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Highlights from the Frontend NE Conference
It’s April 2018 and the first Frontend NE developer conference in Newcastle, UK. Frontend NE is monthly Newcastle meet up about frontend website development. All run by volunteers and sponsored by local businesses. This was their first full day conference with a range of speakers and talks about all things web and digital.
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How to Create a Website That Converts Like Crazy With Powerful UX
Having spent over nearly two decades designing and developing websites for many sectors and organisations I have evolved an understanding of the importance of a well thought through User Experience (UX) and User Journey. I’ve experienced first-hand how successful a website redesign can be that fully focuses on clarity of design and an experience, one that makes every visitor feel like your website was designed just for them.
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What the Greatest Roman Architect Can Teach You About Web Design
Vitruvius sought to address the ethos of architecture, and declared that its quality was dependent on the social relevance of an artist’s work, not on the form or workmanship of the work itself. In other words, a building might look pretty – but did it do the job it was intended to do?
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How to Get The Best Photography For Your Website
Your website is critical to your business. Make sure it exudes your personality throughout, not just in the words, but with your photography. Having worked on web design for over 15 years I know how critical it is for your web designer to work extremely closely with your photographer at the start of your website project.
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