New Web Site? Start With a Wireframe

One of the more challenging aspects of working on web sites is the process of communicating the “vision” the client has for the site. They usually have a picture of the site in their head, or at least lots of ideas floating around in there, and imparting...

Principles of Design: The 80/20 Rule

I received the book, Universal Principles of Designfor Christmas. This book was recommended as a foundational text for anyone interested in design, and after only getting through a portion of the book so far, I have to agree. The book has definitions, explanations and...

Redesign Inspiration and Process

As I’m always interested in other designers’ process, I thought I’d share mine along with some of the tools that I used for the recent redesign of my site. Concept As I begin the design process, I look through my inspiration folder in my bookmarks,...

Randa Clay Design- new and improved

At long last I have found time to work on my own site! I have needed to redesign with a theme of my own for at least a year, but have just been too busy until I took this “maternity leave” time. I’m still doing some tweaking but for the most part...

Blog Design Case Study

I’ve designed quite a few blogs over the last year or so, and I recently worked with a client who I thought did an extremely thorough job of planning for her new site, Remarkable Parents. The process she went through provides a good case study to look at, as the...

Font choice- does it matter? Your opinion please.

I am working with some great guys at a company called Forest for the Trees on an update of their current web site. They wanted to maintain their color scheme and not stray too far from their logo, as it was already in print several places. We are still in the process...