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A podcast for those who design, develop and run websites.

Boagworld is the blog of web strategist Paul Boag who lives in the heart of rural Dorset (hence the cows). He produces a weekly podcast with UX consultant Marcus Lillington on building and running websites. They also run the web design agency Headscape.

Latest Shows

216. Thanks for all the fish
This week on Boagworld: Chris Coyier talks CSS and more, we say goodbye to the boagworld podcast and ask what can you listen to now?
215. Web Directions
This week on Boagworld: Emerging trends at Web Direction @Media, playful web design and death to design by committee.
214. When to hire a web designer
This week on Boagworld: When to hire a web agency, user testing on disposable websites and a need for speed.
213. Getting all emotional
This week on Boagworld: Stephen Anderson on emotional design, I review the iPad and we talk fonts, flash and fotos.
212. More skills to learn
This week on Boagworld: 5 new skills every web designer needs to know and how to be inspired while maintaining focus.

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‘Random’ archive

Work less, produce more

Posted in Random on the 25-08-2010 | 50 Comments

As web professionals we have a culture of long hours. This has to change.

SXSW: Web design elections?

Posted in Random on the 12-08-2010 | 1 Comment

In the closest thing we have to a web design popularity contest, its time to vote for this years SXSW panels.

Introducing the Boagworld Book Club

Posted in Random on the 22-07-2010 | 25 Comments

Relly introduces the Boagworld Book Club. A chance to broaden your horizons and make friends too.

Design and copy pirates: Should you care?

Posted in Boagworld Bites, Random on the 01-04-2010 | 6 Comments

Websites like Copyscape make it easier than ever to find other sites who have stolen your copy. However, should you care and how can you stop thieves.

Boagworld in Poetry

Posted in Random on the 20-03-2010 | 1 Comment

Boagworld has been immortalised in poetry :-)

My Grand Mac Tour

Posted in Random on the 06-03-2010 | 23 Comments

This has nothing to do with web design but if you are a mac user you might find the way I use my mac interesting.

Is ‘John the client’ stupid or are you failing him?

Posted in Boagworld Bites, Random on the 24-02-2010 | 13 Comments

Meet John the client. John runs a reasonably large website. He is a marketeer who considers himself smart, articulate and professional. That said, he doesn’t know much about web design and so needs your help.

An iPhone Obsession

Posted in Random on the 23-02-2010 | 15 Comments

The iPhone has become an obsession. If we don’t pay attention, we’ll have a mobile web that only works on the iPhone.

Are we changing the world?

Posted in Random on the 07-12-2009 | 9 Comments

As web designers we like to think we are shaping the web and that the web is changing the world. This is true, but there are other ways to transform the world and ourselves.

Don’t reduce your designers and developers to stereotypes

Posted in Random on the 03-11-2009 | 18 Comments

Rob Borley warns against reducing your designers and developers to stereotypes if you want to get the best work from them.

How to Manage Your Inspiration

Posted in Random on the 08-09-2009 | 13 Comments

How do you find your design inspiration? More importantly how do you manage those sources of inspiration?

Demystifying the “duplicate content penalty”

Posted in Random on the 07-09-2009 | 2 Comments

Speed Wireframing with Nick Finck

Posted in Random on the 27-08-2009 | 5 Comments

The iPhone is not easy to use: a new direction for UX Design

Posted in Random on the 25-08-2009 | 1 Comment

The wonder of the web

Posted in Random on the 17-07-2009 | 16 Comments

A few thoughts on why I think the web is truly amazing.

The reality of home working

Posted in Random on the 16-03-2009 | 31 Comments

An increasing number of people are trading in the cubicle for home working. It is seen by many as the ultimate perk. However, is home working really everything it is cracked up to be? I share what I have discovered after 7 years of home working.

Sneak Geek

Posted in Random on the 10-03-2009 | 2 Comments

Marcus shares some thoughts about our upcoming trip to SXSW.

What’s with the attitude?

Posted in Random on the 25-02-2009 | 39 Comments

We face many challenges as designers and developers – IE6, the fast pace or change, meeting the needs of disabled users. However, I am coming to believe that our biggest challenge is our own attitude.

My Favourite iPhone Applications

Posted in Random on the 01-02-2009 | 9 Comments

I often get asked what my favourite iPhone applications are. Its hardly surprising considering the excessive number of application I buy and the amount I go on about it. I therefore thought it was about time that I compiled a list of my favourites.

Never work for free?

Posted in Random on the 30-01-2009 | 40 Comments

I recently said on twitter that you should never work for free, but is that really true? Are there occasions when it is okay to do web work for no financial return?

Additional Information

Produced by Headscape

Boagworld is produced by the web design agency Headscape founded by Marcus, Paul and Chris Scott. Headscape also has a number of other talented guys who blog. Check them out.

  • Craig Rowe is one of our amazing developers and writes some superb posts on everything from .net to AIR apps.

  • Ed Merritt is a Headscape designer who's blog contains examples of his work and a number of free Wordpress themes.

  • Dave McDermid is a Headscape developer who has an excellent blog. He blogs on everything from AJAX to security.

  • Rob Borley is one of our project managers and blogs regularly on client and project management issues.

  • Leigh Howells is our multimedia design guru (whatever one of those is). He blogs on a mixture of design and music.

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