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Designing my own home office
January 19th, 2016As a designer I love to do things that make my life easier. One problem I had in my office as home was storage. I have a fairly small office and like a big desk to work on (I actually have two to form a large corner desk, but am designing a new one now). […]
Case study: South Lanarkshire Adult Protection Committee
January 16th, 2015Users: Vulnerable adults Carers Professionals Summary of work: Responsive website User journeys Digital brand IA and content strategy The South Lanarkshire Adult Protection Committee is an organisation setup to support and help vulnerable adults in the area. They provide much needed strategic coordination bringing together local public services, the police, council, NHS etc. Working closely […]
How to make DNA using CSS
August 20th, 2014Being called Design Scientific lead me to develop a science theme through out the site. Originally I had a double helix as part of my logo but decided in the redesign of our site the logo would be more streamlined. I did however want to continue to incorporate a double helix into the design as […]
Case study: South Lanarkshire Council
May 9th, 2014Users: General public Council workers Summary of work: JavaScript development Responsive website User journeys South Lanarkshire Council is one of the biggest local authorities in Scotland serving over 300, 000 people. It covers a large geographical area which stretches from Scotland’s high populated central belt southward across rural communities down to the borders. Website have […]
Ikea instructions approach or Building websites the dangerous way
December 6th, 2013When I build a piece of Ikea furniture I get all the parts out its box and arrange them in piles. I then get the instructions and scheme over them to get a clue on where to start and how it should progress. So far everything is good… I then put the instructions down and […]
The HiPPO in the emperor’s new clothes
July 15th, 2013The HiPPO in the emperor’s new clothes is one of the biggest threats to web standards and usability on the web today (now that IE seems to have got it’s act together). This threat is perpetuated by both web designers and developers with help from their clients. In this post I hope to warn other […]
User Orientation
May 19th, 2013Customers must feel at ease when using your website. Reassuring users that they are in the right pace is one of the most important messages to convay as so many visitors will come directly from a search engine, taking only a couple of seconds whether to stay or not. To help explain how to do […]
Mission statement
January 19th, 2013Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life, it’s about what you inspire others to do – Unknown I am inspired by people reaching out and helping others. At Design Scientific we are in the business of helping people. We help our clients business grow and be successful, as well as help their […]