User Journeys and Goals

When creating a user journey, the various needs of the users should be taken into consideration. What is the user trying to do when they access the site, what is their main objective for that particular time that the user is … Continue reading

Font Size on the Web

There was a recent Smashing Magazine article, with a follow up poll for designers to choose their favourite size for setting type on the web. It was an interesting article and an interesting topic. As the majority of the information on the internet is … Continue reading

Images in Responsive Designs

Responsive designs are all the rage these days, and I recently created the first of my own, which has almost become a right of passage. One of the problems that I came across was how to make the images responsive … Continue reading

Mobile First Design – A Misnomer

I recently completed my first foray into responsive web design, to begin with I was quite apprehensive as I was unsure of what I should be doing, but as I did a bit of research I quickly realised that the quickest … Continue reading

Why Attention to Detail Makes UX Design

In the upcoming post I am going to make many references to car design, and the reason for this is that I happened to be watching a television program about car design when I came up with the idea for … Continue reading

The Right Tool for the Right Job

There has been a lot of chatter online over the past few days about the new offering from Adobe, Muse. Some have been saying that it is a step in the wrong direction, or that it is going to ruin, … Continue reading

Competitor Research

When trying to solve a problem, it is often useful to see what competitors are doing to see if any useful solutions have been implemented that could influence the project. Once the competitors are identified, there is no use in … Continue reading

Sketching is Important

Wireframing is an integral part of the design process, and is recognised as being important in structuring a design clearly in the early stage. Sketching is, however, often overlooked, or assumed to be the same as pen and paper wireframing, … Continue reading

Identifying the Problem

A problem that occurs in some design projects is that a new visual design is implemented, but it makes no difference to how the website is performing. This is because the deeper problem to be solved was never identified and … Continue reading

Importance of Copy on Call to Action Buttons

Your website has been created to provide a service. Whether that service be providing a blog of free information for your readers or selling houses, the principle is the same, you want the visitors to your site to be guided … Continue reading

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