer community on this new version. rn

GigaOM, the leading tech blog network founded by our client and friend, Om Malik, has launched a redesign based on feedback solicited in December 2006. As Om writes, “We made notes, and have been diligently trying to put that into practice.” See Om’s post for details, and stay tuned for continued refinements and enhancements.rn

Ideacodes co-founders, Emily Chang and Max Kiesler will be at the SXSW Interactive Conference coming up March 9-13, 2007. Emily was invited by Tom Markiewicz, CEO of EvolvePoint, to be part of the “Using RSS for Marketing” panel scheduled for Sunday, March 11, 2007 from 10-11am. Emily is looking for feedback on current trends in RSS. If you’ll be at SXSW and would like to meet up, please send us a note as we’re planning to have a get together sometime during the conference. See you in Austin! rn

Ideacodes has been working with Joost Schreve, CEO of EveryTrail, on the UI design for the first version release. EveryTrail is a free online platform that enables active travelers and outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds to visualize and share trips using GPS data, digital photos and location-based notes overlaid on interactive maps. Users are able to upload GPS data and the service automatically plots waypoints and tracks onto a map. You can add photos, notes, and other details to customize your trip. Sign up for EveryTrail to try it for yourself. Also see eHub Interviews EveryTrail to learn more. rn

Vox, Six Apart‚Äö√Ñ√¥s new blog service, launched today. Vox puts the emphasis on personal blogging and sharing with friends and family. It features advanced privacy controls, a stunning variety of unique themes, powerful integration with other services like Flickr, YouTube, and more. ‚Äö√Ñ√∫Blogging is fun again…‚Äö√Ñ√π Ideacodes is pleased to have designed the Bunnylicious and Zen blog themes for Vox. rn

Ideacodes redesigns the newly launched GigaOM.com, an online news and weblog published by Giga Omni Media Inc., a San Franciso-based company that delivers technology news, analysis and opinions on topics ranging from broadband to online games and Web 2.0 to a monthly global audience of 500,000 consumers and professionals interested in the world of hi-tech. Giga Omni Media, Inc. is founded and led by executive editor, Om Malik, an award-winning journalist. Before launching his own publishing venture, Om was a senior writer for Business 2.0 magazine covering telecom and broadband stories. rn

Ideacodes has been working on the corporate site for Sapotek Inc., the company that created the first Web-based desktop of its kind in Spanish, Computadora.de, as well as the launch of a new enhanced version of its world class desktop in English, Desktoptwo. Update: Sapotek was also featured in this month’s (August 2006) Business 2.0 magazine in its issue “31 Best Business Ideas in the World.” Congratulations, Josh and Oscar!rn

In the last 20 hours I’ve received over 12,000 unique visitors, 957 diggs and 495 bookmarks in del.icio.us to my post, “How to Make Your AJAX Applications Accessible – 40 Tutorials and Articles”. Special thanks to Kevin Rose of Digg for submitting my story to his awesome website!rn

Ideacodes is pleased to be working with Ning on UI and user experience design for many of Ning’s upcoming features and releases. Ning is a free online service for cloning, customizing and sharing social web applications, and is led by CEO Gina Bianchini and co-founded by Marc Andreessen.rn