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How to Redesign an Existing Website the Right Way
Before you redesign an existing website, let me take a moment to explain an alternative approach that will ensure success.
How to Do a Card Sorting Exercise and Why Bother
Card sorting is an invaluable tool in deciding site structure and visual hierarchy. In this post, we explore how to do a card sorting exercise and why it is so worthwhile.
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Content Strategy
Advice on improving the quality of the content you deliver via digital services. Whether that be copy, imagery, video or audio.
- How to Build a User-Centric Information Architecture Without Endless Debate
- Why say no to the madness of content migration
Development
Ideas and thoughts on how development has a significant impact on the user experience through everything from security to performance.
- Why you should want to be a user experience developer
- Minimum viable product (MVP). What is it and why should you care?
- Designing with data and incremental development
Digital Marketing
Opinions on the role of marketing in a digital world. Advice on balancing marketing objectives with the user experience.
- What Is the Best Digital Marketing Strategy?
- How to save your marketing strategy with UX design
- How to Design Outstanding Calls to Action that Convert
Digital Strategy
A look at the business strategy, governance and culture that drives a company's approach to their digital strategy and ultimately the user experience.
- Digital Transformation: A Comprehensive Introduction
- 10 mistakes that are ruining the success of your digital projects
- How to End the Pain of Shifting Project Priorities
Inclusive Design
Advice on how to make your digital services available to the widest possible audience.
- Accessibility is Not What You Think
- How to Fix the Devastating Impact of Cognitive Load on Your Site
- Accessibility advice for businesses
Interface Design
Advice on everything from aesthetic design to improving the interfaces that support your digital services.
- How to adopt an iterative approach to UI design
- Design convergence is not a dirty word
- Logic isn’t enough. Design for the way users think
User Experience
Advice on how to improve the user's experience beyond the edge of the screen. Where user interface design stops, UX continues.
- My Complete Guide: How to ensure user experience is a priority for your company
- User Research: 10 Techniques to Get Started or Improve
- How to Get Started With Usability Testing
Working in Digital
Thoughts and advice on a career in digital. From opinions about the direction of the sector to tips to improve your skill set.
- How to Grow a Successful Web Design Business With 10 Lessons
- How to tell if you are a design snob
- The big question: Can you design an experience?
Books and resources
User Experience Revolution
Do you feel like the only person at your company who understands the competitive advantage a good user experience provides? Would you like to see change but cannot make it happen. Then User Experience Revolution is for you. A practical playbook to place the user experience at the heart of your business.
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Conversion Rate Optimisation Masterclass
Every website seeks to persuade visitors to do something, whether it is place an order, make a donation or signup to a mailing list. But how do you do that without alienating users? This video masterclass will teach you the secret.
Increase Conversion Today
Digital Adaptation
Digital is not just another tool we can bolt on to our businesses. It has transformed our world and our organisations need to adapt to this new reality. This book introduces management to the steps they need to take. Steps to ensure their organisation succeeds in the digital economy.
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