Category Archives: Web design

Website design and spicy curries

The recession is continuing to have an impact on work and business on the Costa Blanca. For my latest design work, I am being paid in curries! (After the initial payments for Web hosting and domain name registration, of course. … Continue reading

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Website designer still at work

Given the credit crunch and the competition, website designers are fighting for new work. So it’s always nice when you get some, and for such deserving clients. I have just finished a Web site for a medical clinic in Albir, … Continue reading

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Website design rule 7: one Web page, one focus

As the title suggests, this is the seventh in a series of rules for website design, which began in June of last year with Rule 1. In that post, and in the second post in the series, I explain what … Continue reading

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Web designer facelift

I have just recreated the ‘Web Solutions’ section of my personal Web site, which has my personal portfolio and tips on website design. It took much, much longer than I thought it would, but I had to do it to … Continue reading

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A shameful website in expatriate Spain

One of the main reasons why I started this blog is that I was appalled by the standard of Web site design in expatriate Spain. Of course, most of them were property sites and rental sites, cashing in on a … Continue reading

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Designer-centred website design

What are the key features of designer-centred design? It looks great It doesn’t do the job it should be doing It’s like finding yourself with a really stylish teacup—but the tea leaks out of the bottom of the cup. Or … Continue reading

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Website design isn’t about the scenery

There are people who think that designing Web sites comes naturally to people who are computer-savvy. Other people think a good design is something visually appealing that they can see on a computer screen. Bad luck. That isn’t what Web … Continue reading

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Text colours for contrast

The most recent Web site I have designed may seem to contradict my last post, in which I call for text to be readable. The site is for the UK leaflet display company, Leaflet Display Solutions. There is a call-out … Continue reading

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Web site design rule 6: make text readable

Make text readable? You may be thinking, “For a website designer with a Web hosting company, this sixth rule is tame stuff.” Why would anyone put text on a Web page that they didn’t want to be read? Bear with … Continue reading

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Website design rule 5: design your text links

If there is no colour scheme for links (and you haven’t customised your browser) then text links you haven’t followed—or only followed some time ago—will be blue and underlined. Links you have followed recently will be purple and underlined. When … Continue reading

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