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Film Promotion Website

Helvetica documentary The main idea of the project was to create a website that promotes the local screening of the chosen film and inform the possible visitors about this event, the time, and the place. Using the content-out approach means the work on the content of the website is always the first milestone of the […]

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Small Business Website revisited

My goals for SBW revision My aim for revisioning the small business website project was not to do something completely new but find a way to improve the design I already created. For the first submission I already tried to add responsiveness and use a mobile-first content-out approach, but there was still some odd spacing […]

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What are container queries – will they change the way we design responsive pages?

Intro Container queries are queries that allow the styling of elements based on the width and height of their parent container instead of just relying only on the viewport dimensions. Miriam Suzanne is the author of the proposal on container queries. Her website and codepen collection are very helpful resources to follow how this new […]

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UX Design and Me

Plan of the article 1. Intro 2. Planning 3. Choosing the appropriate methods for each stage of product development 4. Stage of design research: requirements gathering, building personas and user stories, usability test, analytics review and users survey. 5. Storytelling elements to build credibility and find the appropriate tone of voice to present the information. […]

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Week 4: colour

This week our task was to dive into creating and applying colour schemes for websites. Choosing colour can change the impression of the website, that’s why it’s always important to keep in mind who is the user of your product. There are several methods to create a harmonic palette for the website such as combining […]

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Week 3 was all about typography

Web design is so much about typography. This idea grabbed my attention after reading the article and the follow-up to it. And since then, I try to be very attentive to what I see and read on my screen. And actually WHY do I read some articles and posts till the end and swipe out the […]

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What I learned on week 2

Week 2 of active learning became VERY active. Design for the web Content I find learning code quite challenging yet very interesting. It’s time to get used to the fact that every comma or semicolon (or their absence) in lines of the code matters. To be honest, I’m still trying to find the best way to learn code and practice. […]

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What I learned on week 1

Hi, I’m Anna and I have just started MA Web Design and Content Planning Course at the University of Greenwich. In this blog, I’m going to share my journey on this path. Not only because it’s a part of our coursework, but also because it will be so useful for me to fix these new […]

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Good Web Design

Three examples of good website design gov.uk This tab with a black crown became one of the most visited websites in the several months before my arrival to study in the UK. Very strict in colours and graphics, the official website of government services is the only link you need to find all the information. […]

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Three design objects

Three examples of good product design I’m a student living in a university residence, so I had to organize my life in a tiny room from scratch. That’s why I value good design decisions in the objects I use every day. Here are three objects I chose as examples of good design. JBL Go2 This […]