Cole-o-fon

Web-scribing, recovering archaeologist and lanky, bearded father of one with a penchance for upbeat funk and laid back grooves

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Below are some of the latest posts on this here blog:

The merits of sycophancy

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 (3 comments)

Well, Brendan Dawes has certainly stirred up a right hornet’s nest, or at least stimulated a healthy discussion on the state of the UK web design scene.

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Starting off on the wrong foot? The Caledonian Mercury website

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 (7 comments)

Caledonian Mercury website

Last night saw the premature launch of Caledonian Mercury, what has been billed as Scotland’s first truly online newspaper.
And it looks to be an interesting addition to the Scottish media landscape and is already gathering widespread attention.

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What makes for a good website?

Thursday, 21 January 2010 (1 comment)

Filling out an eleventh-hour PQQ, one question I was tasked with responding to was:

In your opinion, what makes for a good website?

It was quite an interesting exercise and was deliberating whether to respond with what I felt the client wanted to hear or an impassioned plea for what I expected from a good website. I erred towards the latter

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