For the newbie web designer the online community is a great thing. There is an abundance of tutorial sites and blogs that can help you build your skills as a designer. There are hundreds if not thousands of showcases of the best web designs and lists of designers you should follow on Twitter. You can learn a hell of a lot from these resources, however some of these sites can be crippling to the confidence of the newbie web designer. continue reading >>
Last week I was asked to start the initial user interface design of a fairly large web application. I took out my sketch pad to start plotting and planning, I wasn’t drawing buttons or thinking of colour schemes – I was wireframing. It got me thinking about how when I very first got started in design, I was so keen and eager to start designing the graphical elements of the site that I completely overlooked the process and underestimated the importance wireframing. As a result I often found that my designs weren’t as good as they could have been and that I wasted a lot of time “moving things around” further into the project.
Love them or hate them, we all need and appreciate our clients. Most client’s are totally reasonable in their requests, however sometimes you do get some very strange requests. Here are a few of my favourites and how you should answer them.
Whether you are a fully fledged web designer with bags of experience or you are just starting out in the field, there are a few basic principles to consider when designing for the web. continue reading >>
