Bad UX design fails
The internet is a wonderful place. It is a modern library of all knowledge, the epicentre of human creativity, and the source of horrible user interface patterns that create an infinite amount of frustration.
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Web designer within the University of St Andrews digital communications team. A graduate of Abertay University (BA Hons Computer Arts, 2012), Lewis joined the digital communications team in 2013 during the re-design of the admissions website which lead to the new visual design for the University website. Lewis is a jack of all trades when it comes to design and media. You'll mainly find him burrowed in the depths of Photoshop meticulously crafting designs to pixel perfection.
Fleets: What are they and how can a university use them?
Twitter launched a new story feature for their mobile app in November 2020 called ‘Fleets’.
About Digital Communications video
If you’re looking to communicate your ideas online, whether through a website, blog, or social media, the digital communications team can help.
Mobile app onboarding
App onboarding is the process of getting users familiar with a new interface, by using dedicated flows and user interface elements that are not part of the regular app interface.
How to film a vlog
A vlog may seem simple to create at first, but there can be a lot of unforeseeable hurdles during production.
Degree conferral ceremonies summer 2020 analytics data
The data in this blog post will look at the engagement of the YouTube videos during the degree conferral week in 2020 at University of St Andrews.
Writing a video description for YouTube
Video descriptions can be as valuable as a video title. A video description helps viewers, and YouTube’s algorithm, understand the content of a video.
Optimising images for the web
When you open any web page, your device downloads all assets that populate that page. Images on web pages are also downloaded and cached to your browser’s memory. Depending on the speed of your download connection,…
How to customise your background in Microsoft Teams video calls
For latest support on how to add custom backgrounds to Microsoft Teams, see their official support page. Microsoft Teams will soon be rolling out a new feature that allows users to add custom backgrounds to their video…
Designing for users with anxiety or panic disorders
This guidance is for web and digital professionals who want to make sure that their service is optimised for users who have anxiety or panic disorders.