7
February
Categorised: Usability.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: Information Architecture, Usability, Web Design.
I’ve been working on a WordPress theme for a while that’s geared towards high-content sites – sites that produce a lot of content on a regular basis. Whilst I had a general idea of what I wanted to aim for, I thought some research was in order. I wanted to see how high-content, high-traffic sites […]
21
January
Categorised: Oak Innovations.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: Usability, Web Design, Web Development.
To reflect a change in focus and a change in my interests I’ve redesigned this blog. In this post I discuss the main reasons for doing this, the process I followed and some of my goals. I also briefly discuss some of the tools and techniques I used in the redesign and where the blog is heading.
16
September
Categorised: WordPress.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: Design, Usability, Web Design, Web Development, WordPress.
WordPress, the number one blogging platform on the Internet, is undergoing another fairly major change for version 2.7. Amongst the changes is a restructuring of the Administration menus, which have only recently been redesigned. If you happen to be a WordPress user, either self hosting or on WordPress.com, you can take part in […]
31
August
Categorised: WordPress.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: PHP, Web Design, Web Development, WordPress, WordPress Themes.
In this article I’ll show you how to create a robust and usable thumbnail solution for WordPress themes. One that will automatically resize images and optionally add borders and copyright watermarks.
8
May
Categorised: Usability.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: Usability, Web Design.
Natuba launched a new iPhone focused social photo sharing site. They were fortunate to get coverage on TechCrunch, a leading blog, but the initial post pointed out functionality the site didn’t appear to have. Although it actually did. So how much did this usability failing hurt Natuba?
6
April
Categorised: Usability.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: Accessibility, Usability, Web Design.
There are some breeds of website that should be tailoured to users with little internet experience. These are essential sites, sites that all sorts of people need to use. So why, in this case, where three of these “every man” sites so awful from a usability point of view?
2
April
Categorised: Web Design.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: bbc, Usability, Web Design.
The BBC recently launched a fairly major revamp of its web site and it ended up as a bit of a mixed bag. There are some real triumphs, but the effort seems disproportionally distributed resulting in some major failures.
23
January
Categorised: Blogging.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: Blogging, PHP, Web Design, WordPress Tips.
In developing the new WordPress theme for this site I had to expand my WordPress knowledge in order to meet some of my goals. These are the techniques I used.
15
January
Categorised: Web Design.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: Humour, Interface, Usability, Web Design.
I was searching for the current time in the US earlier today and came across the Official U.S. Time Clock (screenshot below). I couldn’t help but chuckle at the fact that the design for the official US Clock Website is so clearly stuck in the 1990s. What use is a clock that’s behind […]
6
October
Categorised: Blogging, Tips, Usability, Web Design.
When I wrote this, I was thinking about: Blogging, Usability, Web Design.
Usability should be a key requirement of any website, regardless of it’s purpose. As someone who deals in web app usability every day, it’s easy to look down at blogging. After all, many of the complex user interactions associated with fully fledged web apps, such as GMail, aren’t really found on blogs. There are, however, […]