North Coast 500 – days 3 and 4 – Applecross, Eilean Donan castle and Plockton
We continued our North Coast 500 by heading west. But we were a little disappointed by one of the area’s main attractions.
Year: 2016
North Coast 500 – days 1 and 2 – Rogart and Helmsdale
Part 1 of a series of posts about the North Coast 500, a road trip that takes you on a circular route around the north coast of the Highlands of Scotland.
Today’s newspaper circulation figures show why clickbait is a losing strategy
The free versus paywall debate was a red herring. What matters is the quality of the product.
Apple’s emoji problem just got worse
This is how Apple’s latest emoji design could cause some serious misunderstandings.
Reflections on IWMW16
My highlights from the the Institutional Web Management Workshop, the valuable annual conference for (mostly) higher education web managers.
The once in a lifetime trip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans that became the first of many
How my brother and I caught the bug at the world’s most legendary motor race.
Building a digital team (almost) from scratch – IWMW16 plenary session P6
I was delighted to be given the opportunity to speak to my colleagues last week at IWMW 2016, the Institutional Web Management Workshop. I spoke about my experience building new teams at the University of St Andrews and SRUC.
The Google accessibility tool that will improve mobile devices for everyone
Google wanted to fix mobile interfaces for people with motor impairments. But this new technology will benefit us all.
The 14 lessons designers need to know from Ofcom’s report on ‘smartphone by default’ users
Last month Ofcom published a report on the people who rely on their phones as their main way of accessing the internet. Some of the findings are shocking and eye-opening.
The devious designers trying to trick you
Good designers aim to meet their users’ needs. But there is a whole other breed of designers who are trying to trick their users into something they don’t want to do. Find out about the evil magicians using dark patterns on you.
This is why the future of our digital interactions could be in audio
We have an innate desire to pursue mobility. This is why that makes audio interfaces the logical next step in digital design.
Exciting developments in mobile user interfaces
This edition of the digital design digest highlights some incredible looking technology from Microsoft that could transform mobile interfaces.