WordCamp London 2017 took place over the weekend of 18-19 March, with a contributor day on Friday 17th. This year I was down just for the conference weekend. As ever, the organising team, speakers, volunteers and sponsors worked tirelessly to make it an extra special time. WordCamp London 2017 was the most inclusive WordCamp I’ve… Continue Reading WordCamp London 2017 Reviewed – The Best Bits
8 Current and Emerging Design Trends For 2016
Design is constantly changing and evolving as new trends come and go yearly. That couldn’t be more true in the web design field where the ease of sharing and iterating makes design change move exponentially faster. Every year it’s fun to take a look at what happened with design in the previous year, and what’s… Continue Reading 8 Current and Emerging Design Trends For 2016
Why You Can’t Get The Best Website For £500
Updated 20 June 2019. This post has been brewing for a little while now, and a conversation earlier this week with a fellow industry professional inspired me to write it. (Thanks, Mike!) A simple equation: More investment = a better end result As in many things in life, you get what you pay for. If… Continue Reading Why You Can’t Get The Best Website For £500
5 quotes from top web designers to inspire you
This is Day 19 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 18’s post here. Today I trawled the web for inspiring quotes from some big names in the web design industry. Enjoy! As good advertising comes from the product, and good filmmaking begins with a riveting story, good web design starts with content.… Continue Reading 5 quotes from top web designers to inspire you
An A-Z of Web Design
This is Day 13 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 12’s post here. For today’s post, I’ve decided to put together an A-Z of web design, as there’s are a lot of jargon and acronyms used in this field. This is my attempt in explaining some of these to the layman. A… Continue Reading An A-Z of Web Design
Lessons learned from a year in business as a freelance web designer
I’ve just reached my first anniversary in business for myself. It’s been an interesting ride! I thought I would share a few insights I’ve learned along the way in my journey as a freelance website designer. 1. Be open to learning new things, always As far as web design goes, there is no point at which anyone can… Continue Reading Lessons learned from a year in business as a freelance web designer