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Archive for October, 2008

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Improving yourself as a designer

Improving yourself as a designer

I’m never happy with my current skill level, I never quite feel like I’ve reached a particular stage that I’m aiming for. Maybe it’s just me; maybe I’ll never quite be happy with myself. Maybe that’s a good thing… maybe not.

But one things for sure – I’m constantly improving and bettering myself as a designer and much more, which is a good feeling. To be able to look back over the past 6 months and observe what new skills I’ve learnt, bad habits I’ve dropped, speed, accuracy and imagination I’ve gained and generally concede that I have improved in more ways than one is pleasing.

So, I’d like to offer some tips and ideas that may help others help themselves more, hopefully provide some inspiration and educate. And I’d sure like to hear what you think, if you’ve got anything to add please comment.

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Long time no see, and other bits…

CalendarFor the past few months I’ve been blogging on a regular basis, usually between 1 and 3 times a week, even 4 times if you’re particularly lucky, or if I’ve been particularly bored. However since my previous post at the start of the month, Redswish has been left neglected by me and kept busy by the loyal readers popping back to seek new news, and perhaps a few new readers who’ve managed to source the site through whatever means.

So, nearly 3 weeks since my last article, it’s surely time for something fresh, new and inspiring.

Err, well no. Not really.

With full honestly, I have been immensely busy this past few weeks. Yep, even too busy to blog! ‘Heathen’ I hear you cry. Alas, it’s true. And I assure you’d love to return with an unbelievable article of only the highest quality, but I can’t even stretch to that for you. So to keep you busy for what will hopefully be no more than a few days, I will offer you the following:

Fifty People, One Question

The wonder that is Twitter offered me a little jem today. I can’t remember who it was who recommended this short viral video, but I thank them for it.

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Accessible web design – The How

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In the predecessor to this article, ‘Accessible web design – the whats and whys‘, I discussed the advantages of building accessible websites, what accessibility is and why we should be taking it seriously. In this article I’ll be running through some of the primary tasks to consider when building accessible sites.