Notes about web design
Hello, I’m a web designer
My job is pretty varied and the skills I use on a day to day basis draw on over a decade of experience in the web, marketing and customer service industries. I still call myself a web designer.
Responsive? Waste of time
An anatomy of my Twitter timeline and the fun of the design world.
Designing context – People first, not devices
I’ve noticed in my recent work that the issue of context keeps cropping up, but not because I try to define it, but because it’s so elusive.
Celebrating your award entry budget
“Award winning agency”, “We’ve been short-listed for an award” and the many variants thereof sound great but exactly how much do they celebrate the best work when you pay to enter?
Why I don’t do “mates rates” projects
It’s almost a certainty that at some point in your career, you’ll be asked by a friend to work on a project and feel you should only take a nominal “mates rates” fee. Try not to
Start your free trial – with a credit card
Why offer a free trial with a credit card and hope I forget I signed up? It just doesn’t feel nice.
Small images, big layouts
There are a few good solutions in responsive design when it comes to scaling down big images but I’m finding small original images are becoming problematic.
Salary ≠ Job Title
Does your job title even matter any more?
The cost of hardware to test – a follow up
A follow up to my mobile testing bundle up idea.
I’m a designer, not a geek
Having dedication and passion, along with a genuine interest in what you do doesn’t make you a geek, it makes you lucky.