Journal

Category: Site launch

Coolspotters: Where people and products meet

May 07, 2008

Coolspotters: Where people and products meetLast year, Mike D introduced me to a friend of his who had just started work on an exciting new project. Coolspotters, the first major project from Fanzter was built on the back of a simple concept: combine products and people and let the users create the connections.

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BBC redesign: tellys have rounded corners, right?

December 14, 2007

The BBC have redesigned their homepage.

BBC Logo Beta thumbnailI used to work for the BBC. So, I have a good understanding how difficult it is to work there and get anything complete and out of the door to a high, exacting design standard. So, today, when I was told the BBC has opened up the new homepage beta for feedback, and also prompted by Jeremy’s post on the subject, I wanted shove my oar in.

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Kitdesigner Beta goes live

June 14, 2006

Football Kit Designer logo

A while ago now, Communis, Bath based accessibility company, approached me for the branding and graphic design of a website which would sell customised football team kits and leisureware. Now, four months or so down the line, the Beta for FootballKitDesigner has gone live.

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Of interest ...

Oh No! Not More Web Fonts!
Massive news from Font Bureau
Doesn’t Graphic Design/Layout Affect Scanning Patterns? | FutureNow's GrokDotCom / Marketing Optimization Blog
Great example of how applying Looking Room can lead to great results.
Pimp Your *Imaginary* Admin (Come Wireframe With Us!)
Come pimp your imaginary admin. Come on, it'll be fun!
Austin Zen Sub Theme
Aforementioned Zen sub-theme being developed by Colleen Carroll.
Drupal Voices 02: Colleen Carroll on SXSW CMS Showdown & Zen Theming | Lullabot
Interview with Colleen Carroll on building the theme for the #CMSshowdown panel in SXSW this year from my design. This is now being made available as a Drupal 6 typographic theme.
White Space: How to Get it ‘Right’ | Think Vitamin
I've got an article on White Space over on thinkvitamin.
Designing for the Web Book Review ~ Uncoverr
Lovely review for Five Simple Steps. Nice to see the breadth of the content is appealing to a broad audience. That was idea!

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A picture of Mark BoultonI'm a graphic designer from near Cardiff in the UK. I've been a designer for over ten years now and primarily work on the web. I'm still partial to a bit of print every now and then though. I used to work for Agency.com in London as an Art Director before working as a Senior Designer for the BBC in sunny Cardiff. This was all before I took leave of my senses and formed my own design consultancy, Mark Boulton Design Ltd.

I've got a thing about grids and typography and occasionally ramble on about them to anyone who will listen.

If you're after simple, clean and effective web design; let me know.