Christopher Green Design Blog

Is your website lean? A checklist of best practices

chris@christophergreen.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Do you cringe whenever you look at old high school photos? The big hair, inappropriately short shorts and strange clothing seemed normal at the time. Well, every web developer and designer who has been around since the beginning of the web has the same reaction when looking back at old projects.

The field of web design has changed a lot in the last 15 years. I'm not talking about just the visual style-obviously we're much more stylish and subt [...]

Web Development 101 -- The Extremes of Website Visual Design

chris@christophergreen.com — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:00:00 +0100

What kind of website do you need? The answer to that question lies in the type of content you will be providing and your overall goals for the site. Below are some of the extremes of web site visual design. Chances are your site will be a blend of these approaches. You might have strong visuals to help brand your company or product while keeping animated elements to a minimum. The important this is that we find out exactly where on this spectrum you should land before [...]

Web Development 101 -- The Importance of Visual Design

chris@christophergreen.com — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Creating a web site is a complicated process. The most obvious item most people notice on a web site is the visual design-all the shiny buttons, pictures, animations and graphics. Most clients are understandably eager to see how the site will look and often want to move into visual comps right away.

It is common for clients to ask for a visual mock-up of how their site will look before any type of formal meeting and, unfortunately, some designers will ac [...]

Take a Break: I for one welcome our...

chris@christophergreen.com — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:00:00 +0100

Yes, you can use any of the dozens of robot-related cliches to describe our new dancing robotic overlords, but it still makes me smile. Robots now have better rhythm than most white guys. If Skynet had just equipped it's T1000 killbots with this beatbox tech it might have succeeded in killing Sarah Conner while she was was distracted with the dancing.

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The Process Matters, Part 1-- Usability & Goals

chris@christophergreen.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:00:00 +0100

Usability & Goals Come First

What are your goals? Yes, I know you "want to put your business on the web" or "create a blog", but what is your actual goal? How will your users interact with the site and how can we make it easier on them? What will make your site stand out and what will keep people away?