A Website Design & Development Project Checklist / Template



A (Nearly) Bulletproof Web Design & Development Project Checklist for clients and designers. If you’re aiming to agree a fixed price for the development of the website, as we do, ensure the project goes smoothly before you start, by communicating with your client at the outset. They’ll appreciate you for it, there will be less [...]

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Comply With The Companies Act 2007 – Website & Email Footers



Does your site meet the legal requirements to comply with the UK Companies Act 2007? We ask all our clients to supply the information to comply with the Act, but I wanted this to act as a legal reminder for 2009. It’s quite simple to comply with this Act, and it can can make your [...]

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Web Designing For Dyslexia



Web Designing For Dyslexia – What Problems Would a Dyslexic User Face? People with dyslexia frequently experience discomfort when reading because they find it more difficult to “decode” the words on the page, and can also find it difficult to remain focussed on a particular piece of text. Some people may also have to concentrate [...]

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Web Accessibility Checks, Tests, Tools + Resources



**** News – PAS 78 is now BS 8878. Here’s some quick ways to test how accessible your website is for people with ‘disabilities’. We’re currently re-evaluating all the sites with our name on it including this one – perhaps you might want to test your site? Valid HTML and Valid CSS is the first [...]

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10 Reasons Your New Website Won’t Launch Today



Designing and launching a website can be a pain, even when managed correctly. Here’s 10 reasons your site won’t be launched today….. The changes you sent to the design brief on Wednesday The 150 images you sent to us yesterday The text you sent to us Tuesday…. in the post….. er, on paper This is [...]

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