Does increased readability compromise design?
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Does going all out and doing everything humanly possible to increase the readability of your site mean that you have to compromise design wise? In this short article we’ll look at a few well known techniques most of us deploy to increase the readability of our websites, and then we’ll discuss whether they compromise the design of our work. We’d love to hear your comments on this, so after you’ve read the article, please let us know your thoughts! (more…)
Designing a website. Anyone could do that right? Wrong. Creating a decent website concept takes a lot of time, thought and effort. It isn’t just a case of choosing a complementary colour palette, opening up Photoshop and slapping in a logo along with a few
I don’t know if your like me, but I definitely have a few design rituals that time after time you can guarantee I’ll go through before starting a design, or even do during the design. Your bound to develop habits when your working 8 hours a day right? Well, this weeks article isn’t really an article, more of a post, or question to you guys if you like. What rituals do you have before you start designing or whilst your designing? Please add a comment, even if you think its a silly ritual. I’d love to hear it.
I get the feeling that the average person’s appreciation of accessibility as an ideal to design by is at about the level that mine was when I first started designing for the web. No more than a fraction of my audience could have disabilities, right? So, why should I waste my creative zeal to appeal to a marginal minority? To answer this question reasonably, a designer must realize the purpose of what they are doing…
Talent is one thing, but In the design industry you can’t just rely on your natural ability. Its important that you take the time and effort to further your abilities. After all the industry is moving at a startling pace. We’ve all got our weaknesses. Mention Flash to me, and you’ll find me cowering under the nearest desk. Last week I realised I needed to do something about my phobia, so here I am sharing my thoughts with you. 


