For 2009, I'm planning to give Web Design from Scratch a boost, by starting a regular blog section. I'll update the WDFS blog at least weekly, hopefully more frequently than that, with new hints & tips from the trenches, more reviews of great designs, mini-reports of existing web designs and how they could be improved, anything that catches my attention.
The grand goal of the blog is to help "Save the Pixel" to become a rallying cry for the movement for simplicity, not just a book title. I want the fundamental principles of "Save the Pixel" to become part of the accepted wisdom of this generation of designers.
My more immediate goal is to publish a stream of information that reflects and reports on current best practice in web design, in a way that's accessible to the whole community - whether you're an interested bystander, a budding designer, or a seasoned professional. I want the Web Design from Scratch blog to be just your cup of tea, something fresh and fun that you look forward to each week.
So if you have a site that you'd like reviewed online, please suggest it to me. Or if you have a favourite design that you just love, let me know and maybe I can feature it in the blog too.
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Best wishes for 2009!
Ben
Blog posts
Argument that Investing in Evolving Your Web Site Beats Big Bang Redesign (Apr 30 2009)
It's more cost-effective to invest in evolving your web site, using continual cycles of change-test-measure, than to redesign wholesale.
Why Deepak Chopra's New Navigation Fails (Apr 8 2009)
Deepak Chopra has a new site, but the navigation leaves you guessing. Not the place to be airy and mystical, Deepak.
Ben Hunt's Newsletter, April 2009 (Apr 6 2009)
Ben Hunt's newsletter for April: Tips for Surviving the Economic Winter
Introducing Clicss, Flexible and Useful Web Page Templates (Feb 28 2009)
When can using web page templates really work? Sneak preview of Clicss.com, a new range of simple, standards-compliant web page templates for sale.
8 Reasons to Put Your Prices UP This Recession (Jan 20 2009)
Many service providers needlessly undercharge. Here are 8 Reasons why you should seriously consider putting your prices UP.
10 Top Skills for Web Design, in order of importance (Jan 17 2009)
My list of the top ten skills you need to be an effective web designer, in order of importance. Not what you may think!
My Vision for a Real Workable Web3.0 World (Jan 13 2009)
Ben Hunt's vision of Web3.0, solving the future of the web user experience, consumerism, marketing and DRM in one elegant theory. Just may be the biggest thing you read today.
