I have always found that the underlined aspect of links in the middle of paragraph text distracts from the reading. Up until now I had not thought to do anything about it. Usually project deadlines are looming, budgets are tight … Continue reading
Whether sketching lines on a napkin or presenting a high quality html and css wireframe with click through functionality, wireframing is a tried and tested method of presenting or fleshing out an idea without getting bogged down with the visual … Continue reading
960, 768, 480, 320 – these were the main breakpoints that I had previously used for creating a responsive design, based on the idea that this will hit most devices, and in between would be served reasonably well as the … Continue reading
When designing interfaces, it is easy to resort to throwing in some ‘Lorem Ipsum’, just enough so that it fits in the available space that has been left available in the layout and be happy with it, but this always … Continue reading
About a week ago (6 days) Rdio, an American music streaming service, was released in the UK, and in doing so prospective users were offered an enticing 6 day free trial of the full fat version of their subscription, worth £9.99 per … Continue reading
I love my Kindle, I LOVE my Kindle, but I can’t help but feeling that it, and other e-readers (e-books? whatever), will cause future generations to miss something that I really enjoyed from growing up, and something that I still … Continue reading
An incredibly useful service for designers/developers that allows the user to look up a variety of selectors, tags and code snippets depending on what they need. It is currently supporting HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DOM, jQuery, PHP and Python. As a … Continue reading
Recently I had a chat with a business owner about problems I had faced with clients whenever I was freelancing, one of them being, how to explain responsive design to them. With one particular client, I explained how a responsive … Continue reading
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
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