User Experience

  • 03. Why WordPress?

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    “Custom Content Types”

    For many, the standard web ‘page’ is all you need. “What we do”, “Who we are” ; perfect. But what if, let’s say, your organisation works in multiple countries, on multiple projects? These might be better presented via multiple page ‘views’. A ‘Location’ or ‘Project’ view. Filtered by ‘Year’ or ‘Partners’.

    Custom content types allow you to ‘query’ virtually any property and present it as a page ‘view’ to the user.

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  • Just How Important is Your Website?

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    “Our experience suggests some organisations don’t value their website as much as they should”

    Virtually every organisation needs a means to ‘communicate’ in order to function – and there are many ways to do this. However, for most, the easiest and most cost-effective means, is to create a website.

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  • Web Standards : Maximise Website Compatibility

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    “What do people see when they visit your website? It almost certainly won’t be the same as what you see when you visit it”

    Unlike most other visual media, “one size fits all” doesn’t work for web design, as it has to adapt to a whole range of different viewing scenarios.

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  • How to Use Animation on Your Website

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    “The excessive use of animation on many websites results in a horrible experience for many website visitors”

    Perhaps you’ve been actively encouraged to include ‘showy’ animation on your website – after all it is an easy sell. Naturally you might be initially impressed by a web designer showing all these wonderful animated ‘slides’ and ‘fades’ you could have on your site. Dare we say, with that “sales pitch” you might be more inclined to use their services?

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  • Is Your Website Easy to Navigate?

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    “Don’t frustrate your website’s visitors: How to make it easy for people to find what they want on your website”

    ‘Website Navigation’ is a term used to encompass the simple idea of how visitors are able to find the things they are looking for on your website. In the context of ‘professional’ web design, it’s about how to make this task as easy as possible. The User Experience (UX).

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  • Website Usability

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    “What it is and why it is so important”

    When we design websites, usability is always our top priority, above all else. But it’s shocking how many websites we see, where usability hasn’t been given a second thought.

    Usability is intrinsic to good web design. If your website’s usability is poor – your website has been poorly designed.

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