Make ‘em Feel at Home
The more comfortable users are with your website the more likely they are to enjoy their experience and come back for another visit. Make them feel at home with a fa... read more
Patrick's Articles (31)
Re-thinking Browser Compatibility
Kryptonite is to Superman as the browser is to the web designer. The lives of web designers everywhere would be much better if browsers would render their beautiful ... read more
The Problem with Web Fonts
The problem with web fonts is that nobody wants to use the ‘safe’ fonts and you need as much live text on your site as possible. So what’s a design... read more
Let’s call it Modern Web Design
I am proposing a new buzzword to replace all other web design buzzwords. Forget ‘Graceful Degradation’, lose ‘Progressive Enhancement’, drop ... read more
Fingers are Bigger than Mice – Design Concepts for Mobile Websites
With smartphone subscriptions projected to climb above 50% of the market by the end of 2011, designing for mobile browsers and touch devices is now reaching critical... read more
Visual Movement: Flow in Web Design
In fine art, visual movement is used to guide the viewer through the piece. Lines, shapes, color, depth and hierarchy can all be used to guide the viewer from one po... read more
Share, Don’t Steal (why we copy)
I’m totally guilty on this one Your Honor. I have copied sites before, but I have learned my lesson and I will never do it again. I promise. Why do we do it? A... read more
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