I'm Ketan ‐ A Melbourne web designer and developer
with over 20 years of industry experience.
WordPress is an extremely popular content management system amongst web designers and web development because of its easy setup, large community and thousands of plugins to extend functionality. But there’s an array of content management systems out there which may be better suited to your business requirements than WordPress, and they are definitely worth looking into.
22 October 2022 content management system wordpress web design
Design plays a massive role in all business areas, from creating your brand identity, designing social media graphics, printing flyers, and mocking up PowerPoint slides to designing your website or mobile app.
5 October 2022 web design business design subscription
Shopify is a popular ecommerce platform which powers over 600,000 businesses across the world. It has some great features and a very well designed admin that makes running your store a breeze. But, what make’s it so good?
I recently found some of my old client work on a hard drive, so I put it all into an Archive page - for my records more than anything.
2 September 2022 archive graphic design web design
For the last few years, I’ve been using a Sketch library I designed to help me create beautiful sitemap templates, and user-flow diagrams for client and personal projects. So, today I’ve made it available for purchase.
21 August 2022 web design wireframing sketch template
www.wired.com
Users face increasingly impossible challenges to prove they are not bots. Read more
11 August 2022 web development
eyeondesign.aiga.org
AIGA Eye On Design article that describes how designers are falsely motivated to duplicate others’ work because of fear of failure and their desire to be accepted. Read more
11 July 2022 design
Building a new store with Shopify is easy, but getting it right is hard. Selling online requires web and design experience, and understanding how users shop online is vital to your strategy. My Shopify store UX audit is recommended if you have set up your store and require some help to make it easy to use with a great user experience.
29 June 2022 website audit ux design shopify
survey.stackoverflow.co
In May 2022 over 70,000 developers told Stack Overflow how they learn and level up, which tools they’re using, and what they want. The United States and United Kingdom respondents are the most experienced respondents, with an average of 15 and a half years of experience coding. Read more
27 June 2022 web development
www.logolounge.com
The 20th Annual Logo Trend Report presented by LogoLounge is full of all the good, the badass, and the ugly. Read more
The cost of hosting your website can quickly add up when you start putting things together; the server, the database, the domain, and the SSL certificate. All these components are needed to ensure your website runs correctly. But, did you know that you can actually host your website for free?
5 June 2022 website hosting netlify github
gomakethings.com
With the early return pattern, you check for the opposite of the thing you want, and return early to end the function when that’s the case. Read more
13 May 2022 javascript
After buying a new iPad not too long ago, I decided to get the Apple Pencil too to transition to taking notes digitally. I’ve attempted to go digital many times before but was always put off by the experience.
www.smashingmagazine.com
I totally agree with this article. It’s all too easy for developers to reach for UI frameworks like Bootstrap with the hope of saving time, but it’s never the case. I’ve used a UI framework twice in my 20+ year career, and all it gave me was a headache and unnecessary website bloat. Read more
4 May 2022 frameworks ui design css
I was recently tasked with creating a filtered product comparison page for a client’s website and thought I’d take advantage of Shopify 2.0’s new filters option.
1 April 2022 metafields shopify filters
With Shopify 2.0 came built-in metafield options, allowing additional data to be saved against products, variants, collections, and orders. The new metafields introduced a JSON field that would allow for all data types. Before this, we had to rely on third-party apps (which weren’t very good).
15 February 2022 metafields shopify
A few years ago, I decided to scrap development environments from our workflow to make feature deployments easier. And since then, I’ve never gone back.
12 January 2022 workflow web design development
A new year is upon us. 2021 seems to have flown by so quickly for me, which has been a good thing because it means I’ve kept busy with work and family life.
While browsing through the discussions on the Shopify Community website, I came across a few posts from people requesting feedback on their new stores and felt inclined to offer some helpful advice.
1 December 2021 shopify design development
www.getstark.co
I’ve always avoided terms like “click here” or “click below” on any interactive element, and now that I’m doing more accessible design work, avoidance of these things is so important. This article by Stark explains why. Read more
16 November 2021 accessibility design
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