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CSS is growing up

I’ve been keeping an eye on CSS developments recently, partly because we’re in an interesting period where things that seemed impossible a few years ago are quietly landing in browsers. And partly because I’m curious whether we’ve reached the point where we can genuinely reduce our JavaScript… Read More

Grown up WordPress, part 3: synchronised content

One of the ways in which a website can add value to your organisation is by not standing alone. Read More

Grown up WordPress, part 2: brand consistency meets creative freedom

Picture this: Your marketing team creates stunning, on-brand content. Then another department publishes something that looks like it belongs to a completely different organisation. Sound familiar? Read More

Interpreting character for digital

Organisations often spend a lot of time and money on their brand identity so it’s important that website designers effectively interpret that brand for digital. But, very often they don’t. Read More

The hidden risks behind modern-looking websites

At first glance, your website might look perfectly fine - clean, contemporary, even timeless. But beneath the surface, things may be dangerously out of date. Read More

Grown up WordPress, part 1

WordPress is more than capable of handling large, complex, and highly integrated websites. Read More

Does Agile methodology lead to poor interface design?

There has been a lot of finger pointing at frameworks such as Bootstrap for an apparent depreciation in design standards lately. But, I think that Agile methodologies have something to answer for as well. Read More

Initial thoughts on using Gutenberg

Dan talks about his experience of developing the new Headscape site, with a focus on working with the Gutenberg editor. Read More

Can’t get any user input?

We all - rightly - point at user research as the foundation of any good web project. Thorough user research equals focused and usable products, right? But what should we do if we can't get to those users? Read More

Are carousels that bad really?

I want to challenge current web industry thinking concerning carousels/sliders/galleries (which is - in a nutshell - they’re bad) with what, seemingly, most of the world thinks of them. Read More

Readability apps and why they annoy me

Readability apps like Hemingway have bugged me for a while and I haven’t been able to put my finger on why. So, I thought I’d lay out my ideas here to see if I can get to the bottom of it. Read More

How to choose the right technology for your project

Sometimes we have technologies foisted upon us. Sometimes that's bad. Sometimes it's good. This post examines approaches we can all learn from when selecting technologies. Read More