Posts Tagged ‘designers’
Don’t reduce your designers and developers to stereotypes
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Posted in Random on the 03-11-2009 | 12 Comments
Rob Borley warns against reducing your designers and developers to stereotypes if you want to get the best work from them.
There is a disturbance in the force
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Posted in News on the 23-04-2009 | Comments Off
Bamboo Juice
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My talk was entitled ‘Winning business in tough times’ and covered the following…
As the economy slowly collapses like a giant soufflé, where does that leave us as web designers? How do we ensure the work keeps rolling in? Paul shares his experiences of winning new business in the tough times while still nurturing existing clients. He explains how business development is everybody’s concern, not just the sales team.
160. Education, Education, Education
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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.
159. Special Guest
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Posted in Podcast on the 01-04-2009 | 16 Comments
On this week’s show: The northerners are back with special guest host Sarah Parmenter. We answer your questions on how to quote for projects and whether using off-the-shelf software is wrong and we have a chat with Sarah on her experiences in the industry and the difference between developing for clients and developing for yourself.
158. Home
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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.
156. IE8
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Posted in Podcast on the 11-03-2009 | 7 Comments
On this week’s show: Ryan talks to Andy Clarke about Internet Explorer 8, Paul looks at how to simplify your site, and Michael argues that marketing should run the company website.
About Boagworld
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Posted in News on the 05-03-2009 | Comments Off
10 criteria for selecting a CMS
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Posted in Tech/Development on the | Comments Off
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?
What’s with the attitude?
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Posted in Random on the | 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.
10 tips for efficient design
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Posted in Design on the 19-02-2009 | 29 Comments
Being a good designer is not always enough to survive hard economic times. You need to be efficient too.
152. War?
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Posted in Podcast on the 11-02-2009 | 7 Comments
On this week’s show: Daniel Burka and Joe Stump from Digg discuss the supposed war between designers and developers. Paul talks about using twitter effectively and we ask ‘are you placing too much emphasis on your homepage?’
10 harsh truths about corporate websites
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Posted in Web strategy on the | 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.
Why speculative design is wrong
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Posted in Design on the 06-02-2009 | 22 Comments
Many web design agencies are refusing to do unpaid design work before a contract is signed. This is not because it is damaging to them. It is because they believe it is damaging to their clients. But why?
10 things a web designer would never tell you
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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.
151. Budget
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Posted in Podcast on the 04-02-2009 | 2 Comments
On this week’s show: Paul shares 5 tips for when your website budget gets slashed. We have a review of Dropbox and discuss ways to improve the typography on your site.
