Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category
5 web business lessons to be learnt from Avenue Q
Last weekend I went to London to see 'West End Live' in Leicester Square and, somehow, ended up going to see Avenue Q. The trip to the theatre was totally unplanned, and when thinking about why I went to see it, I noticed a number of parallels with online business. Below are some of the things I took away from this realisation.
Be uniqueYou need to stand out from the crowd. Avenue Q did this in a variety of ...
Elemental Development (aka what I’m doing at the moment)
Earlier this year I said I was 'back in the swing', posted a few times, and then vanished.
The reason isn't that I have nothing to say (although I have less than I used too) but that I am in the middle of redesigning this website... which will also include a server move. I moved over all the files and databases about 2 or 3 weeks ago, and now I don't want to have to update everything again.
Unfortunately I can't ...
The future of WordPress themes
A couple of weeks ago there was quite a lot of talk within the WordPress themes community about the future of WordPress. Ian Stewart started it, and then it spread around the blogosphere... so I thought I'd offer my rather late tuppence worth.
First a quick round up of the current posts:
What’s in store for WordPress themes in 2009? WordPress Themes In ...Mimbo Pro 2.0
A year ago - almost to the day - Darren and I released Mimbo Pro, a premium WordPress theme. Since then both WordPress, and our technical skills, have grown considerably and so we're now ready to present to you, Mimbo Pro 2.0.
Superficially Mimbo Pro 2.0 looks quite similar to it's older sibling, but it's actually ended up being almost a complete rewrite. The code is considerably cleaner and simpler now, and there is more abstraction which means removing ...
Balsamiq Mockups Review
In my mind software wireframing is an art form.
It's the art of expressing design and interface intentions to a user or client without actually creating anything.
Often when creating website or application mockups people will become obsessed with the inconsequential minutae. They fuss over colours and content ignoring the actual feel, flow, and usability of the proposal.
Often the easiest way around this is to draw wireframes with pencil and paper. It's a quick and easy way to take the focus off ...
A quick way to speed up your website
Getting a faster internet is great - it gives us loads of opportunity to improve the browsing experience through more advanced javascript and designs - I still remember the dreadful websites of the late 90's that took an hour to download and only showed a few random pieces of text on a bright pink (or yellow/ green) background.
Unfortunately not everyone is lucky enough to have the latest technology and with mobile internet becoming more and more popular it's still a ...
WordPress 2.7 and Crazyhorse
Last weekend I spent a few days away from WordPress and work in general to spend some quality time with the girlfriend. When I got back and updated my local copy of WordPress (via svn) I was surprised to see that they had started to incorporate all of the user testing information feedback they had received at the test camps earlier this year.
I am really pleased to see the changes as they are moving WordPress in a very positive direction. ...
New plugin : BM Admin Tweak
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned how I have customised my wordpress administration interface to make it more streamlined and usable. This is an interface I made for myself so it works the way I want it too - however I had a couple of people say they liked the look of it and wanted me to release it as a plugin... so here it is.
Before anyone downloads it I would like to point out that this was ...
