Archive for the ‘Design’ Category

  1. A craftsman and his tools

    There is always a lot of discussion on the web about the tools we use to perform our craft. Windows vs OSX, Photoshop vs Fireworks, WordPress vs ExpressionEngine etc. The truth is, the only thing that matters is that you are comfortable with your tools and know them well enough to do your best work.

  2. My top 5 favourite blog designs right now

    Whilst contemplating the ongoing redesign of this blog, I have looked at other blogs to see what they are doing and what appeals the most to me. Below is a list of my top 5 favourite blogs right now, in no particular order. Some of them may not be new but that isn’t the point.

  3. The difference between a web designer and a front-end developer

    In this industry you hear a lot of job titles banded about. So many that it’s all too easy to become oblivious to what they actually mean.

  4. North London meet-up for web folk

    Towards the end of last month I attended Croydon Creatives. I had a great time and it was fun to meet some like-minded people for a change, and I will definitely be making the effort to attend regularly in the future. The thing is, I know that there must be plenty of web folk in North London, where I’m based, too.

  5. The Manual: A review

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ no doubt heard of The Manual—a considered, well-designed and quite frankly, inspiring periodical on the topic of designing for the web. Just this evening I came to the end of issue one and thought I’d share my thoughts on it.

  6. Design principles

    Tomorrow morning I embark on a new adventure (related post coming soon) which means I am not accepting freelance projects for the foreseeable future. This also means it is time to redesign this site as it’s focus has now shifted. So, what better time to set out some design principles.

  7. Design is not decoration

    On the web today you will encounter some amazingly beautiful websites. The talent and discipline that goes into this work is not to be dismissed however does it count as design? Not always.

  8. Resurrecting the UX debate

    Following a discussion on Twitter earlier today I started thinking about the UX debate that was sparked b Ryan Carson last year. It all started when Matt Hill said:

  9. Supporting IE7

    Recently I’ve been contemplating the future of browser support. Currently, in terms of internet explorer I support versions 7, 8 and 9. Version 6 gets a typography stylesheet and nothing else. But when will we stop supporting IE7? Do we even need to?

  10. Beyond typography

    Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock in the middle of a desert somewhere the chances are you’ve heard people referring to the web as 99% typography. Of course this is mostly correct and typography is very important. But what about the other aspects of design? Layout and colour theory?

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