Tutorial: Creating “Custom” Logos and Icons

In this tutorial we will go over the process of creating your own custom made logos and icons for use with Nollr. The tutorial covers image sizes, as well as best practices for cropping, saving, and finally uploading and hosting your graphics. If you have any questions, issues, or feedback, reach out to us at feedback@nollr.com.


SIZES OVERVIEW

Nollr frames are currently formatted in two aspect ratios, 16:9, commonly referred to as widescreen and 3:4 which is a common proportion in multimedia and publishing. …[more]

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Screencasts

130220 – Nollr: Add Frame Helper Screencast (V.2)

In this screencast Dan walks you through the various way to quickly add new frames to a page using the new “Add Frame Helper.” The video shows off some other new “V.2″ frame features including the ability to view photos, rss feeds and more.

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Check back often. We plan to add more screencasts soon. …[more]

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FAQ

GENERAL QUESTIONS

What is Nollr?

Nollr is a hyper-customizable web-based start page: the first page you should visit when you open your web browser. After a short time using Nollr, you’ll realize it’s above and beyond your average start page. For more information, check out our about page or sign up today.

How do I get an account?

All you have to do is sign up. Nollr is in closed beta which means we still activate new accounts manually and incrementally. …[more]

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“Feed” your Nollr Frames

One of our favorite new Nollr features is the ability to view news feed headlines (RSS etc.) right within Nollr frames. To add a feed all that’s needed it the feed URL. Feed URLs are usually called out on news pages and blogs with an orange feed icon.

Here’s how to add a feed. Create a new Nollr frame click the “+” button in the upper right of the page, then for feeds click on the “make your own” option and paste the feed URL into the suggest box and hit “suggest frame contents”. …[more]

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Features List

Below is a features list that the Nollr team will keep updated as we work tirelessly to improve Nollr for users. Features are listed in reverse chronological order to help show you the newest features first.

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V 2.2 (April 2013)

Added Google Web Search Widget

Search Google from the comfort of your Nollr page.

V 2.1 (February 2013)

Nollr Weather

For users outside of the United States, temperature will be shown in degrees Celsius.

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MAJOR VERSION V 2.0 (February 2013)

Explore

Explore is an entirely new section of Nollr where users can browse and search for public frames and public users across the entire Nollr system. …[more]

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An iGoogle Alternative

Our team at Nollr was surprised when we heard that iGoogle is going to be retired next year. On November 1, 2013 to be exact. Google has posted a support page explaining the decision. It would seem Google is focusing its energy and efforts into Google Chrome and the Chrome Web Store.

Nollr, an awesomely customizable start page, is available to welcome many of these ex-iGoogle users. We’re truly excited to have them join our growing community. Currently, we’ve focused on providing a great experience to users of modern browsers: such as Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. …[more]

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