Web Design Articles
The latest news from in.house.media and from the online industry
Why we need BAD design…
Bad design allows us to make a comparison. Without bad design good design wouldn’t exist…it would just be design. In the same way that if there was no dark, light …
Why seek design feedback?
Seeking Design Feedback
There is every reason for you not to seek design feedback, as inevitably faults will be picked in your design and you may end up in tears. Even …
What is an Information Architect and why are they like Napolean?
What is an information architect?
I would compare an information architect (IA) to Napoleon. Now hear me out a moment before you tell me to put a sock in it. …
Should we design straight into the browser?
The Mock war…
Should mock-ups be pixels perfect creations? This was a question which I’ve recently been debating and the natural solution to avoid time wasting in Photoshop appears to be …
SEO – A Beginners Guide
All righty then, time for a more technical blog post from moi! Let’s tackle some basic best practices to help optimise your website. Considering this is a beginner’s guide I …
BT Fault
Due to an ongoing major BT fault in the area our phones are still not working, main supply lines have been stolen and have cut off many businesses, we have …
Phone lines down
Due to a problem with BT, our phone lines are currently down, as is our internet connection. According to BT, this will be the case for the next 48 hours, …
Context is King
All Hail the King
He stands in His honour
And speaks what is true
He is the King of Context
We’re all aware of the adage “Content is King”, but just because we’ve always …
Using Minimal web design for Maximum benefit
A lot of my recent articles have talked about simplifying your website and reducing unessarry elements in order to deliver a clearer message. Well this post talks about the key …
Kick i-stock imagery into touch
The case against I-stock imagery is growing by the website and we are in now in real danger of producing faceless websites which reek of staleness, mediocrity and laziness.
You now …