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What is cool, sexy and hot in the world of design for digital and web.

Start a new development project on the right foot

Start a new development project on the right foot

Multiple times in Web Development you will go through the process of creating a new repository for a new application or project that you are tasked to build. We think it is really important to get the order of tasks correct at the start of a new application…

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Accessibility Web Design Rules – Our upgraded website for NHS

Accessibility Web Design Rules – Our upgraded website for NHS

Things we learnt by creating highly accessible website designs for the NHS & university sectors. Recent pitches and web briefs have put accessibility high on their list of needs, which is a great sign. However accessibility, just like GDPR, needs to be taken in context…

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Cookie Consent Popups in 2023

Cookie Consent Popups in 2023

You may have noticed, or perhaps not, that we have no cookie consent popups on our site. We, as designers and web practitioners, have some real problems with those annoying cookie popups. And we are not alone…

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PRACTICALLY A YEAR?

PRACTICALLY A YEAR?

So here it is – 2021. A year of lockdowns, mockdowns and a really big one in terms of workload, projects and dare we say success.

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The Last Show and Tell: Anna Peskova

The Last Show and Tell: Anna Peskova

It is our designer Anna’s last week here at Practically, and she was made to do a show and tell of her time with us. We thought it was rather cool that, firstly, she created it as a web page, and secondly the way she represented her time here. Enjoy!

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Future Web Design Skills

Future Web Design Skills

This post is a version of a recent lecture. The question is “What skills and knowledge might future designers be expected to know”.

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HiP Infographics

HiP Infographics

Some of the many infographics we created for HiP Property, showing the state of ICOs and competitors. Complicated but fun these did really well in the campaigns we ran based around them.

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The Design Diamond

The Design Diamond

Simply stated, it aims to convince design students of the process of design. That without one of the four corners of the diamond then a design presentation (a crit or critique) will be weak.

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Afri-Kokoa

Afri-Kokoa

Time for a new flyer set for Afri-Kokoa. We love emulating that African craft feel and learning about a music that is a far cry from the studio diet of electronica and techno.

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True Story

True Story

Our strategy and thinking has been heavily influenced by a highly recommended book – True Story by Ty Montague.

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UCL Engins

UCL Engins

Engins, or Engineering Inspiration is, or will be a collaborative community for engineering news of all flavours. Owned, sponsored and by UCL (University College London) it is the reincarnation of The-Briefing which has run for many years.

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Pantene ‘Make a swisssh’ hub

Pantene ‘Make a swisssh’ hub

A vast online campaign aired across the Hearst network to promote Pantene, in conjunction with Cat Deeley. User uploaded content, games, a social hub…

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