CERN has announced today that it is embarking on a new, landmark project to restore the first website in the world, with help from Mark Boulton Design. Twenty years ago CERN published a statement that made the World Wide Web…
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Yes, you read that right. I am about to compare design to a zombie apocalypse. No, I’m not mental. Bear with me and all will become clear…hopefully! In order to survive a zombie apocalypse, you need to set yourself some…
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Being at the Do! Lectures was a time to be away from everything…no work, phone, internet, stress, noise….everything. Times like this are rare, and for me personally have never been fully experienced before. Time away from my every day life…
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and don’t worry, I’m not a zombie either! It’s been a VERY busy time here at MBD, a good busy, but busy none-the-less! Most of my time has been spent creating Five Simple Step’s latest book, ‘A Practical Guide to…
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For Designers, critique is the most potent catalyst for better solutions and overall growth. As a young design student, my love for what I created and subsequent love for myself would swirl each around the other in a towering frozen…
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We’re very lucky here at Mark Boulton Design to work on some incredible projects, but something about our latest project win had us repeatedly muttering “Holy S*&t” over and over again. Maybe it’s because they invented the Internet. Maybe it’s…
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TV remote controls are often called out for their awful UX. In interaction design circles they’ve become something of a cliched metaphor for complexity and feature bloat, where task models, ergonomics and primary focus give way to symmetrical button layout…
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I’ve just returned from a packed and hectic week over in Copenhagen having attended the Umbraco annual developer conference. We were in attendance to announce our new relationship with Umbraco HQ to work on the ongoing and future User Experience…
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Well, here I am again talking about all things apprentice-y. Before I start sharing the contents of my brain, I’d just like to thank everyone for the comments on my last blog post and application. I appreciate you all taking…
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Our Number 1! Last week I wrote about Colin’s application to be our Apprentice Web Designer and why we hired him. We knew it was good (that’s why we hired him) but we were blown away by the response! Thanks…
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