Posts Tagged ‘Colour’
Recording creativity
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Posted in Design on the 26-07-2007 | 11 Comments
I like to think of myself as an ideas person. I guess that is another way of saying that I am crap at implementing the ideas I have. One problem I used to suffer from was recording the ideas I had in a form that I could refer back to later. Overtime I have developed a couple of techniques that help me manage my ideas better. I thought they might be worth sharing.
Taking a brand online
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Posted in Design on the 06-07-2007 | 2 Comments
“and here is our style guide”… thump! A huge tome lands on the desk in front of you. When it is written entirely for print, how do you begin to turn it into something that will work on the web?
Show 81: Money Matters
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Posted in Podcast on the 29-05-2007 | 2 Comments
This week on Boagworld: Paul gives advice to those who work with content management systems. Marcus finally talks about charge out rates and we talk to Dan Mall and Mark Huot about swfIR.
Advice for CMS users
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Posted in Accessibility, Site content on the 23-05-2007 | 12 Comments
I have been putting together a document for work that provides some basic advice for people who work with content management systems. It covers things like accessibility and writing for the web so I thought there might be some value with sharing it with you all.
Show 72: Neverending Beta
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Posted in Podcast on the 27-03-2007 | 23 Comments
On this week’s show: web stats meet usability testing, Apollo and why it is important, working with corporate colour palettes and how to sell your web design services.
Show 69: All alone
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Posted in Podcast on the 06-03-2007 | 5 Comments
Abandoned by Marcus, Paul struggles on alone through this week’s show. Bravely he manages to cover; the cure to hiccups, how to hunt down those pesky CSS bugs and what’s new in Photoshop CS3.
Show 62: Glitches
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Posted in Podcast on the 08-01-2007 | 15 Comments
This week sees the launch of the new format show and despite a few audio problems it worked well. We discuss handling difficult requests from clients, the upcoming boagworld meetup and when to redesign your site. Jeremy Keith also shares his thoughts on when and where to implement Microformats.
Podcast 58: Community websites Part 1
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Posted in Podcast on the 21-11-2006 | 5 Comments
This week a somewhat jetlagged Paul discusses virtual communities with Marcus. In particular they focus on the tools available to community builders and the business benefits of social participation.
Podcast 48: 10 ways to ruin your design
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Posted in Podcast on the 04-09-2006 | 3 Comments
In the 48th episode of Boagworld.com we look at ten ways to produce a lousy design! We also look at some of the highs and lows of the mobile web as well as review an extremely good open source forum system.
atMedia: Great Design
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Posted in Design on the 15-06-2006 | 4 Comments
John Hicks, Cameron Moll, and Veerle Pietrers share their thoughts on what makes great design.
Podcast 33: Adding search to your site
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Posted in Podcast on the 08-05-2006 | 17 Comments
In their 33rd podcast Paul and Marcus look at how to create the most effective in-site search facility, the differences between RGB, CMYK, Pantone and HEX, and the importance of keeping up-to-date with web development techniques.
Podcast 31: Working with style guides
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Posted in Podcast on the 25-04-2006 | 10 Comments
Taking a corporate identity and making it work online can be a challenging process. This week Paul and Marcus look at how to take a style guide and make it work on the web.
Podcast 22: How your website sells
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Posted in Podcast on the 06-02-2006 | 26 Comments
Whatever your website is about, it has to sell something. From selling an idea to a product or service, every site has its place in the sales process. This podcast looks at what that process is and how your website plays its part.
Designing for an older audience
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Posted in Design on the 27-01-2006 | 6 Comments
If the average user on your site is what we would politely referred to as “mature�, then you definitely need to check out this excellent report from webCredibles.
The humble hypertext link
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Posted in Design on the 19-01-2006 | 8 Comments
The ability to link one web page to another is so fundamental to the web that it is often overlooked as just too darn obvious. Amidst more exciting subjects like AJAX, accessibility or web 2.0 the humble hypertext link is often forgotten. Well, no more. I am here to make a stand, to campaign for the rights of this downtrodden tag.
Semantic code: What? Why? How?
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 29-11-2005 | 14 Comments
Web designers like to throw around a lot of jargon that can prove very confusing for those who have to work with them. With that in mind, over the coming weeks, I want to focus on the more popular techno babble and try to dispel some of the mystery. First up: semantic code.
