Ecommerce web design is about making the journey to the checkout as quick and easy as possible. Follow these 20 expert tips to build ecommerce websites customers will love. We’ve all been there. You’re looking to buy something online, and a nice product at a great price pops up in...

This may be a very opinionated post but it is a general feeling I have had since my uni days. Artists are very selfish people. Designers are givers and help others. If you consider being an artist, for example a fine artist. You do work for yourself. Most of the time you do not care how others...

So why are most websites based on a so called “grid” layout. What is this grid and where does it come from? Simply put the grid is the guidelines and structure to a website. The well know 960 grid system is an important tool used to measure out columns when designing your website....

In a previous post I may have mentioned that 123-reg is a great place to host a website for beginners. I still stick by that statement, but for anyone who is looking at setting up a site or a collection of sites for the long term will seriously need to look elsewhere. I recently set up a site...

Horizontal Scrolling. Why is it about 95% of apps and websites you scroll vertically. We spend our entire life panning across our vision field, there is so much more we take in and it feels like a natural motion, where as tilting your head up and down does not feel natural. This may be down to...

Time for a bit of inspiration. As young designers we have plenty of time ahead of us and the world at our feet. But don’t go thinking you can relax and enjoy your youth out on the lash most nights! .net Magazine have released the top 10 young designers of 2011 and like...

Not many understand the life of a graphic/web designer, but fortunately I have found some who do and added a little bit of humour to your day. Designing is very fun and to us it is more than just a job its a living.   For the rest of this article and plenty more images visit...

Setting up a website is very daunting, especially if you have no idea about how to go about the process. Hopefully this guide will give you a decent step by step process (with explanations) on how to create a good looking site. Whether you are creating a portfolio for yourself, setting up a...

Argghh where do I start, so much to learn! Ironically I was not sure where to start with articles for this blog, but then I thought well how did I start learning Web design. There are many ways people start off as a web designer. The more modern, younger designer may have studied some sort of...

Welcome to BlogOnATrain.com which as the name says, is a blog written on a train. As a London commuter I find I have a lot of time to kill on my 3 hour round trip to work 5 days a week.