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So like last year it’s time to reflect again on the year just past and set some new goals for the next year.
2009 has been an awesome year so big thanks to my friends, my company dotDigitalGroup, bosses and clients who gave me the opportunities to make this happen!
2009 Achievements
2009 has been a big year [...]
It surprises me these days in the web technology industry that we work in that people still feel they need to stick to their guns when it comes to evolving techniques.
Back in the day when the web was still finding its feet, designers didn’t know much about usability or user experience on the web so [...]
A digital designer needs to be skilled in many areas. They need to be creative and solve problems visually whilst also ensuring the experience is optimised for the user. They also need to be technically savvy in order to develop or empathise with developers to ensure their creations work. But there is one other skill [...]
Everyone has an opinion in design now thanks to the ever-evolving customisable design technology culture. This is a good thing, generally. More appreciation for the work we designers spend hours perfecting – right? Of course but on the flipside clients also more frequently want a bigger say in the design of their site.
This can be [...]
Question – When someone asks you what you do for a living how do you answer them?
“I’m a web designer” I say. Mostly you get a slightly disappointed look when they realise “oh, your one of them!” Now this is just me being snobby but many people go on to explain how they’ve done that [...]
With more and more companies turning to digital marketing to get more bang for their buck in the recession it’s no surprise that more print designers are turning to web. As we know there are huge advantages in digital over traditional print marketing, for example the ability to target and reach out to more of [...]
The time has flown by and I can’t actually believe I’ve been with my new company dotAgency for a month now. I’ve done a lot, learnt a lot, gained inspiration and listened to a lot of Tokio Hotel along the way.
There’s so much to say and this could end up being a very long blog [...]
So last week was my last week at Max-TM and to mark the occation I thought I’d do a photoblog of a day - something I’ve been meaning to do for a while. Unfortunately I never got a chance to complete the set (there’s usually more people in the office than that) but you get [...]
Saturday night saw the London heat of the live design tournament Cut&Paste for the fifth year running and Rozzi and I were privileged enough to be there (although not privileged afterwards to be half stuck at Victoria station waiting for a rail replacement bus to take us back to Brighton at 2am!).
As the competitors graced [...]
My good friends at the Olive Branch have asked me to design and develop their fourth generation web site. I have had the pleasure of working with them since 2003 on their second and third generation web sites, each time evolving the site to keep up with their orders as they grow to become one [...]