The typefaces of London
One need not walk far in London to discover typefaces both famous and historic. In fact, as it turns out, one need not even leave the immediate vicinity of London Bridge Station. It was a bleak day out in the City of London — the one-odd square mile that is home to the corporation which owns…
Read MoreThe practices of web production, part 2
We go through the individual practices involved in the making of a website. This post is the second of a two-part series on the practices of web production. Now that we’ve looked at our process of web production, it’s time to go through the individual pieces that make up the whole. Regardless of which industry…
Read MoreThe practices of web production, part 1
Each project has multiple phases, one of which is building the website. In the Internet’s infancy, web design was something done by a small group of early-adopters, experimenting with exciting new technology. Now, it is one of the dominant industries in the world, worth many billions of pounds a year.
Read MoreSeeking out a mindful approach to communication
Communication with each other, now we’re in the digital age, is more far reaching than at any other point in human history. Most of our conversations aren’t private, yet sometimes we mistakenly start thinking they are. The ’70’s and ’80’s were great decades for kids. You were free to roam the streets, having wonderful adventures…
Read MoreContent that sticks
Today, original and authentic web content is more valuable than ever before. The recent uncertainty over its future has cleared and the process, although painful for some, has actually had a very positive overall effect on the quality of the content. Now more than ever before, the message must be useful and the delivery must…
Read MoreThe what and why of responsive web design
Responsive web design has been around in one form or another even since before the term was coined in 2010 but it’s only very recently that it’s become an indispensable practice for web designers. Smartphone and tablet usage is exploding and the internet plays a part in many of the things we do every day, big and small.
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