Currently Browsing: Design
16 Aug, 2010
You cannot copyright your website
You really can't. A website takes more than one copyright statement to cover it. read more
22 Jul, 2010
Fear of the big projects
I need to throw-out my current intranet, and yet the risks of the new intranet project failing (in part) are so great I feel overwhelmed. Launch in t-minus three months. read more
6 Jul, 2010
User experience as a core function of design (getting it wrong)
Nathanael strongly suggests designing for people, rather than designing 'for your brand'. Apple, Google, Microsoft, prick up your ears. read more
9 Jun, 2010
Long multi-topic or short single-topic intranet pages?
I need to guide scores of new authors / publishers as to when to create one long comprehensive intranet page and when to create a suite of short, single-topic, pages. What's your vote? read more
7 May, 2010
The ‘no results’ intranet search results page
Your search engine probably isn't as good as your people would like it to me. Reduce friction and frustration by providing a great (great, not 'good enough') "No Results" results page. See my sad robot. read more
19 Apr, 2010
Image editing crib sheet for the web or intranet
Download this one-page Image Editing Crib Sheet to help (you and) your intranet contributors use photos appropriately. read more
23 Mar, 2010
Jedi mind trick web design
"This is the intranet design you've been looking for..." read more
22 Feb, 2010
My five best intranet design ideas
Round up of some hopefully useful intranet articles, with ideas to put directly into practice. read more
13 Jan, 2010
Use infographics to communicate meaning
Create your own infographics to help your intranet and internal communications come to life when discussing numbers. read more
26 Oct, 2009
Frank’s naked truth about HR communication
I just have to point you to Frank Roche‘s 35 bullet points about Internal HR Comms – I particularly like numbers 4, 19, 21, 26 and the last one. The Naked Truth About Great HR Communication The design of your comms matters. The tone, the voice, of your comms matters. You don’t have to write the perfect communiqué – you do have to consider your audience and write for them, not... read more

