Category Archives: Web Design

A slick logo and website for Triscope Films

Posted on January 28, 2012 by macca

I recently finished a website, logotype and promotional campaign for client Triscope Films. These guys are really good at what they do, so it was a pleasure to work on the project. The website is designed to suit desktop computers … Continue reading →

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How long do visitors stay on web pages?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by macca

Summary: Users often leave Web pages in 10-20 seconds, but pages with a clear value proposition can hold people’s attention for much longer because visit-durations follow a negative Weibull distribution. To gain several minutes of user attention, you must clearly … Continue reading →

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The devil’s in the detail…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by macca

Just finished a branding, logo and website job for my mate Anni Rowland-Campbell. The logo was produced in Adobe Illustrator CS5. It was a rare delight to work on a logo that wasn’t just a lucky guess, and produced in … Continue reading →

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A simple, effective budget website

Posted on September 3, 2011 by macca

Some people only require what I call a “brochure” website. Contact details, services, and a resumé are the usual requirements — delivered with a touch of panache! For Cam Capel’s website we used a Javascript slider and some great photos … Continue reading →

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Why is web design so often bad?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by macca

Net@Night interviews web usability guru Jakob Nielsen about bad websites, Apple’s iPad and more. Jakob is a leading web usability researcher, who uses usability research and eyetracking studies to help customers improve the results from their websites. Why is web … Continue reading →

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MP3 spectrum analyser music test

Posted on August 29, 2011 by macca

This is the first of a series of radio and TV sound tracks I will be adding to my website, using a “Spectrum Analyser” technique produced in HD “Lite” resolution. I used iTunes and the free iTunes Visualizer (LED Spectrum … Continue reading →

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Web usability: the guru speaks

Posted on August 29, 2011 by macca

Jakob Nielsen is a author, speaker and consultant on software and web design usability. He earned a Ph.D. in user interface design and computer science from the Technical University of Denmark. Nielsen worked at Bellcore, IBM and as a senior … Continue reading →

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