Articles about Web design
The art of web design
How often have you found yourself getting angry over a clients tactless comment, or a colleagues flippant feedback? When I say angry, I don’t mean the type of anger where you roll your eyes and move on, I am referring to the anger that sticks around, makes your face a lot warmer and brighter in colour, makes your muscles tense up, and probably revisits your imagination just as you close your eyes at night, reliving all the physical effects you witnessed earlier, preventing you from slowly drifting off into slumberland. Read the full article »
A recipe for web design success
Having spent the past decade designing and observing web designs I started wondering if there was a secret formula to successful web design. Do we have to use a certain amount of gradients, subtle shadows, light effects and great typography or is it simply a matter of instinct and balance. Obviously web design like all the other types of design is subjective so one designers preference is another’s garbage but is there a middle ground that can be found using this elusive formula? Read the full article »
Jeeves makes his return
At first glance many branding experts may be quick to Judge Ask.co.uk and criticise their decision to bring back Jeeves, but in my opinion it is probably the best move the dwindling search provider could have made. Google dominates this market, everyone knows that and it’s close to impossible to compete against such a Goliath that has grown to mammoth proportions in market share, influence, share price and just about anything that can be measured. Read the full article »
Web Designer Magazine
The March issue of Web Designer is quite possibly the best issue of all time, why? Because I am in it! Web Designer got in touch and told me they were writing a WordPress feature and asked if I would like to contribute. It’s always cool to be asked to contribute to anything, it shows someone appreciates what you think and in this industry that’s what it’s all about. They wanted my opinion on the latest WordPress release (2.7) and what I thought were the best parts of the new design of the admin area. 2.7 was a huge deal for WordPress, it took a step into the ‘beautifully designed’ category with its latest user interface and being a designer I can really appreciate the detail and time that went into the styling, where others might not even notice a gradient or icon. Read the full article »