Avoid uninformative link phrases
Links are more useful when they make sense out of context.
Search by author: Lewis Wake
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.
Vimeo channel to shut down on 30 June 2023
The University of St Andrews Vimeo channel will be shut down on Friday 30 June 2023. Here is what this means for users of the channel and those who have uploaded videos to the channel in the past.
How to write a friendly filename
Naming a file is the first step of saving one. It is often the same as the title of the document, a description of a photograph or image, or similar. A filename that contains capital letters, special characters or…
Retirement of old long form page styling
We are retiring the old long form page styles due to their accessibility issues.
Jakob’s Law
Jakob’s Law is a principle of user experience design. It states that: Users spend most of their time on other sites
Heading ranks
Headings communicate the organisation of content on a page. Web browsers, plug-ins, and assistive technologies can use them to provide in-page navigation and to understand the relative importance of the information.
Design to avoid catastrophes when accidental touches happen
People vary. Their particular needs and capabilities, and their environments, influence how they interact with the websites and apps we design for them.
A/B testing the course page design
At the end of 2021, we began A/B testing of a new page design for the English MA and Biology BSc course pages. We have been using Google Optimise and Hotjar to determine the difference in usage.
What is a PNG file?
You know what a JPEG and a GIF is, but what is a PNG file?
YouTube – Year in review 2021
Over the last year, the University has posted more video content to the University of St Andrews YouTube channel than ever before. We have relied on it for sharing lectures with those external to the University, for…