Archive for the 'Web Design' Category

Spacey

10/01/2007

Mark Boulton has written an interesting article over on A List Apart concerning the use of whitespace in page and web design. Particularly interesting is the concept of micro whitespace, the space around words, letters, between lines, paragraphs and list items and how it can increase readability. There’s also some interesting points about [...]

Please Use CSS

22/12/2006

I haven’t built a site using tables for layout in a long time, something like five years. In fact, I’m so allergic to tables sometimes I have remind myself when it’s OK to use them (as in, for tabular data). The reason for bringing this up is because part of my new job [...]

Fast Design Process

24/11/2006

UIE has an interesting article by Joshua Porter about The Freedom of Fast Iterations (via Matt), which details the benefits to a fast and continual design and redesign process, especially for web design (he singles out Netflix). It’s an interesting idea, small improvements rather than giant leaps forward with full releases. I certainly [...]

Get Connected

6/10/2004

They’re one of the reasons for the web to exist, they’re part of the net at a fundamental level and without them it would be a much harder place to visit. I’m talking, of course, about links. They’re everywhere and are what makes the web work. Without them it’s just a collection [...]

Online Marketing Mistakes

17/07/2004

There are so many sites, books, newsletters, e-zines and articles concerning online marketing that you may be wondering why it’s worth reading yet another piece written on the subject. Surely you know everything there is to know by now, but if that were true the search for the answer to the eternal question: What [...]

The Importance of Good Site Design

23/06/2004

The mantra goes that content is king, practically every expert out there will say the same thing, but is that necessarily true? Design is often sacrificed in favour of content, as it should be surely? Well, I’m not totally convinced. Don’t get me wrong, I believe that the information or products on your site is [...]

The Case for a Designer

20/06/2004

More and more people are taking the plunge and building a web site, and for the most part I encourage people to experiment and try it out. With the vast array of HTML editors available and the growing capabilities of the WYSIWYG sector in particular, it seems that now the web really is open [...]

Use of Colour on Web Sites

3/06/2004

Web sites are a predominantly visual medium, though not exclusively sight-biased most are aimed at delivering information using text and images. There are many elements that make up the visual design of a site, from typography to images; colour is simply another aspect of the design. It is, however, just as important as [...]