Yesterday I launched a redesigned version of Thunderbolt, the videogames website I’ve been running for a little over eight years.
Creating a successful website is difficult, but getting it to a postion you’re happy with is only half the battle; you also have to make that website sustainable. Thunderbolt had its eighth birthday recently and every year I find myself almost wondering how it’s survived for so long. Eight years isn’t a long time, but [...]
I’m again pleased to announce the completion of a project, this time the redesign of the Impact Magazine website. Although I’m currently doing an industrial placement year, I’m the magazine’s Web Editor and so I’ve taken the chance to redesign the site from scratch.
I’m pleased to announce the completion of my most recent project; the Thunderbolt Content Management System, version 3. You might think we’re slightly mad not using a standard system like WordPress at Thunderbolt, but it gives us greater flexability and the chance for me to improve my coding skills in the process of building it. [...]
The Metropolitan Police have launched a website which uses Google Maps to display London crime figures. It provides a clear visual representation of complex data and also adjusts depending on how far you’ve zoomed in. It’s a great example of using a clean and simple interface to make otherwise dull information accessible. The related information [...]
Designing forms for the web is a tricky business. Left-aligned labels or right-aligned labels? What about putting them above or using none at all? Tool tips or more substantial help text? Thankfully, Yahoo design chief Luke Wroblewski is here to help. Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks is sadly not available in the UK, [...]
Nectar is a loyalty card scheme which I recently signed up for because you can earn points at the supermarket I use. It’s a pretty large scheme, so I was surprised to discover just how poor the Nectar website’s usability is. Let’s walk through the task of signing up for a Nectar card, having heard [...]
I’m a fairly frequent user of Amazon‘s Wish List feature, but its usability is far from ideal. It may be okay if you don’t access it too often, but I use it to store a list of books and other items that I intend to buy sometime, but not right now. Here are two really [...]