Posts Tagged ‘Usability’
170. Versus
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Posted in Podcast on the 17-06-2009 | 5 Comments
On this week’s show: Paul talks about the conflicts surrounding design decisions, and Teifion challenges a BBC article that asks “Are the days of the web amateur numbered?”
169. Type
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Posted in Podcast on the 10-06-2009 | 3 Comments
On this weeks show: Paul talks about the power of story telling and shares some tips for “getting in the zone” and Mark Boulton joins us to talk about web typography.
168. Personality
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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.
How site personas can enhance your site
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Posted in Site content on the 27-05-2009 | 7 Comments
If your website was a person, what type of person would it be?
165. Creativity
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Posted in Podcast on the 13-05-2009 | 2 Comments
On this week’s show: Jim Coudal shares his thoughts on monetizing creativity, Marcus talks about questioning clients and Paul gets excited about eye candy.
164. Case Study
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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
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Posted in Usability on the | 11 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
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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.
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.
Sneak Geek
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Posted in Random on the 10-03-2009 | 2 Comments
Marcus shares some thoughts about our upcoming trip to SXSW.
10 criteria for selecting a CMS
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 05-03-2009 | No Comments
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?
Three secrets to simplicity
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Posted in Usability on the 03-03-2009 | 13 Comments
Many website owners damage their sites by continually adding features and content when they should be simplifying. In this post I reveal why that happens and how to simplify your website.
10 ways to Battle Site Bureaucracy
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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
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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.
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?’
