Posts Tagged ‘Design’
Web Design News 26/07/10
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Posted in News on the 23-07-2010 | 3 Comments
This week: Why the fold doesn’t matter, big wins with quick changes and what’s the best size for a search box?
Happy customers through an improved checkout
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Posted in Usability on the 12-07-2010 | 10 Comments
You would think that the checkout form would be simple. However often users abandon their purchase, because the checkout form fails to deliver.
Web Design News 08/07/10
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Posted in News on the 09-07-2010 | No Comments
This week: A new BBC News homepage on the way, Using CSS3 and media queries to make robust background images that fill the browser and learning to love vendor prefixes.
Web Design News 22/06/10
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 22-06-2010 | No Comments
This week: The Boagworld Podcast goes off air, how to design better and faster, using stories in your design ideas and how to think from a users perspective.
Death to design by committee
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Web strategy on the 17-06-2010 | 7 Comments
We all know that design by committee leads to horrendous design and yet committees happen anyway. In this post I ask why, layout the argument against them and look at ways to overcome the problem.
Playful design
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Posted in Design on the 16-06-2010 | 2 Comments
While at Web Direction @Media I caught up with Aral Balkan and Christian Crumlish to discuss playful design and whether it is appropriate to add elements of playfulness and humour to any website.
Is there a business case for buying an iPad?
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Reviews on the 27-05-2010 | 12 Comments
So you want an iPad, but is there really a business case to buy one? As a freelancer can you justify the cost? As a website owner will you be able to persuade the boss?
Stephen Anderson on emotional design
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Design on the 26-05-2010 | 1 Comment
A chef in a restaurant wants his food to be more than edible, he wants it to be delicious. As designers we should want our websites to be more than usable. Stephen Anderson shares techniques for delighting our users and ensuring they love our sites.
Be inspired while maintaining focus
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Design on the 20-05-2010 | 1 Comment
Do you read tutorials and look at inspiration galleries? Do you actually implement the things you have learnt? Too many of us spend more time reading about design than actually doing it.
Web Design News 17/05/10
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 17-05-2010 | 1 Comment
This week: how design and content work together, running a design workshop, the importance of control and top tips for effective landing pages.
Nudge your users in the right direction
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Design, Marketing on the 13-05-2010 | 1 Comment
We all want our users to do something. Unfortunately we cannot force them. However, we can give me a nudge in the right direction.
The devil is in the detail
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Posted in Design on the 10-05-2010 | 1 Comment
Dan Rubin joins Paul and Marcus on the 200th episode of Boagworld to discuss the importance of giving attention to details.
iPhone design, freelancing, the universe and everything
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Posted in Boagworld Bites on the 26-04-2010 | No Comments
Sarah Parmenter joined us on our 12 hour marathon podcast to celebrate the shows 200th episode. She talks freelancing and iPhone development.
Web Design News 20/04/10
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 20-04-2010 | 2 Comments
This week: The dying art of design, the disappearance of flash, tasks not goals, twitters developer tools and google rank by speed.
Design and copy pirates: Should you care?
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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.
Web Design News 30/03/10
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 30-03-2010 | 8 Comments
This week: Does the fold matter after all, 5 quick ways to improve your sites usability, how to blog when you’re not a writer and ensure your projects run smoothly.
Adapting to accessibility
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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
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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.
Web Design News 23/03/10
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 23-03-2010 | 9 Comments
This week: IE9 is revealed, a new web design resource is launched, visual hierarchy is explained and we apply some phycology to our sites.
Web Design News 09 /03/10
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 09-03-2010 | 6 Comments
This week: Giving and receiving design feedback, are you bored of your sites design, CSS typography and helping users when they are too busy to read.
