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.

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Web Design News 15/06/10

Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 15-06-2010 | 2 Comments

This week: We look at emerging trends coming from Web Direction @Media including microcopy, HTML5 and CSS3 and inclusive design.

Adapting to accessibility

Posted in Accessibility, Boagworld Bites on the 25-03-2010 | 2 Comments

Is it time for us to take a fresh look at the subject of accessibility? Phil Powell offers some thoughtful insights into how we might make the web a more accessible place – not just for those who are disabled, but for everybody.

Running a successful web design agency

Posted in Boagworld Bites, Web strategy on the 24-03-2010 | 3 Comments

Mike and Keir from Carsonified interview Marcus and Paul on how they have made Headscape the successful web design agency it is today.

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.

Web Design Wisdom from Twitter

Posted in Web strategy on the 13-07-2009 | 6 Comments

I asked my twitter followers for their web design words of wisdom. I had over 200 responses. Here are some of the lessons learnt.

171. Access

Posted in Podcast on the 24-06-2009 | 5 Comments

On this week’s show: Ryan and Paul talk to Robin Christopherson from Abilitynet about web accessibility and Dave shares Headscape’s experiences of moving to Google Apps.

168. Personality

Posted in Podcast on the 03-06-2009 | 13 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul explains how to give your site real personality and Dave shares some top tips for writing secure code.

164. Case Study

Posted in Podcast on the 06-05-2009 | 14 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul shares his experiences of working on the Wiltshire Farm Foods website, we examine the role of Twitter and Ryan Carson shares some more advice on building web applications.

Case Study: Wiltshire Farm Foods

Posted in Usability on the 23-04-2009 | 12 Comments

One of the biggest challenges of running a successful website is balancing the needs of users with those of the business. This is especially true when an existing business model conflicts with user needs.

160. Education, Education, Education

Posted in Podcast on the 08-04-2009 | 3 Comments

On this week’s show: We speak to Aarron Walter about teaching web standards. Ryan Carson starts a series on web applications and Paul talks about remote user testing.

158. Home

Posted in Podcast on the 25-03-2009 | 7 Comments

On this week’s show: We share the highlights of SXSW, discuss home working, and interview Rob Borley about project management.

About Boagworld

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10 criteria for selecting a CMS

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Choosing a content management system can be tricky. Without a clearly deﬁned set of requirements you will be seduced by fancy functionality that you will never use. What then should you look for in a CMS?

10 ways to Battle Site Bureaucracy

Posted in Web strategy on the 17-02-2009 | 8 Comments

Running a large institutional website is frustrating. Your site is often held back by internal politics and bureaucracy. Let me show you 10 ways to cut through the crap and get results.

A demonstration of graded browser support

Posted in Design on the 12-02-2009 | 14 Comments

In my post ‘Effective Browser Support‘ I explained how we should not be looking to make sites identical in all browsers, but rather focusing on usability and accessibility. In this post I demonstrate how that works in practice.

10 harsh truths about corporate websites

Posted in Web strategy on the 11-02-2009 | 36 Comments

We all make mistakes running our websites. However the nature of those mistakes varies depending on the size of your website. As your site and organisation grow, the mistakes begin to change. This post addresses common mistakes in larger organisations.

10 things a web designer would never tell you

Posted in Design on the 05-02-2009 | 172 Comments

These arty-farty web designers are always telling you how your site should look. Don’t listen to them! Don’t they know the customer is always right? Here are 10 things a ‘good web designer’ would never tell you about choosing the perfect design.

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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, speaks regularly and is addicted to twitter. He also has a personal blog where he shares random thoughts, inspirational articles and stuff he thinks is cool. See the latest below: