Russell Webb Design

Category: Web design

From Discovery to understanding client’s goals, their target audiences, and their brand identity. I champion interviews, surveys, and competitor analysis within a compelling narrative using wire framing and prototyping, through to visual design. My goal is to create the foundations of a user-friendly interface, partnering typography, colour and imagery. This not only increases user engagement but tilts towards higher conversion rates that stack up against an improved brand image: Building trust with customers.

  • 10 considerations when designing for mobile

    This is the first 10 steps to take your mobile design skills to the next level

     Watch the animated version here

    10 Considerations For Mobile DesignWhen designing for the desktop you can consider the end-user environment, when designing for print you can picture where the magazine will be read but when design for mobile the end-user scenarios are so varied and so far ranging that todays savvy mobile designer needs to develop an entirely different skill set.

    Mobile Meet Up - Glassblowers in London's SohoThis is the edited version of a presentation I gave at Mobile Meet Up on Tues 27th Sept about ‘10 key considerations when designing for mobile ‘.  I must stress this doesn’t mean there are only 10, in fact it’s the opposite, there are many more considerations. But here are my top 10:

    1. Real Estate

    10 key considerations when designing for mobile

    Whether you coming from a desktop background or from advertising the canvas size you have to pay with is drastically reduced on the mobile environment.

    Over the years the relative screen size difference has increased. The difference between the smallest (128 x 128) and the largest (800 x 480) is now a factor of 23. That means the largest screen is 23 times bigger than the smallest one.

    2. Design with distraction front-of-mind

    10 key considerations when designing for mobile
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  • UX / UI Tools – Everything you’ll ever need

    TLDR: A UX designers guide to enhance their skills. How to conduct a content audit using user personas , how to create experience maps that explore user behaviour and emotions and finally a downloadable toolkit containing essential UX tools like mobile interface templates, icon templates, and wireframing tools.

    Sharpen your toolbox

    To provide a quality UX service  for companies small and (very) large you need to supply yourself without the right kit. Once you’ve gone beyond the usual suspects (MacBook, dual screens, sketchbook, etc) there come the need for a current and useable digital toolbox.

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  • Branding an iPad Casino App

    Branding an iPad Casino App

    1.0 Aims and Objectives

    To produce the best-in-class iPad and iPhone App for playing slots and table games.

    Recently I was involved in conceptualise and leading the UI for a iOS casino App for both iPhone and iPad.  I’m not going to detail all design decisions here but walk you through my perspective on why branding for this product is so important and why the decisions made differentiate it enough to stand-out in what is already a fiercely competitive and crowded marketplace.

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  • Design habits – Tip your hat to your design heroes

    TLDR: Inspired by design masters, this can aide your creative process: User first through to competition analysis, (innovation nit imitation), to
    familiarity and then focus on value then finally beautiful execution

    Contents

    As a junior designer, way back when, I visited our local design museum (I studied in London, UK, so my local design museum was fortunately the rather impressive Design Museum in Shad Thames) and fantasied over how great it would of been to be involved in, say, designing a Charles and Ray Eames leather recliner, or Dysons Cyclone Vacuum cleaner.

    Now I’m doing stuff I feel proud off, in the field of UX/UI, I thought it worthwhile to see if I could mirror the process these great designers took and document it from a UXers perspective. So, here we go. I started with the following criteria:

    • Give users choice.
    • Competition Analysis
    • Design with familiarity in mind
    • Prioritise features that add value – the “Magic Moment”
    • Beautiful execution
    • Todays’ Brave New World
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  • UK Household Retail Co – iPhone and Mobile Web Concepts

    TLDR: Propose an approach fro the The White Company to stay ahead of the curve and deliver an exceptional mobile shopping experience that aligns with their brand values.

    Contents

    Insight

    In spite of its rapid growth, The White Company retains a firm grasp of its core values, identity and philosophy. It is consistently committed to supplying impeccably designed products that are of the finest quality and at outstanding value for money. In addition, levels of service (across every channel) are constantly monitored to provide a shopping experience that is second to none.

    This insight was taken to the next level with a series of inspirational iPhone App screen and Mobile Web visuals that formed part of a presentation on what these new channels can do you this business.

    * Please note

    These screens are just an indication of what we could do for you. Moving forward and after full scope many other options are available.

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