Web – Page 11 – Duncan Stephen

Article — 10 November 2014 — 809 words

The annual redesign

Every year, at around this time of year, I get an urge to scratch that itch. I have to redesign my website. This year the visuals are jazzier. But the code behind the scenes is making me cringe.

Article — 16 April 2014 — 225 words

Web designers need to have an invisible hand

Economics — User experience — Web

Why user-centred design is like a trade.

Article — 23 March 2014 — 1,293 words

Can web design really learn from brutalist architecture?

Architecture — User experience — Web

As a web designer with an interest in brutalist architecture, I was fascinated to read an article about what web designers can learn from brutalism. But perhaps instead of taking inspiration, perhaps the lessons are in what web designers should avoid.

Article — 14 March 2014 — 259 words

Website launch: Study at St Andrews

User experience — Web

Work: Study at St Andrews website

For the past 12 months, I have been working on the new Study at St Andrews website, a full replacement for the webpages aimed at prospective students of the University of St Andrews.

Article — 12 March 2014 — 617 words

The web at 25

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The world wide web has more birthdays than the Queen. But it’s well worth celebrating — and protecting.

Article — 25 January 2014 — 124 words

Updates from work: University of St Andrews digital communications team

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Work: Study at St Andrews website, University of St Andrews

It has been an interesting year at work, and now the digital communications team has a blog.

Article — 9 October 2013 — 1,205 words

Implementing header images

Personal — Web

I decided to add header images to this website’s design. I opted for a parallax effect, despite the fact that I normally rail against them.

Article — 7 September 2013 — 774 words

Devising a colour scheme

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I recently made some tweaks to the colours of this website. I have always felt that colour theory was one of my weakest points as a designer, so I like to take any opportunity I can to learn more about it.

Article — 20 August 2013 — 982 words

Internet Explorer: time for Microsoft to start afresh?

Web

Happy birthday Internet Explorer, which has turned 18. But there is not much to celebrate. What can Microsoft do to stem the browser’s decline?

Article — 31 July 2013 — 487 words

How studying social science made me a better web designer

Economics — User experience — Web

I thought I had joined the many people who don’t use their degrees in their careers. But I have come to realise that my degree in social science has been absolutely vital to my web design work.

Article — 24 June 2013 — 1,267 words

The power of the web has not yet been unlocked

Technology — User experience — Web

I think about the web all the time. I like to believe that I get it. But I am still surprised by the advances in technology and the promise the future holds.

Article — 30 May 2013 — 1,322 words

Nexus 10: my first tablet

Technology — Web

Up until now, the tablet revolution has passed me by. But now I have decided to get the Nexus 10. It is a highly impressive piece of kit, but there are frustrations too.