This was my first Awwwards conference and to be honest, I was a little apprehensive about attending. A fair amount of the winning (Site of the day etc.) work submitted for the Awwwards jury scrutiny can be experimental and be for brands who are willing to sacrifice a little conversion…

Most, if not all eCommerce websites have product category pages. Pages where websites list all products or category products for the user to browse through, sometimes filter and eventually choose the product they want to know more about. In this article, I run through a few eCommerce websites, some following…

Designing for immediacy Sharing and showing live content is snowballing. Technology and location barriers are gone. Slowly but surely cities are being re-shaped to give better telephone and wifi signal. Social media is pushing brands and retail owners to make their product irresistible to consumers. Share it and share it now. This immediacy is also carrying over into other channels Gone are…

If you’re involved in digital product design, this book is a must read. You’ll read this. Then you’ll hope your competition isn’t reading this. It’s that good. Stephen Anderson — Author of Seductive Interaction Design I have read other books that tackle the same issues but this book does it…

From part one you now have the smallest amount of research complete and shared. You and the attendees are ready to roll with part two. Desired outcomes We have gathered to discuss the users experience (UX). What is the user doing on our website? Are they finding what they need? Is the…

Some of the world’s top creative thinkers and doers. Offering pragmatic, real-world insights that transcend creative sectors. — Provided by Adobe, last years 99u was brilliant and this years was no exception. Aiming to inspire creatives, bringing their ideas to life and shaping the future of the industry. Lasting two days, with 1,000 attendees across a variety of practices and professions hailing from locations worldwide. The conference revolved…

As part of the 99u experience, every attendee has the opportunity to attend two workshops — my second was with Dropbox New York. Who are Dropbox? Dropbox was originally founded in 2007, by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi. Dropbox started life with initial funds from seed accelerator Y Combinator and began it’s journey…

As part of the 99u experience every attendee has the opportunity to attend two workshops — my first was with ustwo New York. Who are ustwo? Started by two friends in the UK, 13 years have gone by and they now have four offices across the globe - London, Malmo, New York and…

I usually get the client for one maybe two full days. — A discovery session or design sprint is just one stage of many in the process of creating a great product. A discovery session can easily take up to a full working week once you dive into build, test and improve — Agile and Lean methodology. …