Iterative improvement with Agile
Since the digital communications team were trained in the DSDM Agile method of project management at the beginning of last year, we’ve talked to a lot of people about what Agile is and what it means for the projects…
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Support for older versions of Internet Explorer ends on 12 January 2016
Support for older versions of Internet Explorer ends on 12 January 2016 Ah! Internet Explorer what a relationship we’ve had over the years, eh? Internet Exploder we often called you. The hours of frustration working…
Fixing broken links using Siteimprove
We’ve all encountered the frustration of clicking on a link and instead of the expected content, ‘404 not found’ appears. Broken links are an unavoidable part of today’s internet as websites change their infrastructure…
Flaws in UX design standards: Icons
Due to limited screen estate, it seems like a no brainer to save space by replacing text labels with icons wherever possible. Icons take up less space, they don’t have to be translated, and people are familiar with…
How to avoid plagiarising online content
You are most likely familiar with the term plagiarism – the act of passing off someone else’s work or ideas as your own. You may even be aware that in order to avoid plagiarism you must give proper attribution to the…
Consumer law and the University website
On 23 October 2015, Which? published a preliminary report on information provided on 50 university websites for prospective psychology students. They assessed whether they provided information such as: entry…
Benchmarking university websites
We wanted to benchmark our website against other university websites, both within the UK and worldwide to see how we compare with things like responsive design, intranet usage and standardised school sites. To do this…
Flaws in UX design standards: Hidden navigation
Experienced designers will likely agree that inspiration from other sources is not stealing when it comes to user interface design. It’s called “best practice research”. One phrase I reiterate when others…
Versioning—a brilliant, daily newsletter about the web
Versioning—a brilliant, daily newsletter about the web One resource that I’ve been enjoying over the last few months is Versioning from Sitepoint. which describes itself as a “a social news site for kind web folk”. At…
Planning poker—why and how we estimate
When creating a plan—whether it be a big project release plan or a smaller two-weeks’ timebox plan—you essentially need to know three things: Tasks —What are the requirements? What do you need to do? Size — How big are…