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Category Archives: Workflow

Workflow 35

A rebound of an old blog post Too many apps. Here are some I actually use. May 1, 2014. What my phone looks like today in 2016.

Posted byKarsten Rowe25th November 201610th January 2020Posted inWorkflowTags:Apps, iOS, iPhone, Workflow

Speed up your WordPress website

Tools to maximise the potential of your website. 4 simple steps to a faster WordPress website.

Posted byKarsten Rowe7th July 201622nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Website performance, WordPress

Improving your WordPress security

Firstly, what is WordPress? WordPress is the most powerful and most widely used content management system (CMS) in the world. It currently has roughly 67% of the market share for all CMSs and is used to power nearly 20% of all websites on the internet.

Posted byKarsten Rowe14th March 201622nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Online security, WordPress

A modern day, visual diary

Graphs & charts can be beautiful things. Tracking your progress can be a source of motivation in and out of work. Either way, it feels good to see what you’ve accomplished.

Posted byKarsten Rowe15th February 201622nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Data design, Stats, Visual diary

Why I relocated to America

I’m confused I thought you loved living in Harrogate? I do love Harrogate and I will miss friends and family dearly. 2015 was a great year, returning to my home town after 9 years in London but inside I knew it was too safe, I needed to challenge myself.

Posted byKarsten Rowe10th February 201610th January 2020Posted inWorkflowTags:Ann Arbor, Michigan, Relocate, Working abroad2 Comments on Why I relocated to America

Start a blog for your business

A blog can be a great way to create dialogue with your potential customers.

Posted byKarsten Rowe7th January 201622nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Blog, Branding, New business, SEO

Hiring a design agency

Whether you need a website, mobile app, or logo; hiring the right design agency will be one of the most important decisions you make.

Posted byKarsten Rowe5th January 201622nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Business planning, Entrepreneurship, Hiring a designer

See how customers use your website

Understand what customers do on your site by visually representing their clicks, taps and scrolling behaviour. We recently stumbled across a new app – Hotjar, a user testing tool. We took it for a spin this week.

Posted byKarsten Rowe9th December 201522nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Hotjar, User experience, User testing

Making a plan

Do I need a business plan? Maybe you own a trendy cake shop, and are looking to build your first website. Or maybe you have an awesome idea for a new mobile app. If your goal is to start or grow a business, you’ve likely been advised to write a business plan.

Posted byKarsten Rowe12th November 201522nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Business planning, Entrepreneurship, Starting a business2 Comments on Making a plan

A visual scrapbook

Where do you find your visual inspiration? We’ve grown to love Pinterest. From logos & websites to interior design & beautiful bicycles – it’s our go to place for visual inspiration.

Posted byKarsten Rowe2nd November 201522nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Design inspiration

How to build a world famous brand

A little escape to break the routine. I recently took some time away from work to gather my thoughts, relax and soak up some sun. My clearest thinking and strongest ideas happen when I’m away from my daily tasks; Meetings, Photoshop & Coda.

Posted byKarsten Rowe28th October 201522nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Brand consulting, Branding, Design books

Design project management

Photo of Karsten Rowe design project management desk.

A few simple rules and tools we use when taking on a design project. An insight into how we deliver successful web design projects and get you up and running on the web.

Posted byKarsten Rowe17th August 201522nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Project management, Small business tools, Software tools

Starting your own small business

Karsten Rowe Harrogate web design agency photo of office.

A few simple steps and tools to get your business up and running and visible on the web. The motivation to write this post is mainly the result of a conversation with a good friend in the pub … “I have this great business idea but I’m not sure how to get it off theContinue reading “Starting your own small business”

Posted byKarsten Rowe28th July 201522nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Small business, Small business advice, Software tools, Startups

Workflow 34

How to stay inspired Before starting up, I worked at a number of design agencies in the UK and Europe. In that time I’ve designed a lot of logos and built many websites. One of the biggest challenges for any designer is creating a large volume of work that is unique to each customer.

