Getting website content ready for a release date
Producing the content required for our recent redesign has reaffirmed a simple rule – content will always take longer then you think to produce.
Must watch: The ROI of user experience design
This is an accessible and engaging overview of user experience design and the benefits it provides. This video focuses on the importance of defining the value your work can deliver.
User experience matters: 3 tips that will improve yours
Understanding the way in which your Customers or users interact with your website is vital. If a user has an average or negative experience when using your website it can have serious implications for your business.
A new website for Roots Design Workshop
Roots Design Workshop is a professional Architectural and Environmental design practice that provides services to isolated and remote communities.
A new website for Pufferfish Displays Ltd
ufferfish Displays produce eye-catching spherical displays and content for clients such as Disney, Coldplay and Eurovision. When you see one of their products – you’re guaranteed to stop and stare.
Why we always ask questions at the start of a project?
In a previous post, What is getting tacked on to your brief?, I outlined some of the problems we are increasingly coming across in the briefs we receive. This is a universal problem that doesn’t just affect us.
Do we really need the user research & usability testing?
This is a question we are often asked by prospective clients. Normally a quick conversation is enough to convey its importance and the fundamental role it plays in the design and technical projects we undertake.
Planning or developing an App?
If you’re planning or developing an iPad or iPhone application then you need to check out the iOS Reference Library.
What’s getting tacked on to your web development brief?
I’ve started to notice a recurring trend in the briefs and request for proposals we receive. Every one we’ve reviewed of late has one line in it that is totally out of sync with the rest of the document’s content.
3 best practices for blogging
Here at Border Crossing Media we always try something before we recommend it. This month I have signed myself up for the HubSpot Inbound Marketing University.
WordPress 3.0 has been released
WordPress 3.0 has been released and is available to download. Tip: sign-up for the mailing list to receive notifications whenever a new stable release is made available.
3 things that made us better
Here are 3 things that I’ve introduced since joining Border Crossing Media. You’d most likely see them in a large organisation but they’ve certainly helped us grow as a company: