Boagworld Web Design Advice

173. UX

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:44 +0100

On this week’s show: Paul talks to Leah Buley from Adaptive Path about user experience design and Marcus provides some advice on warranties and other legal stuff.

172. Hand Drawn

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:52:52 +0100

On this week’s show: Paul looks at the seven wonders of wireframing and Anna reviews the new micro CMS Perch.

171. Access

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:37:27 +0100

On this week’s show: Ryan and Paul talk to Robin Christopherson from Abilitynet about web accessibility and Dave shares Headscape’s experiences of moving to Google Apps.

170. Versus

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:30:40 +0100

On this week’s show: Paul talks about the conflicts surrounding design decisions, and Teifion challenges a BBC article that asks “Are the days of the web amateur numbered?”

169. Type

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:12:43 +0100

On this weeks show: Paul talks about the power of story telling and shares some tips for “getting in the zone” and Mark Boulton joins us to talk about web typography.

168. Personality

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:29:23 +0100

On this week's show: Paul explains how to give your site real personality and Dave shares some top tips for writing secure code.

167. Beyond Technology

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:27:56 +0100

On this week’s show: Paul shares his inspiration on blog writing and we talk to Mike Kus about our obsession with technology.

166. Boldly Go

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:09:26 +0100

On this week's show: Paul shares 10 ways to put your content in front of more people, Emily reviews Bubble Timer and we discuss the role of gender in design.

165. Creativity

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:41:23 +0100

On this week's show: Paul shares his experiences of working on the Wiltshire Farm Foods website, we examine the role of Twitter and Ryan Carson shares some more advice on building web applications.

164: Case Study

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:02:50 +0100

On this week’s show: Paul shares his experiences of working on the Wiltshire Farm Foods website, we examine the role of Twitter and Ryan Carson shares some more advice on building web applications.

163. One year on

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:04:35 +0100

On this week’s show: Ryan and Stanton return due to popular demand! We are joined by none other than Elliot Jay Stocks to discuss his experience of being a freelancer for the last year, and we also ask him some of your questions from the forum.

162. Social Media (Yuck!)

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:16:07 +0100

On this week's show: Paul interviews Mel Kirk about using social media for marketing. Marcus, explains why you need a thick skin as a web designer and we give you the chance to interview Elliott J Stocks.

161. In or Out

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:01:32 +0100

On this week's show: Paul announces Micro-Boagworld, we discuss the pros and cons of outsourcing web work and see what recommendation the Boagworld forum has to offer.

160. Education, Education, Education

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:55:00 +0100

On this week's show: We speak to Aaron Walter about teaching web standards. Ryan Carson starts a series on web applications and Paul talks about remote user testing.

159. Special Guest

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:15:11 +0100

On this week's show: The northerners are back with special guest host Sarah Parmenter. We answer your questions on how to quote for projects and whether using off-the-shelf software is wrong and we have a chat with Sarah on her experiences in the industry and the difference between developing for clients and developing for yourself.

158. Home

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:15:06 +0000

On this week's show: We share the highlights of SXSW, discuss home working, and interview Rob Borley about project management.

157. SXSW09

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:59:55 +0000

On this week's show: Andy Budd, Daniel Burka, Jeremy Keith and Joe Stump answer listener questions in a live Boagworld special from the floor of SXSW.

156. IE8

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:49:30 +0000

On this week's show: Ryan talks to Andy Clarke about Internet Explorer 8, Paul looks at how to simplify your site, and Michael argues that marketing should run the company website.

155. Attitude

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:01:50 +0000

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On this week's show: Paul asks if web designers have a bad attitude. Marcus talks about contracts and we take a look at working with browsers.

154. Top Ten

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:24:44 +0000

On this week's show: Relly Annett-Baker talks about good copywriting, Paul learns how to be a more efficient designer and we look at the ultimate website launch checklist.

153. Harsh

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:14:30 +0000

On this week's show: 10 harsh truths about your corporate website, Ryan reviews FreeAgent and Paul highlights the differences between print and the web.

152. War?

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:14:42 +0000

On this week's show: Daniel Burka and Joe Stump from Digg discuss the supposed war between designers and developers. Paul talks about using twitter effectively and we ask 'are you placing too much emphasis on your homepage?'