Posted byKarsten Rowe10th June 201522nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Design inspiration, Workflow

Workflow 33

How to love your work I’m often asked how come you enjoy your job so much? It’s true I do love my work – day to day my job involves ideas, pictures and pretty colors – its quite an easy job to like. I also work with a hugely talented and inspiring team of friends atContinue reading “Workflow 33”

Posted byKarsten Rowe4th June 201522nd July 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Career advice, Workflow

Workflow 32

A little late posting this but DotYork was a lot of fun. DotYork is a conference aimed at people who make for the web – designers, developers and other digital creatives held in April at Grand Opera House, York.

Posted byKarsten Rowe23rd May 201513th February 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Conference, Inspiration, Workflow

Workflow 31

The studio playlist over the last 3 months.

Posted byKarsten Rowe4th May 201513th February 2016Posted inWorkflowTags:Inspiration, lastfm, Music, playlist, Workflow

Workflow 30

Design iteration … So many options … Only one final design.

Posted byKarsten Rowe1st May 201528th April 2015Posted inWorkflowTags:Decision making, Design iteration, Design problems, Graphic design, Workflow

Workflow 29

The studio playlist over the last 3 months.

Posted byKarsten Rowe19th September 20143rd October 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Inspiration, lastfm, Music, playlist, Stats, Workflow

Workflow 28

We’ve recently discovered two new design prototyping tools – Marvel and Invision. Both offer similar functionality and make it super simple to create interactive prototypes, ready to share and gather feedback.

Posted byKarsten Rowe20th August 201430th August 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Android, Collaboration, Design tools, iOS, Mobile design, Prototype, UX, Web design, Wireframe, Workflow

Workflow 27

The studio playlist over the last 3 months.

Posted byKarsten Rowe15th May 201415th May 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Inspiration, lastfm, Music, playlist, Workflow

Workflow 26

Another day, another rough sketch.

Posted byKarsten Rowe9th May 20144th August 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Design, Graphic design, Ideas, Inspiration, sketch

Workflow 25

I still always start with a sketch, however rough.

Posted byKarsten Rowe4th May 20141st May 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Design, Ideas, sketch, Wireframe, Workflow

Workflow 24

Doing my best to Learn Sketch 3. We created Sketch specifically for designing interfaces, websites, icons …

Posted byKarsten Rowe1st May 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, sketch, Software, Vector, Web design, Workflow

Workflow 23

Too many apps. Here are some I actually use.

Posted byKarsten Rowe1st May 20143rd May 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Apps, iOS, iPhone, Workflow

Workflow 22

Dribbble – Show and tell for designers continues to be my go to place for design inspiration. I have two dribbble invites to give away. Tweet @karstenrowe your best work. The winner gets kudos & dribbble invite. Do it already.

Posted byKarsten Rowe10th April 20148th April 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:dribbble, Ideas, Inspiration

Workflow 21

An inspiring trip – On the road: SXSW. We learned more about what the world wants from CRM software in four days than we could have over three years inside the office. Read the full write up on the Nutshell blog: SXSW Wrap-up.

Posted byKarsten Rowe22nd March 201422nd March 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Austin, Nutshell, SXSW, Texas

Workflow 20

Three blogs that I regularly visit: Creative Review Advertising, design and visual culture. Little Big Details Your daily dose of design inspiration. Signal vs. Noise A publication about the web by 37signals.

Posted byKarsten Rowe22nd January 201420th January 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Branding, Business, Graphic design, Ideas, Inspiration, Logo design, UI design, Web design, Workflow

Workflow 19

New year, new stuff. Four books I intend to read this year. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker Kevin Mitnick & Steve Wozniak The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Brad Stone Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy SocialContinue reading “Workflow 19”

Posted byKarsten Rowe20th January 201420th January 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Books, Ideas, Inspiration, Kindle, Knowledge, Reading

Workflow 18

For design inspiration, I regularly turn to Dribbble – the slightly exclusive “show and tell” site for designers. A short list of notable designers to follow on Dribbble: Ryan Putnam Kerem Suer Henning Gjerde Jonas Söder Geri Coady

Posted byKarsten Rowe18th January 201417th January 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:dribbble, Graphic design, Illustration, Logo design, Mobile design, UI design, UX design

Workflow 17

Do things that scare you. I will be running The Brighton Marathon for Right To Play UK. Visit my fundraising page on JustGiving.

