Don’t make it an afterthought…

When designing and building a site where would you put site content in your hierarchy of importance?
A reoccurring problem many designers / developers face is that although many realise the importance of web content it is not something which they are in control of. The content is either supplied by the client in bit part format (i.e. An old brochure pdf or hastily gathered word documents) or it is supplied by a copywriter. (more…)

The day to day workload for the majority of designers is dominated by client work;as a result many designers struggle to find time for innovation and experimentation .Following on in a similar vein to my previous articles which talked about ‘Offline inspiration’ and ‘Diversifying styles in Sectors’, I now make the natural progression to the topic of innovation (more…)

It works now…that means it’ll always work right?

Well actually no. Often when given a brief a designer will be expected to analyse competitor’s sites and produce something which looks and often functions in a similar way to that which already exists. This creates a definite style for a certain sector which you as a designer are expected to conform to by your clients. The question I pose is ‘Why do we have to conform to the style of the sector?’
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Okay so here is a little insight into the design process…

Firstly you should produce a wireframe for the initial design which essentially lays out the skeleton of the site before any style has been applied. This is best practice as many clients often can’t see beyond the visual and will almost leave the information architecture as an afterthought. (more…)

So you’ve been handed a new design brief and your first port of call are the CSS Galleries. The temptation for many web designers is to open Photoshop, whack in your content and take it from there. This is approach however is flawed and is often taken because the designer is either lazy or thinks he is saving time by skipping the ‘brainstorming away from screen’ step.

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What is the prototype for a great web designer? What are the symptoms of a bad web designer? In this article I will take a look at the different types of web designer… (more…)

Twitter is the conversation of the web and gives you a voice which can be heard before others. Businesses can use Twitter to build customer relations, announce exclusive breaking news, and also receive useful feedback from customers. Twitter lets you create a tweet (a short caption of up to 140 characters) which is then filtered through to your followers. The great thing about Twitter is its versatility; there is no excuse to let the conversation stop as you can tweet from the internet via PC, mobile phone, SMS; or there are even applications for the i-phone whereby you can post and manage your tweets!

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One of our newest sites www.loganlogisticconsulting.co.uk was last week featured on top CSS Gallery Site “CSS Mania”. CSS Mania acts as a showcase for the best sites currently in the industry, so to be featured on such a site is definitely worthy of note.

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