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

Boagworld is the web design blog of Paul (the Wurzel) Boag who lives in the heart of rural Dorset. He produces a weekly podcast with Marcus (pop star) Lillington on all things relating to building and running websites. They also run web design agency - Headscape.

Latest Shows

203. Why your blog fails
This week on boagworld: the secret of successful blogging, will Google personalisation affect your sites ranking and how to help users too busy to read.
202. Rocket Surgery Made Easy
This week on Boagworld: Steve Krug on monthly usability, Steve Marshall talks about form design and Paul rejoices over the new era for browsers in Europe.
201. Are clients stupid?
This week on Boagworld: We review the freelancing book Noded, discover a new web tool called 'Support Details' and Paul tells us all a story.
200. A taste of the show
This week's show gives you a taste of the live 12 hour marathon that took place to celebrate the 200th Boagworld.
199. Time to generalise
This week on Boagworld: The changing role of web designers, Colin Firth on content and Becky Jones talks about the changes at Google.

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‘Random’ archive

Pain free design sign off

Posted in Boagworld Bites, Random on the 13-03-2010 | 6 Comments

Getting design sign off for a website can be a painful process for both the client and designer.

My Grand Mac Tour

Posted in Random on the 06-03-2010 | 18 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 | 13 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 | 1 Comment

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?

South West Creativity

Posted in Random on the 16-01-2009 | 10 Comments

An instructional video on how we do ‘creativity’ down our way…

The power and problems of twitter

Posted in Random on the 13-12-2008 | 19 Comments

I take no pleasure in this post. I do not like embarrassing myself in public. However, I need to both publicly apologise and also share a valuable lesson in the use of twitter. If you use twitter, please read this post. It is important that you do not make the same mistake.

Headscape web of shame

Posted in Random on the 16-10-2008 | 8 Comments

Every web design company has its secrets and Headscape is no exception.

The vanishing personal site

Posted in Random on the 02-05-2008 | 8 Comments

I notice that recently Zeldman mourned the decline of the personal site(A). Several responded rebutting the claim(B). Personally I am not sure I care.

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.

Paul elsewhere

Paul just can't shut up. He publishes regular audioboos, has a personal blog and is addicted to twitter. He also writes and speaks regularly. Check out the most recent below:

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