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Georgia Northall

·3 min read
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Design Systems — A Beginner's Guide

What is a design system?

Here’s a simple definition: a design system is a documentation of the exact guidelines that components of a product should comply with. This can be how they look, what they’re made up of and how they should be used. 

These systems can be recorded within common design programmes such as Invision, Figma and Sketch, all depending on what you prefer. They can be interactive or stay static, but ultimately they should provide detailed visuals that help cre...

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6 reasons why your business needs responsive web design

If you don’t use responsive design yet, it’s time you catch up or be left behind. Have you ever tried to view a website on your phone, and been faced with a super zoomed in and low-quality page?...

Georgia Northall

·4 min read

Design

User testing — a vital ingredient in your next digital project

User testing is a critical element of any digital project. Rich, one of our web and UX experts, explains why.  Building a digital presence More than ever, companies are turning to beautiful...

Richard O'Brien

·2 min read

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Product Design vs UX Design: why you need to know the difference

What’s a UX Designer? And what’s a Product Designer? What’s the difference? And why should you care? I’m so glad you asked. If you’re looking to develop a product, build an app, become a designer...

Joe Simmons

·5 min read

5 reasons why UX design is important for your business

UX (user experience) design is a popular business buzzword right now — but what does it really mean? And how can your business benefit?   Defining UX Before we delve into why UX design is...

Richard O'Brien

·8 min read

Eight Ways To Align UX With Brand and Business Objectives

Designing your user experience (UX) to simultaneously cater for your customers and your business objectives can be a tough task. But with this advice you’ll find the process both easy and...

Mark Probert

·3 min read

Adventures with SVG animation and Snap.svg

My mission should I choose to accept it: to revamp the Newicon website’s front page graphic by adding some animation. The graphic as it stood was a static image of a fantastical...

Jonathon Herbert

·3 min read

Responsive Web Design

For those organisations that don’t act now, they may find themselves behind the curve. Here’s why: A million screens have hatched and we need to build for all of them. With literally thousands of...

Mark Probert

·2 min read

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