That’s that over and done with for another year. Whilst the seasonal festivities will continue for a few more days yet, I talk of course of our annual dose of 24 Ways articles. One of the reoccurring themes in this years selection pack of web design and development goodies is a concept that is splitting opinions like none other. Designing in the browser. If you’re not up to sp... Read more →
The problem with CSS pre-processing frameworks is that they don’t really fit within the average web designers’ work flow. Or they don’t mine, anyway. Having to compile and recompile at every iteration is just a pain in the backside, it’s not the way I work. I like to make some tweaks, view them in the browser, make more tweaks, view them in the browser, and repeat. When you ad... Read more →
Yesterday there was quite a lot of discussion on Twitter about CSS preprocessing frameworks such as SASS and LESS. It was all in response to a blog article by Nathan Borror detailing why SASS isn’t for him. In the article’s comments there is some interesting debate on the pros and cons of preprocessing frameworks. For the uninitiated, CSS preprocessing frameworks add clever fu... Read more →
If you’re like me then your life revolves around email. It is your personal and work central nervous system - your 21st Century digital command centre! Unfortunately the grip that email now has on all our lives creates as many problems as it solves. Does any of the following sound familiar to you? You receive vast numbers of emails I receive over 100 a day, not including spa... Read more →
Just over a week ago I pushed live a teaser page for a pretty massive project I’m currently up to my neck in (in a good way). ClubBuzz is a web application for sports clubs. At it’s most basic level it offers a content management system so clubs can quickly and easily publish their own website. Additional features allow team managers and captains to pick their teams for upco... Read more →
If there is one thing I wish I could convince all my clients of, it’s the value of expertly written copy. But that’s a really hard thing to communicate to a client without it sounding like a direct criticism of their command of the English language. If you are one of my clients and you’re reading this, before you start searching for a new web designer, please don’t. It’s not ju... Read more →