The design process always requires some sort of image based research. Ideally this takes place at the start of a project, with one of the primary outcomes being a mood board. Other outcomes will are often a visual audit of existing design, a competitor analysis and some exploration in to the key audiences. The mood […]
the wanderlust.net by Anthony Stonehouse
Apr 2011
The future of web and UI design
Web designers have historically had to work within a tight set of restrictions. Computer’s were restricted to 256 colours, with only 216 consistent across Macs and PCs; Keyboards and mice were the only input devices used for navigation, and; Users generally only accessed content sitting at a desk — either at work or home with a monitor. All of those restrictions no longer apply.
Apr 2011
Web design trends for 2011 — part 2
The first quarter of 2011 is over so I start to review my predicted trends within web design, and whether sites are adopting any of them.
Mar 2011
International gestural language
Mobile devices and touch screen computers have started to define and explore an international gesture language, what happens with whole-body gestural languages that are being used with technology such as the Microsoft Kinect sensor?
Jan 2011
Web design trends for 2011
Trends sweep the world of digital design more than other form of design. Digital design is much more temporary given that it’s so simple to recycle. Here are my predictions for the trends will see within the industry this year.
Dec 2010
Digital interface style guide considerations
Many existing brand guide lines don’t talk about digital applications, often haven’t considered any sort of branded time-based (animation) guidelines and rarely discuss any form of interactive graphic language or interaction principles. This post attempts to document best practise for developing digital brand guidelines.
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