Shavaughn Haack Shavaughn studied Journalism and Media Studies, and specialized in Communication Design at the Rhodes University in sunny South Africa. She is interested in the way we interact with and are affected by the visual world around us and she’ll tweet such things at @shavaughnhaack .
People don’t spend their money online easily. Think about it: If you had to answer a long list of questions or struggle to navigate a website, how much money would you be willing to part with? Online shopping is about convenience and comfort, and those of us who have at least once ventured into the realm of online shopping know how time-consuming and unpleasant it can be.
The online... Read More
The layout is the foundation of your website. It guides the user through the sections and tells them what is most important. It also sets the aesthetic of the website. Therefore, you need to carefully think through how you lay out content.
An original, creative layout goes a long way to improving the user experience of a website, although not letting your creativity get in the way of... Read More
First impressions are lasting impressions. Whether you realize it or not, your typography helps to create an experience for users before they’ve even read a word or clicked a button. Typography has the potential to go beyond merely telling a story — it shows the user who is behind the website and what you’re about. The treatment of type creates an atmosphere and elicits a response much the... Read More
