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Barley Trades Creative Control For Ridiculous Ease Of Use
You might be building a website because you want to. You have a vision. You’re in the zone. But you might be making a website because you need to, even though you have no idea what you’re doing. Services like WordPress and Weebly offer prefab options for this basic user, but even then it’s easy to get lost in the weeds.
Why This Simple Government Website Was Named Best Design Of The Year
When was the last time you tried to find a government form on the internet? The labyrinth of independent sites you have to visit before finding what you’re looking for is amazing. Bringing the web presence of an entire government under one roof is a Sisyphean task, and the UK has done it with with Gov.uk, a one-stop web shop that launched earlier this year.
Clever Resume Styled Like An Amazon Page Is So Good I Would Buy It
Making your resume stand out from a pile of papers or a bunch of pixels on a screen is hard as hell. How can people who went to similar schools and worked similar jobs and have similar skills differentiate themselves? By being clever. Like Philippe Dubost. He turned his resume into an Amazon product page. It’s brilliant!
Meet The American Who Designed North Korea’s Website
Just yesterday we learned that North Korea paid only 15 bucks for its website. Now we get the reaction of Robert Westmore, the unwitting man behind the design.
Adobe Muse Lets You Build Websites Without Any Coding Knowledge
Adobe has a new Muse — graphic designers. While “Muse” is just a working title, the beta of the graphic design software has gone live which lets users work around the fact they don’t know a scrap of code.
Why Do Restaurant Websites Suck?
Washington Post Seems To Have Heard Of This ‘Facebook’ Site
A well-designed website should be clear, above all. No flashing GIFs (we miss you, ’90s!), no obnoxious flash menus, no overwhelming lists of links. And heads up, WaPo website: it shouldn’t be blanketed in insanely redundant Facebook sharing buttons.
Amazon Should Definitely Adopt This Redesign
Amazon may be a bargain hunter’s dream website when it comes to getting certain products from the US, but the site is fugly. It’s also not very user friendly, especially for international shoppers. That’s why Maurice from Queensland web design firm Kintek decided to propose a redesign for the Amazon site. And the results are infinitely better.
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