What comes first, design or content?

What is a website wireframe? Are you curious to know what a website wireframe is and how it can revolutionise your web design process? Website planning plays a crucial role in the development process, ensuring a smooth and efficient execution of ideas. One important aspect of website planning is creating wireframes. Wireframes are skeletal outlines…

In The Complete Website Planning Guide I outline what a wireframe is and the confusion that many people get, particularly on the client side, with wireframes. A wireframe isn’t a prototype or a design; typically it doesn’t use colour or images, and mostly will only use some actual content. When you see a drawing/image, which…

Why do some people like to plan everything while others prefer flying by the seat of their pants? In some industries or circumstances having a plan is critical while in others not necessary at all. Building a house from scratch with out plans is pretty clearly fraught with danger and in most countries not allowed….

In the digital world web user experience (UX) is a term you may or may not have come across, yet it is vital to finding success online. So what exactly is user experience? Well, it encompasses the overall experience a person has when interacting with a website, app, or any other digital product. It’s about…

Creating a website is not just about designing web pages and adding content. It’s a comprehensive process that demands meticulous planning, thoughtful strategy, and effective execution. Whether you’re a seasoned web developer or a business owner venturing into the digital realm, the success of your website project hinges on a well-structured plan. In this comprehensive…

The website planning process outlined in my book can appear that it’s an all or nothing approach to planning.  I indeed think the owners of the web property need to be heavily invested in the planning process and take the lead on a large portion of it.  That view comes from many years of watching…