Tag: design

What is a public beta? A beta (website) is basically a way of opening up something a bit experimental to the public. A beta may … Read more

I built a pattern library for a project I’m working on which would help developers (and me) build web pages in a consistent way, and … Read more

Prospective students visiting our website don’t care about our departmental structures or internal wranglings. They want information relevant to them, quickly. During the alpha phase … Read more

As a follow-on to our discovery phase, we had design workshops with three schools. Our previous design workshop, across central teams, was an experimental part … Read more

There are a lot of definitions of information architecture, but put simply it deals with how content is organised, and how to lead people to … Read more

So we’ve finished our discovery phase for the website redesign project. Well we thought we had finished. And so begins the alpha phase.  It’s about … Read more

It can be easy to lose focus for whom we are creating content as we get wrapped up in our day-to-day work. This is where … Read more

Our workshop was something of an experiment which helped us establish two things: 1. how a homepage might function from the perspective of Helen, our … Read more

What does the University want from its website? What is it trying to say to the world? Who are the people using the website? What … Read more

My flat has a slightly weird mix of design styles. 19th century, 1930s, 1950s, 1970s, modern. It’s homely and interesting and I like it. I’m … Read more