Author Archives: Robin Cannon
Your In-House Content Management System Is A Con
It’s a throw back to the days when open source wasn’t a big deal, and content management systems were rare. You were ahead of the game as a web designer or developer if you could offer content management to clients. The very idea of non-technical people being able to update their own website content easily …
Posted in Opinion, Tools & Applications
Tagged Content Management, Content management system, Drupal, joomla, wordpress
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Dress For Success – What To Wear To Your Client Meeting
You’re a freelance creative. You’re lucky enough to work from home, or out of your own office. You can spend the day working in your underwear if you so desire. At the very least you’re pretty free to choose your own clothes on a day to day basis. No suits, no ties, no uncomfortable shoes. …
Web Design Is Incestuous, Boring And Generic
Most of the many millions of websites that exist are terrible. A large proportion of the rest are merely competent. It’s rare to find something that genuinely pushes the boundaries. It’s amazing how such a young artistic discipline as web design can become so generic and derivative so easily. Earlier this week I criticized bloggers …
Posted in Opinion
Tagged breaking boundaries, inspiration, Web design, Web Design and Development
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How Many Blind, Deaf, Cripples Visit Your Website?
Websites have to be accessible. You need to follow the WCAG guidelines, make sure that any user can fully access your site, through a screen reader and a Braille keyboard. People who are unable to use a mouse with precision need to be catered for. Video needs close captioning to cater to the hard of …
Posted in Opinion, Usability & Accessibility
Tagged Accessibility, Disability, Web design, Web Design and Development
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Is It Pointless To Comment On ProBlogger?
I don’t spend much time online over the weekend. It’s my break period, to be with family and friends and away from a keyboard. When Monday morning comes around, one of the first things I do is check Google Reader and catch up on blog articles. I read a good article today on ProBlogger about …