151. Budget

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:40:23 +0000

On this week's show: Paul shares 5 tips for when your website budget gets slashed. We have a review of Dropbox and discuss ways to improve the typography on your site.

150. User Manipulation

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:29:15 +0000

On this week's show Liz Danzico introduces us to user research, we learn 10 techniques for an effective call to action and discover how one button cost a company $300 million.

149. White Hat

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:47:31 +0000

On this week's show: How to become number one on Google *cough*, are customer testimonials worth it and how do you create a reassuring website.

148. Recession Cheer

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:08:59 +0000

On this week's show: Surviving the recession with Andy Budd, providing effective browser support and free boagworld consultancy.

147. Ho Ho Ho

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:35:42 +0000

This week on Boagworld: IT'S CHRISTMAS!

146. Obsessive

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:09:48 +0000

On this week's show, Paul interviews Nicholas Felton about designing with data, we celebrate the return of 24Ways, and explain how community can keep users coming back for more.

145. Baby Jack

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:21:28 +0000

On this week’s show Paul looks at how to communicate better with your users. Marcus examines ways to improve your contracts and Ryan has a baby (not actually on the show).

144. Scale

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:26:54 +0000

On this week’s show Paul talks to Joe Stump from Digg about scalable websites, we review the best apps for web designers and investigate services for sending bulk emails.

143. Partnership

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:59:26 +0000

On this week’s show Paul and Marcus discuss how to promote your web application, ways to improve the client/designer relationship and tools for managing your font library.

142. Community

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:20:57 +0000

In this week’s show Ryan and Stanton cover the news in Paul’s absence, we’re joined by Mark Boulton to discuss design by community and Marcus reminds us to keep positive.

141. Feedback

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:45 +0000

In this week's show, Paul Annett joins us to discuss how he pushes the boundaries of CSS and we look at how to improve your website through user feedback.

140. Launch

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:22:02 +0100

In this week's show GetSignOff has finally launched, we talk about how to use web stats to improve your site and we answer your questions about roles with web design and should you help clients with hosting.

139. Brand

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:03:59 +0100

On this week's show we're joined by Ryan Carson to discuss building an online brand. We look at promoting your site with minimal budget and Marcus shares his views on working in an office.

138. Freeform

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:26:51 +0100

In this week's show the entire boagworld production team answer listener questions.

137. Adobe

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:05:53 +0100

In this week's show, Aral Balkan joins us to discuss the release of Adobe CS4 and we discuss how not to get blacklisted by Google.

136. Stagnation

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:21:20 +0100

In this week's show we talk about overcoming stagnation and Ed Merritt shares a technique to achieve fixed footers without the use of javaScript.

135. Libraries

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:57:30 +0100

In this week's show we talk with John Resig on javaScript libraries and address the question what is more important when we release an app: speed or quality?

134. Chrome

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:27:36 +0100

In this weeks show we give you advice on choosing the right hosting company, Teifion and John send us a review of dConstruct and of course we discuss the release of Google Chrome, can it topple IE?

133. Agile

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:23:36 +0100

In this week's show we talk to Jackson Wilkinson about Agile and answer your questions on web design courses and showing off development work.

132. Drobo

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:00:38 +0100

In this weeks show Paul and Marcus return to talk about the abundance of content management systems and ask the question "Are there too many?", as well as discussing Paul's new Drobo and backing up.

131. Version Control

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:36:19 +0100

In this weeks show Ryan and Stanton return to talk about the importance of version control and answer your questions on project management and invoicing applications, download sizes and page weight.

130. Air

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:21:44 +0100

On this week's show; Paul talks about better understanding disabled users. We have a tip from Jeremy about problem solving and Jonathan Snook introduces us to Adobe Air.

129. Conferences

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:51:29 +0100

This week's show sees the return of Ryan and Stanton, holding the fort while Paul and Marcus sun themselves on holiday. We'll be talking about taking your first steps into the world of conferences and answering your questions about font smoothing and browser emulators.

128. Details

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:32:14 +0100

On this weeks show, to fill the void left by Paul, I'm accompanied by our Producer Ryan and Researcher Stanton. We Interview Dan Rubin on the Details of Design, and answer your questions on managing a bigger team and terms and conditions.

127. Context

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:39:39 +0100

In this week's show we discuss taking context into consideration when designing websites and we answer your questions about video for an elderly audience and the most influential books in the industry.

126. Scaling

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:57:33 +0100

In this weeks show we learn lessons from the botched iPhone launch here in the UK. We chat to Jeff Veen about the designer / developer relationship and Marcus talks about adding jingles to your website.

125. Copy

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:09:01 +0100

In this weeks show we discuss how to give personality to your site copy and we talk with Elliot Jay Stock about going freelance.

124. HTML 5

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:11:49 +0100

In this weeks show we explore how to create better online surveys and Lachlan Hunt joins us to discuss HTML5

123. Plight

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:51:40 +0100

In this weeks show we review Textmate and the Top 5 Tips for Web Designers and we discuss the plight of in-house designers.

122. Screencasting

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:33:49 +0100

In this weeks show we have Ian Lloyd discussing Sitepoints HTML reference and we take a look at creating screencasts.

121. Coda

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:27:21 +0100

In this weeks show we discuss 5 quick fixes to accessibility, and we review the mac code editor Coda.

120. WCAG 2

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:39:30 +0100

In this weeks show we talk with Patrick Lauke about WCAG 2 and we discuss the perils of blindly following conventions.

119. Fluid Elastic

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:21:49 +0100

On this week's show Ed Merritt joins us to discuss fluid, elastic layouts and we take a look at PHP Designer, a feature rich code editor.

118. geo

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:38:37 +0100

On this weeks show we look at geocoding, Tom Coates talks about Fire Eagle and find out how we achieved the tabbed menu effect on the Headscape website.

117. friendly

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:15:24 +0100

On this week’s show, we review woopra, a google analytics alternative and we explore why friendly urls are so important and what tools are out there to help you set them up.

116. Back

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:00:53 +0100

116. Back: Returning with a new site. Jeff Croft talks about his view on web standards and we discover why the personal website is dead.

115. sxsw

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:50:46 +0000

On show 115: Lessons learnt at SXSW, Garett Dimon on form design and how to find usability test subjects.

114. Forum

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:57:39 +0000

On show 114: Should designers stick to designing? What goes into a usability test script, and we talk to Alex Mogilevsky from Microsoft about Internet Explorer 8.

113. Hiring

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:54:35 +0000

On show 113: Christian Heilmann on common Javascript mistakes. Marcus talks about hiring new staff and Paul shares his journey into screencasting.

112. Jina

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:08:15 +0000

On show 112: How to be more efficient using HTML snippets, Jina Bolton on women in web design and moving to a mac.

111. Utopia

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:03:40 +0000

On show 111: Designer and developer work together in utopian harmony. Two great listener reviews and Aral Balkan announces the biggest online web design conference ever.

110. The mighty meyer

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:32:58 +0000

On Show 110: Eric Meyer on version targeting, the business benefits of usability testing and do I have to have a blog?

109. Rissington?

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:10:35 +0000

On Show 109. IE8 divides the web design community, Anton Peck talks about imagery, and the Rissington Podcast crew stand in for Marcus.

108. Future of

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:32:30 +0000

On show 108: The differences between work for an agency or being an in-house designer. Hosting bandwidth intensive content and what happens when Paul designs a web design conference.

107. Running to keep up

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:38:31 +0000

On show 107: What should you be learning about in 2008, Jason Beaird on web design basics and how to deal with portfolio pages.

106. Back to work blues

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:41:34 +0000

Paul and Marcus discuss common mistakes when creating your sites structure, we look at the future for Internet Explorer and Rachel Andrews shares her experiences of getting into web design.

105. Christmas Cheer

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:49:40 +0000

Paul suggests some gifts to buy the geek in your life. Marcus talks about wireframes and Matthew Paterson talks about the Email Standards Project.

104. Give us your money

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:01:11 +0000

Paul shares 10 tips for getting designs signed off. Marcus looks at how to present to a prospective client and Michael Slater introduces us to Ruby on Rails.

