News, tips, tricks and tutorials

In this section you will find news, tips, tricks and tutorials about web design/development, graphic design and e-marketing. Hopefully, some will give you ideas for your business. If you have any questions or suggestions about the articles, please comment on them in case there is someone else reading the website who will find it useful.

UX details: How the iPhone mail app decides when to show you new mail

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Apple are renowned for making their apps really simple to use, so that they “just work”. But how much work goes into them making them so simple to use?

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Posted on: 25th Jan, 2011 in Design,

A plea to restaurant owners everywhere: please ask for a mobile-friendly site

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Whereas a lot websites aim to keep visitors for as long as possible, restaurant websites just need to give people the information they want as quickly and simply as possible, no matter where they are and what they are using to connect to the internet.

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Posted on: 11th Jan, 2011 in Design, Web design, Web development,

Citroen unveils refreshed logo - looks sadder :(

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Citroen, the car manufacturer, has unveiled its new logo, but I can’t help thinking it looks sadder than ever. It essentially looks like two unhappy mouths on top of each other - think smileys - :( .

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Posted on: 12th Feb, 2009 in Design,

Creating a polaroid effect in Photoshop

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The last tutorial I did on how to get a Polaroid effect using Photoshop was all very well, but the end result was more just a photo with white borders rather than looking exactly as it would from a Polaroid camera. This tutorial sets out to acheive this, and this time a template is included for you to download.

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Posted on: 15th Feb, 2008 in Design, Photoshop, Web design,

Choosing a colour scheme for your site with Photoshop

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Need a quick colour scheme for your latest and greatest website or print project? Using just a simple Photoshop file can give you great results in seconds. (Photoshop file included)

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Posted on: 19th Jan, 2008 in Design, Web design,

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