Written by Ben Hunt from web design agency Scratchmedia. For more information about his agency visit scratchmedia.co.uk

 

50 Redesigns from Scratch

We're doing a book!

50 Redesigns from Scratch is a collection of worked redesigns to be published later in 2007.

We'll take 50 web site home pages, analyse what works and what needs fixing, and show an alternative effective design solution.

The first issue will feature the first 25 redesigns, interspersed with brand new tutorials that build from basic principles to give a thorough guide to the craft of web design.

Scratchmedia are specialists in web site redesign. We're currently helping make several successful existing sites to be more even effective and compelling.

We're putting this experience into the new book, which will explore all the themes of Web Design from Scratch through worked examples from real-life web sites.

Following real-world examples is a great way to pick up new ideas and approaches.

Each worked example will concentrate on a particular web design problem, and illustrate in detail a principle of good design.

Well.. 2 books, actually

That's right. We're doing 2 books.

1. The Free PDF

There will eventually be a 100-page PDF e-book that features all the before & after designs, with instructive notes.

This is going to be made available for download free of charge on this site.

Preview the first 15 redesigns in this shorter PDF.

2. The Beautiful Shiny Print One

Then we'll publish a more extensive, glossy version in print.

This one will have twice as many pages, and will include lots of extras: close-up features, mini-tutorials, and other examples.

It will also cost real money, unavoidably.

2nd PDF preview available

Here's the second PDF preview edition of the "50 Redesigns from Scratch" book, showing the first 15 redesigns.

Note: The final PDF will give more in-depth analysis than this preview!

If you like the design work you see here, and want us to re-do your site, contact Scratchmedia.

(Submissions for the book are now closed, but we'll be happy to talk to you about your web site or project.)

Preview redesigns

Here are brief previews of the first couple of redesigns, with more in-depth commentary.