103. Bargain Basement

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:45:13 +0000

Paul looks at doing usability testing on a budget. Marcus explores the perfect working environment and we review writemaps an excellent online tool for creating site hierarchies.

102. Worktime blues

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:40:29 +0000

Paul looks at why you should have a training budget and how to spend it. Marcus looks at capturing requirements and Roo Reynolds introduces us to the possibilities of virtual worlds and their impact on web design.

101. Delusional

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:09:16 +0000

Paul finally looks at the subject of intranets. Marcus delvers deeper into the subject of rates and Andy Budd discusses getting design sign off.

100. Live!

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:04:17 +0000

The audio quality isn't as great as it could have been, there is a lot of background noise and we are even more rambling than normal. However, this is our 100th episode and we are both proud and excited to have got this far.

99. Don't Panic

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:49:48 +0100

This week on Boagworld: Paul looks at the growing importance of the favicon. Marcus talks about what to do when the work dries up and Rob Borley looks an alternative approach to storing data in your CMS.

98. flybe Farce

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:01:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul looks at the ongoing role of the website manager. Marcus looks at when to allow a loss leading project and instead of an expert section we are looking at the ultimate web design reading list.

97. FoWA

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:30:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul proposes tactics for overcoming design by committee. Marcus talks about extracting a budget from clients and Dan Cederholm compares pixels, ems and percentages.

96. Moll on Mobile

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:30:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul suggests some ways a client can pick which agencies to ask to tender. Marcus asks when is speculative design okay and Cameron Moll explaining how to get started on the mobile web.

95. In honour of the RAF

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:35:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul shares some techniques for selling your services through your online profile. Marcus discusses project time scales and Ben Hunt talks about marketing your web business.

94. Flickr Features

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:35:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul uses flickr as an example of best practice, Marcus discusses the use of client references and Patrick McNeil from Design Meltdown examines emerging design trends.

93. dconstructed

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:30:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul talks about how to make the most of the footer, Marcus explains why cold calling never works and Gary Marshall shares some great advice on writing content.

92. Royal Air Force

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:05:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul asks how much you should blog, Marcus takes a look at the state of music online and John Oxton joins Jon Hicks in discussing the benefits and drawbacks of home working.

91. God bless America

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:54:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul gets to grips with the fact that the whole world isn't British, Marcus explains how to deal with the client from hell and Julie Howell shares her expertise on accessibility.

90. digg

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:17:00 +0100

This week: Marcus abandons Paul to go on holiday. Paul talks about competitive analysis and does an in-depth interview with Daniel Burka, the creative director at digg.com.

89. 404

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:27:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul talks about creating the perfect 404 page, Marcus covers some of the basics of rich media and Aral Balkan makes working with databases and APIs a whole lot easier in flash.

88. Two fat ladies

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul shares some thoughts on recording your creative ideas, Marcus discusses setting up a web design company and we review the Principles of Beautiful web design by Jason Beaird.

87. Trends

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul discusses about emerging design trends, Marcus talks about supporting existing websites and Ben Werdmuller introduces us to the open source community tool Elgg.

86. Boagworld Book

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:07:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul talks about taking a brand online, Marcus gives some advice about reviewing your information architecture and Ian Lloyd introduces us to the challenges of designing for screen readers.

85. Bulletproof

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:37:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul provides some design advice for developers, Marcus provides so post launch pointers and we review Jeremy Keith's Bulletproof AJAX book.

84. Maybe

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:37:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul explains why Headscape does Design Testing, Marcus talks about growing your web design and Mark Buckingham provides an introduction to Search engine optimization.

83. iphone bollocks

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:54:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul talks about the importance of undo, Marcus explains the benefits of stakeholder interviews and Struan Robertson highlights some legal deathtraps waiting for us online.

82. Microsoft drones

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:09:00 +0100

This week on Boagworld: Paul talks about managing enquiries, Marcus asks whether you should add links to your website on client sites and Rob Borley talks about ASP .net.

81. Money Matters

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 29 May 2007 18:09:00 +0100

This week on Boagworld: Paul gives advice to those who work with content management systems. Marcus finally talks about charge out rates and we talk to Dan Mall and Mark Huot about swfIR.

