How to brief a website for a local Kent business
What to include in a local business website brief, from service areas and customer questions to products, content and responsibilities.
Affordable web design: where to spend and where to simplify
A practical guide to keeping a website project affordable by narrowing the scope, preparing content and checking ongoing costs.
Which website features does your small business actually need?
Before adding bookings, ecommerce or automation, map the task each feature needs to solve and the work involved in managing it.
What should your website homepage tell a new visitor?
A homepage does not need to say everything. It needs to explain the offer, help the right visitor recognise it and make the next step clear.
How to plan a small business website redesign
A practical redesign checklist covering what to keep, what to change, content preparation, redirects and launch checks.
A practical online presence checklist for local businesses
A focused checklist for checking how customers find your business, understand the offer and contact you.
Creative website design that stays easy to use
How to give a website a distinctive visual direction while keeping its content, navigation and actions understandable.
When does a business website need a redesign?
Signs to investigate before replacing your website, and how to separate a design issue from a content or technical problem.
SaaS interface design: practical checks before release
A release-focused checklist for SaaS screens, covering the states and interactions beyond the ideal design mock-up.
Planning a SaaS product design project
How to scope SaaS design work, agree deliverables and use prototypes to investigate the riskiest assumptions.
Planning the first interface for a startup web app
A practical starting point for a web app interface, from the first task flow to prototypes and development handover.
Improving SaaS onboarding without adding more screens
How to make a SaaS first-use journey clearer without assuming another tour, dashboard or personalisation feature is the answer.
Unlocking Effective Collaboration Between Product Designers and AI
Product designers can drive the creation of more human-centric processes, practices, and metrics that will guide how emerging AI technologies and solutions will influence the world around us. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into UI design presents an unprecedented opportunity for innovation but also requires thoughtful strategies…
What product designers need to consider in AI features
Practical design questions for AI features: what the system can do, what the person controls and what happens when an answer is wrong.
Four practical principles for clearer UI design
Four checks for a clearer interface: purposeful layout, consistency, accessible controls and evidence from actual use.
Using icons clearly in website and UI design
Practical guidance for using icons as part of a clear, accessible interface rather than assuming every symbol explains itself.
The Power of Intuition in UI Design
How to Effectively Use Your Gut Instincts Trusting your design ‘gut’ could be tricky. On one hand, as a UI designer, you are expected to follow proven UI design principles and rely on data-driven decisions. On the other hand, intuition may lead to innovative and unexpected solutions that…
Dark Mode vs. Light Mode: A Comprehensive Guide for UI design
In recent years, the topic of dark mode vs. light mode in UI design has sparked heated discussions and debates among designers and users alike. While some argue for the sleekness and modernity of dark mode, others swear by the clarity and simplicity of light mode. But which…
This is What a UI Designer Can Learn from Urban Planning: A Comprehensive Guide
When it comes to design, there are many areas that can influence and inspire new ideas. One of these areas is urban planning. While the two may seem vastly different, there are actually many valuable lessons that a UI designer can learn from the world of urban planning.…
Why Intuitive Technology Is the Future of UI Design
If you’ve ever used a piece of technology that seamlessly integrated into your daily routine, then you know what it means to experience great user experience (UX) and UI design. The founder of StreamAlive, a leading tech company, believes that good technology shouldn’t feel like technology at all.…
Latest Inspiring Web Design Trends And Techniques For 2024
The web design landscape for 2024 is set to be a dynamic and revolutionary one, with a blend of evolutionary and reactionary trends. From sci-fi-inspired design to adaptive headers and teleprompter typography, the upcoming year will witness a diverse range of innovative approaches. Additionally, bold and experimental typography,…
How to choose a web designer in Canterbury
Questions to ask a Canterbury web designer before you commit, from understanding their portfolio to agreeing ownership, scope and support.
Arxygen website, product UI and branding
The key to designing the UI for Arxygens dashboard and admin product was keeping things simple and easy to use while having all the information easily accessible. For each campaign a lot of data needed to be shown and 90% of that data needed to be easily editable…
Music Streaming UI/UX design version 2
Go To Hear is an artist-friendly ethical fair music streaming service. Go To Hears’ exclusive UI/UX design and features help artists, fans and music industry professionals to all earn a fair reward for their hard work. The Go To Hear mission is to transform the music industry focusing firstly…
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