26Jun2015
How to run a workshop
No, it's not just office clickbait. It's three points on not sucking at workshops.
15May2015
Inside the Windows 10 Insider Program
Windows 10 Insider is a epitome of why you still use a desktop to get things done.
2Apr2015
Getting clever with Axure’s push/pull widgets
Axure's push/pull is a great addition for speedy wireframes, however there's one constraint that can have you pulling your hair out!
10Mar2015
The Verge, I mean iVerge
The Verge has often been accused of being a little bit pro-Apple, but today's home page is something else...
24Feb2015
Is bigger actually better?
I’m just another person who made fun of phablets… then got one.
6Feb2015
3Feb2015
14Jan2015
CES2015: Fitness, wireless earphones, crazy cars and fixing the TV
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) yet again, shows us the future of consumer tech.
11Dec2014
28Nov2014
A morning with John Allsopp
John Allsopp from Web Directions drops in to have a chat...
30Oct2014
Web Directions 2014 kicks off!
The team is back again for the 10th anniversary...
5Sep2014
23Jul2014
More proof Google doesn’t like SEO
We all know Google is smart. Too smart for us to keep trying to trick it with old SEO practices.
18Jul2014
18Jun2014
16May2014
Standardising the web: The navigation edition
Standardising the web is rare. Will the standardisation of navigation make it? Is the hamburger menu attempting to do just that. Is it work?
7May2014
What will Google Maps and Uber mean for New South Wales?
Google has yet again updated it Android and iOS apps, but this time it's Uber integration that's the big feature.
24Mar2014
Getting project assumptions right
Assumptions are an important part of any thinking, but only if we write them down.
11Mar2014
What does responsive web design mean?
Responsive web design is the buzz word at the moment, but what does it actually mean? How do you decide if a website is responsive? Before we answer these questions, we need to step back and define the word 'responsive'.
21Jan2014
16Dec2013
Accessibility in Private Business
WCAG 1.0 is almost 15 years old, so where is everyone upto in the world of web accessibility?
29Nov2013
Looking for something special for Xmas?
We all hate Christmas shopping at 10:45pm on December 24th. Plan ahead and use someone else's thoughtful gift idea!
24Oct2013
We're at Web Directions South 2013
The Wiliam team head to Web Directions South 2013 to get inspired!
23Oct2013
Will we ever be wowed by mobile operating systems again?
The rise of the smart phone has been a fun ride, but is it now loosing its wow factor?
23Oct2013
Chrome OS is almost running on top of Windows
Most aspects of Chrome OS is now running inside Windows.
22Oct2013
Axure 7.0 beta has so many shortcuts that I know I’m doing things the slow way
Axure 7.0 beta is in the works and the biggest change isn't adaptive views, it's shortcuts.
4Oct2013
The rise and fall of the smartwatch
Samsung has launched the Samsung Galaxy Gear, a smartwatch that not only connects to one of two Samsung devices, it carries a list of annoyances that fail to define the smartwatch as 'necessary'.
30Sep2013
What does Oppo and CyanogenMod partnership mean for Android?
Oppo and people who brought you CyanogenMod, now called Cyanogen Inc., have partnered together to release an Android phone with very best of the Android romming community.
27Sep2013
Qantas Cash - Launch Party
Together with Qantas and MasterCard, we celebrated the launch of the Qantas Cash website last night, the 27th September 2013.
16Sep2013
Axure RP 7.0 is around the corner, but…
Axure RP 7.0 is in beta and will be released soon to replace 6.5. There's one new feature that's not great.
5Sep2013
How do you define which browsers are 'optimised' versus 'usable'?
When we scope a website, we need to define what browsers we will optimise the website for versus those browsers that the website will operate satisfactorily. It really comes down to budgets.
12Aug2013
What user testing has taught me
User testing new website design, features, functions and processes is one of the best ways to understand whether you're on the right path or not. The only better way to understand what users think is to launch your work to the masses...