80. Home sweet home

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 22 May 2007 16:43:00 +0100

On the show this week: Paul talks about preserving the design of your home page, Marcus takes a look at project management software and John Oxton shares his experiences of working as a freelancer for web 2.0. companies.

79. Despise the listener

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:43:00 +0100

We have a great lineup this week: Paul talks about getting things done in web design and an alternative approach to your reading list. Marcus explains the exciting area of insurance for web designers and we have Andy Clarke on the show to give us an update on CSS 3.

78. POSH

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:43:00 +0100

This week on Boagworld: Paul casually redesigns the way clients and designers interact, Marcus asks if you really need a content management system, and we have Garrett Dimon on the show sharing his experiences of information architecture.

77. A dream?

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 01 May 2007 10:43:00 +0100

On this week's show: Paul talks about how a client's work is never done, Marcus looks at dealing with scope creep and we review Dreamweaver CS3 (is it really worth upgrading?).

76. Clients and Agency

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:43:00 +0100

Marcus and Paul swap roles this week. Marcus talks about setting up a web design company in the agony uncle section while Paul talks about the role of the client in the client corner. Finally we have also have Derek Featherstone talking about making your web application accessible.

75. Christian Bears

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:16:00 +0100

Marcus is back and talks about what to do if a client doesn't pay. I look at clearing floats in CSS and we have Richard Rutter on the show giving us the lowdown on good web typography.

74. Marcus 2.0

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:19:00 +0100

This week: Is scrolling a bad thing, using frameworks to speed development, encouraging goodwill among your visitors and Marcus 2.0.

73. Drone

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:22:00 +0100

Marcus makes sweet love to our clients. I fiddle with my captions and our lead developer drones on about setting up a development server.

72. Neverending Beta

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:10:00 +0100

On this week's show: web stats meet usability testing, Apollo and why it is important, working with corporate colour palettes and how to sell your web design services.

71. macBoag

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:22:00 +0000

On this week's show Paul talks about user login and registration, Patrick Haney shares his opinions on good design and Marcus covers picking the right web design agency.

70. SXSW

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:03:00 +0000

This special episode of boagworld comes direct from SXSW. Paul and Marcus interview a whole host of webcelebs including the founder of Twitter, Ryan Carson and a gaggle of panelists.

69. All alone

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:23:00 +0000

Abandoned by Marcus, Paul struggles on alone through this week's show. Bravely he manages to cover; the cure to hiccups, how to hunt down those pesky CSS bugs and what’s new in Photoshop CS3.

68. Tagtastic

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:10:00 +0000

On this week's show; Matthew Patterson from Campaign monitor shares some handy hints on sending an email campaign, Marcus finishes his series on web design contracts and Paul looks at some interesting alternative approaches to site navigation.

67. Marcusworld?

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:08:00 +0000

This week on the Boagworld Podcast, Dan Rubin looks at the design fundamentals of white space and page layout. Marcus continues his series on the statement of work, while Paul explains openID and tackles the HasLayout bug in Internet Explorer.

No Show

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:02:00 +0000

Unfortunately there will be no show this week.

66. Beyond HTML

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:50:00 +0000

We have a bit of an audio and video theme to this week's show with Ian Forrester talking about online video and Paul sharing some advice on creating a podcast. Marcus also continues his series on client contracts by looking at "the statement of work".

65. Dying (Man Flu!)

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:11:00 +0000

This week on the Boagworld Podcast, Paul and Marcus drag themselves from their death beds to share why you should care about Vista, which browsers you should support and introduce you to the exciting world of terms and conditions. Oh yes and Drew McLellan explains the pros and cons of Ruby on Rails.

64. Hosting

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:11:00 +0000

This week on Boagworld we explain all you need to know about hosting , look at how to interpret other people’s CSS and review an excellent HTML email testing tool. Oh yes... and Marcus drones on about client stuff.

63. More than iPhone

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:12:00 +0000

This week on Boagworld Paul looks at whether it is possible to build HTML emails with CSS. Marcus discusses how to write a good brief and Christian Heilmann wades into the current Javascript library debate.

