Basics
This section features tutorials on all the basic skills for web site design and designing good usable web pages, through insight into the core thinking that supports the design of effective and usable web sites.
Using web sites should be easy and pleasant, just like a great experience in a shop, hotel, or library. We believe that the all web sites can be made lovable, easy, rewarding and pleasurable to use.
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Jan112012Lo-fi Project Management
Project management is about making the complex more understandable and manageable. I use this super-simple project management method all the time.2 comments -
Dec162011Think-Then-Do: How to be a Web Design Black Belt
Becoming a web design black belt starts with mastering your mind. Think-then-do is a simple but powerful technique to help make the most of your time. -
Dec152011Why Web Designers Should Give Up Pursuing Originality
Originality is high-risk. Drawing parallels between biology and design, Ben shows why web designers should focus on conventions rather than originality. -
Dec142011Don’t Decorate – Communicate!
An experienced advertising copywriter shows how you can draw on the experience of print design to make better websites. -
Nov112011Why Search Engine Traffic is Like Formula One
The distribution of clicks in search results is biased in favour of the top 10 - just like the scoring in Formula One. My tip: Compete where you can profit -
Oct262011Just Say It! Critical Copywriting Tip
One of the most common mistakes on web pages is simply not saying it. Visitors want to know what the page is, to decide whether they're in the right place -
Sep82011Resources for Learning Web Design
Starting out learning web design? This list of 10 (mostly free) top online resources should help you. -
Jul282011Web Design – The Old & New Ways
Ben Hunt explains the reasons why most websites are so ineffective, and what you can do about it. -
Jul192011A Simple Way to Mine for Marketing Gold
Marketing is usually simpler than we make it. You're probably sitting on a gold mine of marketing intelligence. Sometimes you just need to dig. -
Jun242011Using Classname (class) and ID in HTML
Simple explanation of how Class and ID properties are used in HTML, when and where to use them right.
