Archive for August, 2006

Making Wordpress more accessible

Article about making Wordpress’ more links accessible.

Proof that little design changes can make a big difference to conversion

A month ago I wrote that little design changes can make a big difference to conversion and now here’s the conclusive proof.

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PHP style switcher

PHP style switcher from 456 berea street. Awesome.

What’s the best day to send email?

What’s the best day to send email?

John Lewis - great fluid design pity about the tables

This week I discovered the John Lewis website and I must say it has mightily impressed me. The only thing that troubles me is the HTML/Javascript code lying beneath.

Admittedly, isn’t as awful as some (we’ve all seen worse) it isn’t as forward thinking as the website would suggest. A quick View Source reveals the culprit… Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 7.0

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OS X style buttons

OS X style buttons tutorial

Why I drive 35 miles every day to make websites

Whenever I tell somebody in Manchester that I work in Wigan, they can’t fathom it. They think it’s such a long way to go to work everyday (despite the fact that many people make the reverse trip!)

For me, the task of designing websites and building them is really enjoyable so being given the opportunity to do exactly that for a big company is a no-brainer.

The other reason, is that I wanted to prove to the world that designing websites in the correct manner: accessible, usable, conforming to web standards was the way forward and futhermore that by designing sites this way the company behind the sites wouldn’t lose any sales.

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Web Development Vs Web Design

Web Development Vs Web Design

456 berea street redesigns

456 berea street redesigns and makes the website look a whole lot fresher.

G24 - a new era in newspaper publications

G24 This week saw the launch of G24 - a PDF version of the Guardian that is updated throughout the day.

Here is the blurb:

G24 brings you the latest stories from the Guardian, Guardian Unlimited and the Observer - updated throughout the day. There are five pdfs to choose from: Top stories, World, Media, Business and Sport.

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