62. Glitches

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:00:00 +0000

This week sees the launch of the new format show and despite a few audio problems it worked well. We discuss handling difficult requests from clients, the upcoming boagworld meetup and when to redesign your site. Jeremy Keith also shares his thoughts on when and where to implement Microformats.

61. Christmas Special

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:48:00 +0000

In our Christmas Podcast Special; Skype murders Marcus rendition of Silent Night, Paul shares his list to Santa and they both look at the successes and failures of the web over the last year.

60. Return on investment

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:08:00 +0000

This week on the boagworld podcast we look at why return on investment should be at the heart of our approach to website development.

59. Community websites Part 2

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:14:00 +0000

This week on boagworld Paul and Marcus continue their discussion on social participation, focusing on growing a community and troubleshooting the problems that are inevitably encountered.

58. Community websites Part 1

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:53:00 +0000

This week a somewhat jet lagged Paul discusses virtual communities with Marcus. In particular they focus on the tools available to community builders and the business benefits of social participation.

57. Afraid of Standards?

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:14:00 +0000

This week Paul and Marcus are joined by Ben Henick author of an excellent article about standards found on the List Apart website. Together they have a frank and open discussion about the downsides of designing with standards.

56. To implement or not?

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:35:00 +0000

Despite the obscure title, this week's show is very relevant to everybody involved in web design. We look at how to decide what techniques and technologies to implement on your site and what should motivate your decision making process.

55. Ecommerce 101

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:43:00 +0100

Payment gateways, secure transitions, order fulfilment. Ecommerce can be a confusing subject. In this week's show we are joined by Eric and Ben from the eBiz Vodcast and together we endeavour to explain all you need to know in order to get started in ecommerce.

54. Business Benefits of Web Standards

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:26:00 +0100

This week's boagworld special focuses on the business benefits of web standards. Available both as audio, video and a PowerPoint, our hope is that you can use this episode to promote the benefits of standards to your colleagues, managers and the online community.

53. Ecommerce Usability

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:34:00 +0100

Product information can make or break an ecommerce site. In this week's show we look at the usability of ecommerce sites and in particular how you display your products.

52. Javascript Libraries

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:21:00 +0100

This week on boagworld.com we talk to Dustin Diaz about Javascript libraries, discuss other web design podcasts, launch our web design forum and help you get started with Microformats

51. Better Google Listings

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:05:00 +0100

We all want better listings for our sites on Google, but search engine optimisation often appears to be a dark art and a morally murky area. In this show, we explore the issue and provide some practical advice.

50. Question Time

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:24:00 +0100

On this 50th episode of boagworld.com we turn the tables allowing you the listener to set the agenda. Based entirely on listener submitted questions we cover the future of boagworld, top tips for podcasting, working with javascript libraries and whether tables and web standards can be combined.

49. d.construct and web services

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:07:00 +0100

This week Paul reports from the d.construct 06 web conference, which covered mysterious topics such as APIs, Microformats and web services. By interviewing the likes of Jeffrey Veen, Andy Budd, Ian Forrester and Jeremy Keith, Paul endeavours to wade through the jargon to discover the real benefits to your business.

48. Ten ways to ruin your design

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:17:00 +0100

In the 48th episode of Boagworld.com we look at ten ways to produce a lousy design! We also look at some of the highs and lows of the mobile web as well as review an extremely good open source forum system.

47. The mobile web

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:15:00 +0100

There are three times as many mobile phones than personal computers. By 2009, it is predicted that there will be 3 billion mobile phones worldwide. This week on boagworld, we discuss an evolution of the web almost as profound at the arrival of the internet itself... the mobile web.

46. Selling web design services

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:53:00 +0100

This week on Boagworld.com, we discuss how to sell your web design services, the pros and cons of HTML emails and we review the .net web design magazine.

45. The importance of art direction

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:17:43 +0100

This week on boagworld, we get all pretentious and arty as we talk about the need for "art direction". We share a few tips on how to ensure your site can expand easily over time and we look at what is in the news, including Google's plans to favour accessible sites.

44. Writing for the web

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:44:00 +0100

This week on boagworld.com: How to write good website copy and why designers should care. Is using Dreamweaver cheating? And how to "super charge" your web feeds.

