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
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
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
This month, I’ve been working on designing and building the new shop for Hearing Dogs, a UK charity that trains dogs to alert deaf people to important and life-saving sounds they would otherwise miss.
24 September 2021 front-end development web design shopify ecommerce
I’ve been using Sass for a few years now, and I’ve gotten so used to using it on new projects, I never gave it a second thought. I thought it was making my life easier, but it’s caused me more hassle than it’s worth in recent weeks.
16 July 2021 sass web design css
A couple of new books to add to my reading list: “New Frontiers in Web Design” by Smashing Magazine and “Art Direction for the Web” by Andy Clarke.
10 July 2021 web design books
This week, I deployed some page speed/core web vitals updates to my clients Shopify website. I’ve been working on it for a few weeks now, tweaking code and assets here and there wherever I can - it’s been an interesting task.
28 May 2021 web design core web vitals page speed
joshwcomeau.com
Interesting idea on creating full-bleed layouts using css grid - not something I ever thought off using for this type of layout, but definitely a great idea! Read more
13 October 2020 css web design css grid
css-tricks.com
A great article about using flex-basis and flex-wrap instead of media queries when creating components. Read more
10 September 2020 css responsive web design
After 25 years inspiring the creative industry, Computer Arts magazine has bid farewell, all thanks to Coronavirus.
28 July 2020 web design illustration magazines
I’ve been a dribbble account user for over a year now, and a casual “browser” for quite some time. It’s great for collecting inspiration and ideas, but lately, I’ve been looking less and less at it.
27 July 2020 dribbble web design
www.bbc.com
The BBC Sport website just marked their 20th anniversary by publishing this article describing the all the design changes the site has gone through. Read more
6 July 2020 design web design bbc
mxb.dev
A nice little article about how some of the web design trends we all knew have come full circle, like having our own blogs on our personal websites, static websites and using WYSIWYG tools. Read more
30 June 2020 web design
Over the last few months, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a uniquely challenging Shopify project in which I had to create a “customise your product” section using only the options available in Shopify.
2 May 2020 shopify web design web development
meyerweb.com
Eric Meyer says “If you are in charge of a website that provides even slightly important information, or important services, it’s time to get static” and I totally agree. Forget the dynamic frameworks and go back to basics. Read more
21 April 2020 web design web development eric meyer
medium.com
A brilliant way of using a sectioned liquid template across multiple Shopify pages. Read more
8 January 2020 shopify liquid web design
I recently created a new design for Rajani Superstore’s website, for whom I designed and built their first website for over 10 years ago.
13 December 2019 ui design ecommerce web design
I designed this small static website for a client’s holiday rental home in Moraira, Spain.
23 October 2019 static website ui design web design
I was working on a Wordpress blog redesign recently and came across an issue which reconfirmed my belief that all CMS editors should use markdown.
5 September 2019 web design
Whenever something new comes out for the web, I like to try it out somewhere, and there’s nowhere better than my website.
30 August 2019 web design
I designed the logo and produced the website for Flowerpots Online, an ecommerce store powered by Shopify.
12 January 2019 project logo design web design
I like to get in the “zone” when I’m coding, so I usually have my headphones on, even though I’m the only one around, which helps me focus and ignore any distractions from outside.
17 December 2018 web design music coding life
Website migrations can be a tricky task and depending on the size of the project, require some advanced planning.
11 November 2018 web design sketchapp
By now, you should know which ecommerce platform you will use for your online store, and now the hard work begins. But where do you start?
26 October 2018 ecommerce project web design shopify
This is my typical process for designing and building a new website. It briefly describes each step of the project, what’s required and what it entails.
7 October 2018 project web design wireframing
Recently I designed the branding and UI concept for a small baseball cap ecommerce store. I wanted to create something that was different, straightforward, clean and minimalistic.
18 September 2018 project web design logo design
Sometimes you need to display accompanying information for a product and rather than trying to fit it all on to one web page, displaying it as a modal is often the best option.
26 June 2018 web design shopify
If you’re into front-end design and development then you would have no doubt heard about CSS grid which enables much more flexible layouts for web pages.
18 May 2018 web design
More and more people use the internet to check which dining options are available nearby and it’s important that your restaurant website offers a good online experience.
22 November 2017 web design
Despite the popularity of the Web, there are still many businesses out there that still do not have an internet presence.
4 March 2008 business web design
If you are in the process of finding a designer to build your website then hopefully this article will make you aware of my quality and high standards.
27 February 2008 web design freelance business
