What the Accelerated Mobile Pages project tells us about the sorry state of web publishing
The web is in a bad state of health right now. Web publishers and developers can blame themselves.
Category: Web
6 lessons I learned while moving to WordPress multisite
I didn’t think moving to WordPress multisite was going to be easy, and sure enough I hit some bumps along the way. Here are six big lessons I learned.
Why hamburger menus can be good for you as part of a healthy balanced diet
There is an interesting debate in the design community right now about the hamburger menu. Given two extremes of opinion, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Web design should be boring
The web is a less creative place than it was 20 years ago. Good.
Moving on
Today I have started a new job. After over five years, I have left the University of St Andrews. I am now the web manager at SRUC in Edinburgh.
Improve the user experience of Formula 1 live timing with this one small tweak
The new Formula1.com has brought great new live timing functionality. But the user experience could be improved. Find out how you can improve it yourself in time for the Australian Grand Prix.
When the disrupters are disrupted: What is the future for digital professionals?
Digital transformation results in the eventual destruction of digital teams. So what will that mean for those of us who work in digital?
Is the Register right about Gov.uk and the Government Digital Service?
Gov.uk is the darling of the digital profession. But now it has been described as the most hated website of all time. So what’s going on?
PNG versus SVG
For years the debate has raged on. Which image file format is better: PNG or SVG? The Commonwealth Games gave us the chance to find out.
Am I alone in thinking email doesn’t need to be fixed?
Inbox is Google’s latest attempt to rethink email. But why make the world’s most popular communication platform more complicated?
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.
Web designers need to have an invisible hand
Why user-centred design is like a trade.