If I had £1 every time a client said ‘can we reduce, or remove the space between…’. It’s very common feedback, and not always easy to persuade them that the design works better with the whitespace left as it is. All too often, whitespace is considered wasted space. The temptation is to fill every bit Whitespace: not just a waste of space![Read More]
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Top food trends for Christmas 2017
With less than 10 weeks to go until Christmas we have taken a look at what foodie treats we can expect to be tucking into this festive season. We’ve sifted through the top supermarkets’ finest festive offerings which they traditionally unveil in the very unfestive month of July, to see what Top food trends for Top food trends for Christmas 2017[Read More]
Top Food Styling Tips for Bloggers
If you’re going to stand out in the food blogging world, the images you create of food need to be a visual feast. This means investing in decent camera equipment, but also learning about the art of food styling. As a food writer and blogger, I’ve picked up lots of brilliant food styling tips over Top Food Styling Tips for Bloggers[Read More]
5 Fantastic Food Blog Designs We Love
There are a mind-blowing amount of food blog designs out there, so if you’re looking for some inspiration for a site redesign, it’s always worth looking at what the competition are up to. It’s crucial to identify exactly what it is you love about someone’s website; not just the look and feel, but the functionality 5 Fantastic Food Blog Designs We Love[Read More]
Making your website images equal sizes: the difference between hard and soft crop
Most people will have multiple images on their website. How you choose to display images will vary depending on what their purpose is and how they look with your website design. A hard crop is useful if you’re looking to make your website images equal sizes, whereas a soft crop is useful if you don’t Making your website images equal sizes: the difference between hard and soft crop[Read More]
Importance of image size and aspect ratio in web design
Choosing the best images for your website isn’t just about sourcing ones that look good. We also need to think about how they’ll fit with your website design. This means thinking about your image size and and aspect ratio. In this post we’ll explore: What image size and aspect ratio are Why image size and Importance of image size and aspect ratio in web design[Read More]
Sourcing images for your WordPress blog
A blog isn’t just about writing – like the rest of your website, it’s visual too. When it comes to brightening up your WordPress blog posts with images, there’s plenty of room for creativity. Your images can take many different forms: infographics, photography, screenshots and illustrations – to name a few. An image can be Sourcing images for your WordPress blog[Read More]
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