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6Nov/093

Political web design, a showcase

With the impending Lord Mayor's show in London on the 14th of November I thought we could take a look at some political websites.  Technically these sites should be flat out amazing, selling a politician is a hard job, and no cheap persuasive tactics will work on such a cynical crowd; something a bit special is needed.  We'll also look at some government websites where information is key.

I'll try and include political sites from around the Globe as to avoid leaving anyone out, however please be warned that i terms of 'good webdesign' it's pretty slim pickings.

Tagged as: design, persuasive, political, showcase, web, webdesign, website Continue reading
14May/094

25 Incredibly Useful Usability & Standards Checklists

Is your Web site primed for every possible viewer? How would you know if it was? The greatest thing about a usable web site that conforms to current web standards is that anyone and everyone is able to use it.

Ensuring your site is easily usable by your key demographic will ensure that everyone gets where they need to be, and sees what they need to see on your site, without unnecessary effort or excessive clicks.  Conforming to current web standards ensures that irrelevant of disability or user restrictions (running IE6 counts as both!) means that no ones left out; this is particularly important on sites that appeal to a completely open demographic, a local government website for example.

Tagged as: checklist, help, list, Usability, usable, Web Design, web site, webdesign, website Continue reading
30Mar/092

Website composition – an explanation and analysis

Composition is a term used to describe the layout of a visual element, whether it be a photograph, a page in a newspaper, or indeed a website.  Good web site composition can make a world of difference; in fact you could argue that it should be the most important visual consideration when designing a web page.  But what makes good composition in respect to visual media?  and do these same rules apply to a website?

Tagged as: analysis, composition, explanation, good, introduction, layout, persuasive, rule of thirds, Usability, web site, webdesign, website Continue reading
   

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'PrettyUsable' is a blog focused on designing user friendly, persuasive and aesthetic web content. As this blog is dedicated to the design end of web production you won't find a lot of scripting banter; but if you look closely you'll see some squeezed in here and there.

PrettyUsable is run and edited by Nathan Hornby, a London based UX Design professional, and contributed to by other professionals of the web design industry.

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