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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.
Speed up your WordPress website
Tools to maximise the potential of your website. 4 simple steps to a faster WordPress website.
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.
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.
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.
Start a blog for your business
A blog can be a great way to create dialogue with your potential customers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Design project management
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.
Starting your own small business
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”
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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.
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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”
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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.
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The studio playlist over the last 3 months.
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Design iteration … So many options … Only one final design.
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The studio playlist over the last 3 months.
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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.
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The studio playlist over the last 3 months.
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Another day, another rough sketch.
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I still always start with a sketch, however rough.
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Doing my best to Learn Sketch 3. We created Sketch specifically for designing interfaces, websites, icons …
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Too many apps. Here are some I actually use.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”
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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
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Do things that scare you. I will be running The Brighton Marathon for Right To Play UK. Visit my fundraising page on JustGiving.
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Set goals, learn new things, measure results, repeat. Happy New Year.
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To be fair, it’s only been a week but Jumpcut continues to come in handy, providing quick access to your clipboard’s history.
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listen to ‘Placebo @ Brixton Academy’ on Audioboo Inspiration can come from anywhere.
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A bright and bold design doesn’t have to be brash.
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Learning to limit the numbers of colors in a design is important. The more color you add, the less prominence it has.
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I’ve grown to like Buffer. Their chrome extension just works.
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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.
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In terms of a quick design inspiration fix, Pinterest is a great place to be – composition, form, typography, color, texture.
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4H6U_28MDk&w=480&h=360] Why I use Gmail – keyboard navigation.
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I’m stilling loving Feedly. Web, kindle & iPhone. All my news in one place.
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I think most clearly when I’m running – Nike+ helps me keep motivated.
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GitHub – making intelligent version control less painful for design folk like me.
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Feedly is my RSS reader of choice.
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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.
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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.
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[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.