Design Principles

5 Tips to Improve Your Design Sign-Off Process

By | January 31, 2012 | Business | Design Principles | Gems | Selling Web Design Services | Web Pro Business | Work Smarter

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Are your clients dithering over design decisions? Are you seeking approval from 97 individuals before progressing? Craig provides some useful tips for frustrated designers and freelancers.Read More
 

SEO Alert! Google Downgrades Pages With Too Many Ads

By | January 23, 2012 | Best Practices | Design Principles | Discussion | Layout | Search Engine Marketing | Usability | User Experience | UX | Website Revenue Strategies

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Google has announced an algorithm change which downgrades any site with too many adverts above the fold. Craig discusses the policy and whether Google is starting to dictate how you design web pages.Read More
 

Ban the Bloat: 5 Reasons to Watch Your Page Weight

By | December 5, 2011 | 2011 trends | Best Practices | Design Principles | General | HTML5 | User Experience | Web Hosting

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Average web page weight has increased 25% in one year. Craig discusses why file sizes should be falling.Read More
 

Interview with Hannah Donovan

By | November 25, 2011 | Design Principles | Interview | Technology | User Experience

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At the recent Web Directions conference in Sydney, SitePoint Technical Editor Tom Hughes took the opportunity to interview London-based interaction designer Hannah Donovan.Read More