There has been a lot of chat in the blogosphere and marketing press about a hot new technology called ‘beacons’.
A different type of colour
Designing websites and creating information hierarchy through the use of typographic colour. Many a website design has involved the careful consideration of the colour palette. Whether chosen to evoke a…
Less is more
I recently saw an interesting animated GIF (I can’t believe I’m saying that) which simply showed how removing a few elements from a graph actually makes it more readable (have…
Focus innovation where it matters
The Germans have a great word that doesn’t translate literally in to English but describes a planned improvement that only makes things worse: verschlimmbesserung. I can’t remember where I first…
Technology works when it’s invisible
As Apple’s advertising for the iPad states, it is only when technology is invisible that it truly works. Do you remember how many times you used to have to reboot…
Is sport e-volving?
I’ve never really been a sports fan. Recently, however, I’ve developed a growing interest in eSports – the term given to organised video game competitions. I’ve been aware of eSports…
An Experiment with Google and JavaScript
Here at Techdept we like the websites we develop to have a rich user experience and be developed in a clean and consistent way. An important factor for the majority of…
5 reasons why you need a new website…Now!
1) Mobile and tablet usage Roughly 15% of global web traffic is now from a mobile phone. This equates to over 1.2 billion people accessing the web from their smart…
VIM Adventures – Learning VIM while playing a game
VIM Adventures – Learning VIM while playing a game