43. The business of web design

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:32:00 +0100

In this week's show, we cover: running a web design agency, what employers look for when hiring a web designer, the best stats package in the world, should we stop testing in IE 5, and running multiple versions of IE on a single PC.

42. Choosing the right design

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:14:00 +0100

It's not unusual to be in a position where you have to choose between more than one design for a site. Whether you are a website owner assessing the work of multiple agencies or a web designer considering different approaches, sooner or later you are left with the question "which design do I pick?".

41. Building better forms

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:53:00 +0100

This week on boagworld Paul and Marcus discuss how to create better forms and how to avoid damaging your search engine rankings when launching a site redesign.

40. atMedia - Applying the lessons learnt

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:53:00 +0100

Paul and Marcus discuss the recent atMedia conference on web design. How do the subjects covered by the leading lights in web design apply in the real world, on websites that don't have limitless budgets and funky web 2.0 functionality.

39. Mature Flash

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:22:00 +0100

This week on the boagworld podcast Paul chats with Aral Balkan, one of the leading figures in the open source flash community. Paul and Aral discuss the current state of flash development, where flash may go in the future and how flash has gone a long way to shaking off its bad reputation.

38. Navigational Approaches

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:39:00 +0100

In this 38th episode of boagworld.com Paul and Marcus take a detailed look at the different types of navigation that can be used on a website. From the humble body link to the most complex site map, this episode tackles how to get the most from your sites navigation.

37. Design Process

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:48:00 +0100

This week on boagworld.com, Paul and Marcus look at designing for content management systems, how to develop a design from scratch and a great introduction to standards based development.

36. Developing a site structure

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 30 May 2006 10:14:00 +0100

In this week's show, Paul gets depressed about the state of online accessibility, we debate the virtues of user testing design and discuss the basics of creating a good structure for your site.

35. An interview with Andy Budd

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 22 May 2006 11:10:00 +0100

This week on boagworld.com Paul chats with Andy Budd, author of CSS mastery, founder of clear:left and "international" speaker. Paul and Andy discuss the state of web design, working with clients and a bit about Andy's background and expertise.

34. The roles of client and web designer

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 15 May 2006 13:00:00 +0100

In this weeks show Paul and Marcus discuss the sometimes problematic relationship between web design agencies and clients. They also cover how the line between web pages and the browser have been blurred, the evils of speculative work and a great new book by Ian Lloyd.

33. Creating a great search facility

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 08 May 2006 09:08:00 +0100

In their 33rd podcast Paul and Marcus look at how to create the most effective in-site search facility, the differences between RGB, CMYK, Pantone and HEX, and the importance of keeping up-to-date with web development techniques.

32. In-house vs. outsourcing

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 02 May 2006 13:51:00 +0100

The decision of whether to develop your website in house (by taking on additional staff) or outsource it to the third party web design company can be a tricky. This week Paul and Marcus look at the pros and cons of both approaches as well as throwing in some additional options for good measure.

31. Working with style guides

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:48:00 +0100

Taking a corporate identity and making it work online can be a challenging process. This week Paul and Marcus look at how to take a style guide and make it work on the web.

30. The flash debate strikes back!

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:28:00 +0100

Last weeks show (the great flash debate) generated so much interest and so many comments that we have decided to do a follow up show looking at the feedback we have received.

29. The Great Flash Debate

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:58:00 +0100

Flash is one of those web technologies that always generate a lot of debate. In this episode of boagworld.com Marcus and Paul go head to head arguing the pros and cons of this controversial plug-in.

28. Understanding Accessibility Guidelines

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:30:00 +0100

In this weeks show we get "down and dirty" with web accessibility, including a step-by-step tutorial into the WAI guidelines. WARNING: Spot the deliberate mistake!

27. Pragmatic Accessibility

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 04:43:00 +0000

How do you make sure your site is accessible while avoiding "design compromises" and ensuring a healthy return on investment? This episode of boagworld.com focuses on applying accessibility theory to real world scenarios.

26. Technical considerations

paul@boagworld.com (paul@boagworld.com) — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:38:00 +0000

What are the technical considerations you need to take into account before building your new website? Understanding things like the technical constraints faced by your users or inherent in your hosting environment, helps to define the functionality of your site.