Beware Media Overload
This was posted by Christopher Pinches on August 27th, 2010 - Under News

Technology is a beautiful thing. It has brought with it a wealth of information to our fingertips in the form of the internet and has taken communication to an unprecedented level to name but a few things. (more…)
Tags: Future-Technologies, media overload, new technologies | No Comments »
Marketing in Web Design - The process of persuasion
This was posted by Christopher Pinches on August 20th, 2010 - Under News

You’ve heard it before:
Your website is your biggest marketing tool
But do you as web designers know enough about basic marketing principles which can be the difference between success and failure of the website? (more…)
Tags: Branding, Internet Marketing, marketing, Site Content, Social Media, Writing Web Content | No Comments »
Future proofing your website
This was posted by Christopher Pinches on August 11th, 2010 - Under News

Good designers redesign…Great designers realign
This should also be the case with your website, as the years progress you should make lots of small tweaks rather than a complete overhaul. (more…)
Tags: Future-proofing, Progressive-Enhancement | No Comments »
Cloud Computing
This was posted by Christopher Pinches on August 6th, 2010 - Under News

A storm is brewing. Except the clouds in this storm are not full of rain and lightning. Instead they are full of all your files, software and data! The virtual cloud is ready to burst! (more…)
Tags: cloud-computing, Future-Technologies, Wireless-Internet | 2 Comments »
Hand drawn sites
This was posted by Christopher Pinches on July 30th, 2010 - Under News

In the beginning there was art and more specifically drawing by hand. Hand drawing was my way into the world of web design yet is a principle now which often gets neglected due to a multitude of reasons. (more…)
Tags: Design Approaches, hand-drawn, human design, wacom tablet, web 2.0 | No Comments »
Use custom fonts on your website with @fontface
This was posted by Christopher Pinches on July 22nd, 2010 - Under News

“99% of what we do on the Web, as designers, is typographic design”
Designers have been pushing for it for so long but now it is finally here in a form that works easily. (more…)
Tags: @font-face, Fonts, Typography | No Comments »
Progressive Disclosure
This was posted by Christopher Pinches on July 14th, 2010 - Under News

I still feel there is too much emphasis placed on getting lots of information on the homepage of your website. (more…)
Tags: Design Approaches, good design, progressive disclosure | 1 Comment »
How to cope with design by committee*
This was posted by Christopher Pinches on July 9th, 2010 - Under News

(*a person or group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate, report on, or act upon a particular matter.) (more…)
Tags: business strategy, Clients, committee design | No Comments »