- Why you should never present more than one mockup to a client - May 2010I often hear designers talk about how they need to do 2 or 3 mockups for a project so the client can pick their favourite.
- Designing next steps - May 2010What happens when you go on a ride at Disney Land? Apart from queuing for ages, you get onboard, enjoy the experience, get off and leave. But you don’t just...
- Designing with pen and paper - Apr 2010Recently James at Helikopter Design asked myself and various other designers “What’s the one thing you couldn’t live without when designing a website?”.
- Book Review: Rocket Surgery Made Easy - Apr 2010Continuing my mission of reading and reviewing one book per month, I recently completed Steve Krug’s new book Rocket Surgery Made Easy.
- * Is this a required field? - Apr 2010When you’re designing a form most of you will mark required fields with an asterisk (*). Then you’ll add something like “* Required fields” to the top of the form....
- Getting paid as a freelance web designer - Mar 2010As a freelancer, or small business owner, it’s extremely important to get paid as soon as possible because more than likely you don’t have a Scrooge McDuck money bin to...
- SXSW Wrap Up Post - Amazing - Mar 2010SXSW was a truly amazing experience. The biggest event I’ve ever been to. With a huge exhibition centre and a couple of streets closed off in Austin for the festivities...
- SXSW Day 4 - Mar 2010SXSW continues to be a great experience. The talks are good but the best and most valuable part of the whole experience is meeting and talking to people. People I...
- SXSW Day 3 - Mar 2010Day 3 involved walking around the exhibition hall. Lots of great apps, amazing companies and awesome freebies. Notes Some of the companies I was chatting to: Lytics - analytics tool...
- SXSW Day 2 - Mar 2010Day 2 and things are getting a lot busier, which means the talks are crammed but there’s more people to meet. 10 Commandments of UX By Nick Finck and Raina...