User Navigation  

Manoeuvring around a website is defined as user navigation and is important in the success of how a site is accessed and utilised. It provides a gateway to different content sections and is largely dependent on the effectiveness of its design. We can learn a lot from market research and various studies that inform us of the most effective website […]

Photography Interview with Conor McCabe  

  Q: How did you become involved in photography?   A: I started off my career in photography in Whitespace Publishing Group Limited based in Dublin. My job role was to supply business and editorial photography to their newspaper supplements and business magazines.   Q: What advice would you give to someone whose interested in starting web and print photography? […]

Chapter 1: Typography in Web Design – Contrast, Font Size & Hierarchy  

Typography derives from the Greek words ‘typos’ and ‘graphe’, meaning ‘form’ and ‘writing’. In web design it is the technique and art of arranging typefaces, which manifested when Tim Berners-Lee launched the first website in 1991. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/ nationaltreasures/2194133/Sir-Tim-Berners-Lee-portrait.html Contrast The contrast between typography and background requires consideration of colour and font types. The purpose of text is to be perused […]