25Jun2013
Get proper vectors into your website
Get your logo looking clean from 320 pixels wide to 1920 pixels wide and you’re site will look ten times better for it.
21Jun2013
Designing the perfect checkout
In the world of prototyping, our UX team constantly finds itself tackling checkout pages.
28May2013
WebP pushes image compression further
The rise of streaming video across the Internet has pushed focus to video.
13Mar2013
7Feb2013
11Jan2013
How big should you make your buttons for touch?
Targets are anything a user has to click; links, buttons, checkboxes, form fields, etc…
21Dec2012
16Nov2012
What’s the biggest problem with “86 Percent of Users May Leave a Website When Asked to Create an Account”
The biggest problem with this statement (apart from the excessive title case), is ‘may’ is a weak word. What does ‘may’ mean?
7Sep2012
Will Windows 8 tablets take off?
I’m not an Android fanboy, an Android enthusiast if anything, but not a fanboy. If we’re pigeonholing, I’ll go with an Apple conscientious objector.
29Aug2012
Yet another Apple vs. Samsung patent reflection…
I don't like the Apple vs Samsung patent outcome one bit.
9Aug2012
Why your mobile site should still stay 320px wide
When we started designing mobile websites, 320px wide was definitely ingrained. It was all fun and games until Apple released the iPhone 4 and upped the resolution.
18Jun2012
The top 5 things to put in Axure 7
The ability to copy and paste cases as well as actions within cases saves heaps of time.
21May2012
Why Aren’t Android Users Browsing – Part 2
Recently, our managing director made some theoretical claims about Australia’s mobile phone saturation and how it’s reflected in society.
15May2012
How wide is your next web site?
In April of 2010 (well into the widescreen era), a company in Cupertino, California called Apple Inc. decided to release their iPad with a screen resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels. Forever locking in the 960 pixel wide web site.
27Feb2012
The world’s second most popular browser is coming to Android
Due to the development of Google’s Chrome OS, it was unsure if Chrome (the browser) would make it to the Android platform. However, for whatever reason, it has. And it’s fast!
7Feb2012
Is 4g actually much faster?
The data speeds achieved by 4G will change the game in world of mobile web.
23Jan2012
Android in Q1 2012
2012 will be another big year for mobile phones. Last year ended on a high with the release of Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the Google phone, Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
21Dec2011
Mozilla Firefox optimises for Android tablets
Mozilla has broken through the mold again with the release of the tablet-optimised version Firefox, for Android of course.
12Dec2011
Trying to ditch the functional specification – part 2
I’m starting my series of blogs by heading back to basics…
14Nov2011
Trying to ditch the functional specification...
I’m putting myself on the path to find this better way and it’s going to be an adventure. Over the next couple of months, I’ll be looking into a range of user interface delivery methods that satisfy the client, our designers and our developers.
1Nov2011
The responsibility of innovation
1984 wasn’t like 1984, but 2011 looks a lot closer.
7Oct2011
When will Smart TV go open source?
As one of the office’s many Android phone users (and maybe one of the more passionate ones), I consider myself an advocate of the benefits of open source software. While the iOS vs Android debate will never die between myself and some of the hardline Apple fans in the office, I’m always interested to see where the decision to go ‘open source’ takes other platforms.
21Sep2011
Updating an Axure wireframe from scratch
As an interaction designer, a large proportion of my time at work is spent using Axure. Axure is a strong tool, helping us maintain consistency across our prototypes by utilising masters and dynamic panels. However, during the course of prototyping a web site, your Axure prototype can easily resemble a mash up of colours, panels and masters.
23Mar2011
Transaction reference numbers increase usability
I titled this blog so blatantly because it sounds like an oxymoron. A huge alphanumeric jumble of characters and the notion of increasing the usability of a web site doesn’t sound right.
2Mar2011
Where do form buttons belong?
We recently had some discussion regarding where button belong at the bottom of forms. If you don’t have time to read this whole post, here’s the quick answer: There isn’t one.
28Jan2011
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