Busi-ness and blogging in 2024
A busier life, and recent events on the internet, mean a new direction for my blog.
Tag: Web design
A brutal redesign
When I started to experiment with different ways of blogging, I realised what I was doing was a bit off. So I decided to redesign the blog.
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.
Devising a colour scheme
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.
How studying social science made me a better web designer
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.
The power of the web has not yet been unlocked
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.
Nexus 10: my first tablet
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.
On the web, big is beautiful — but not in extremes
No matter how great a design trend feels at the time, we always look back and cringe. What is today’s clanger? I am worried that everything on the web is getting too big.