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13.03.2008

Affordable Website Design

by Ross Allchorn

I’m busy working on and have recently launched a beta(ish) version of a new concept. It’s called Sitepress and it’s a combination of all my accumulated website design, content management and consulting knowledge rolled into one offering. It has a twist however, and one I hope will bring professional website design to those that previously [...]

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07.03.2008

Design as a Business Part 1

by Ross Allchorn

Designing websites for a living, or for extra money, is an exceptionally popular part of life for people all over the world in all age groups. There are kids and recent school leavers either doing it as a hobby or full time, as well as many people with intentions of making it big in the [...]

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22.02.2008

A Change Of Scene

by Ross Allchorn

I’m working at the Realm Digital offices at the moment since they needed some of my skills on certain of their UK clients. A nice change of scene, and it’s always good to meet new people. The guys here all seem pretty friendly and professional.
From The Camera
Our new professional photography business is coming along strongly, [...]

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19.02.2008

Effective Website Navigation Systems

by Ross Allchorn

Note: This is my first article on information architecture and will only be a brief theoretical exploration into the topic of website navigation. This is not a tutorial on creating the navigation systems displayed, but an explanation on what and what not to use where.
Navigating a website should be as natural as breathing. Finding [...]

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17.02.2008

Spec Work vs Pitching

by Ross Allchorn

Note: When I say design, think copywriter, photographer, programmer, or just about any creative/skilled professional.
With almost all of our work having come in as referrals, we’ve never done spec work, and not even needed to pitch on a job. I don’t say this to brag as pitching and winning is possibly something more worthy of [...]

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