Posted byKarsten Rowe8th January 20149th January 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Brighton Marathon, Fitness, Health, Marathon, running

Workflow 16

Set goals, learn new things, measure results, repeat. Happy New Year.

Posted byKarsten Rowe6th January 20149th January 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:Goals, Ideas, Inspiration, New Year Resolutions, Workflow

Workflow 15

To be fair, it’s only been a week but Jumpcut continues to come in handy, providing quick access to your clipboard’s history.

Posted byKarsten Rowe18th December 20135th January 2014Posted inWorkflowTags:App, Apple, Jumpcut, Mac, OS X, Workflow

Workflow 14

listen to ‘Placebo @ Brixton Academy’ on Audioboo Inspiration can come from anywhere.

Posted byKarsten Rowe17th December 201317th December 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Brixton, Inspiration, Music, Placebo

Workflow 13

A bright and bold design doesn’t have to be brash.

Posted byKarsten Rowe11th December 20135th December 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Branding, Graphic design, Logo design, Print design

Workflow 12

Learning to limit the numbers of colors in a design is important. The more color you add, the less prominence it has.

Posted byKarsten Rowe9th December 20137th December 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Color design, Graphic design, Logo design, Print design

Workflow 11

I’ve grown to like Buffer. Their chrome extension just works.

Posted byKarsten Rowe6th December 20135th December 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Buffer, Chrome, Google, Social media

Workflow 10

A simple website to showcase new design work. View work sample By no means a ground-breaking or innovative design and very much a work in progress, but having a point of reference is important.

Posted byKarsten Rowe4th December 20134th December 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Branding, Graphic design, Logo design, Web design, Workflow

Workflow 09

In terms of a quick design inspiration fix, Pinterest is a great place to be – composition, form, typography, color, texture.

Posted byKarsten Rowe23rd November 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Design, Inspiration, Workflow

Workflow 08

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4H6U_28MDk&w=480&h=360] Why I use Gmail – keyboard navigation.

Posted byKarsten Rowe22nd November 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Email, Gmail, Google, Keyboard shortcuts, UX, Workflow

Workflow 07

I’m stilling loving Feedly. Web, kindle & iPhone. All my news in one place.

Posted byKarsten Rowe14th November 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Feedly, News, RSS, Workflow

Workflow 06

I think most clearly when I’m running – Nike+ helps me keep motivated.

Posted byKarsten Rowe13th November 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Fitness, Ideas, nike, running, Workflow

Workflow 05

GitHub – making intelligent version control less painful for design folk like me.

Posted byKarsten Rowe13th November 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:GitHub, Version control, Web design, Workflow

Workflow 04

Feedly is my RSS reader of choice.

Posted byKarsten Rowe3rd November 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:News, RSS, Workflow

Workflow 03

At Nutshell we use HipChat daily, resulting in CloudApp becoming a fundamental tool. The Auto-upload screenshot preference which I initially found frustrating has become a convenient way to quickly share content – visuals & text. It also serves as a running history of UI inspiration.

Posted byKarsten Rowe13th October 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Graphic design, Photoshop, UI design, Web design, Workflow

Workflow 02

A brief endorsement of Bootstrap – a mobile first framework for faster and easier web development. Yes, I know I am very late into the game. I eventually got onboard – very impressed.

Posted byKarsten Rowe10th October 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:CSS, Framework, Graphic design, HTML, jQuery, Photoshop, UI design, Web design, Workflow

Workflow 01

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tn0ELTO_CI&w=640&h=360] GuideGuide – the efficient way to set up a grid in Photoshop. Enter in a few numbers… magic… columns, rows, midpoints, and baselines – done.

Posted byKarsten Rowe26th August 2013Posted inWorkflowTags:Graphic design, Photoshop, UI design, Web design, Workflow

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