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Following our announcement about IE6’s death yesterday, it seems more large websites are following suit. Video website Youtube has announced it will be dropping support for the out dated browser as of 13th March. Users of Internet Exporer 6 will receive a ‘warning’ message notifying them of the impending changes to the website. The decision to drop support may not come as a surprise, seeing as Youtube is owned by Google who are now... (more...)

When it comes to web design, even small changes such as changing the colour of a call to action button can make a real impact on the look and effectiveness of a website design. Of course, the changes have to be inline with the existing design and make sense to the website’s target audience. Well thought out tweaks to an existing design can positively and dramatically change how users engage with the site. It can also make sense from a financial... (more...)

When creating a look for a new web design or redesign, it’s important that it is well targeted to the kind of audience you expect to receive on the website. A website that someone is comfortable navigating through or feels personally connected is more likely to stay on the site or remember the site to return to at a later date. This is where research can play a major role. Look at the type of website that the design will go to – does it... (more...)

When it comes to redesigning or building a new website, a large portion of your expenses can end up going towards the time spent on getting your new design just right. Of course, getting the design just right on a big brand or company is essential in making your website memorable and more, making the benefits far outweigh the costs. If you’re just a company starting out with a limited budget, it may be worth looking to cut the costs of your... (more...)

The usability of a newly built website is essential in helping it to become a success. A site may offer all sorts of bells and whistles but if they are difficult for a visitor to find or use they will be worthless. Below are just a couple of pointers to help keep you on the right usability tracks: Keep page load times down You will no doubt have heard before that a visitor will assess your website in the first few seconds of reaching the website –... (more...)

There are some very talented and experienced web designers out there who always seem to design some awesome sites. Many people wonder at how they achieve such awesome results because the the person who cannot design such awesome sites is also very experienced. I’ll let you into a little secret. The top designers are also in the very same boat as you and they cannot just design ace looking sites. What many of them do is take their laptops in... (more...)

When designing a new website, many people make the big mistake. The big mistake is that they think to themselves that their web design is very unique and better looking than other site on the Internet because it’s different. Little do they know that in actual fact, their design looks like something from the last century! So it’s always good to gain a second opinion on something as sometimes a reality check is needed… trust me! I’ve... (more...)

Getting on the first page of Digg is a very difficult task and can take a very long time for anyone to get up there. Now many of the people who get onto the first page of Digg are not prepared for it and leads to their site going down. Why is this? When a site reaches the first page of Digg, tens of thousands of visitors will visit the site within a very short period of time. As the website won’t be catered for this number of visitors, the server... (more...)