Today I was asked to whip up a simple website with a budget of $400, and only a few hours to do it. Here’s the result: heikefowler.com.au The site uses the free Sela theme from wordpress.org which I chose because it’s free, it’s minimalist (making it simple & quick to customise), it’s clean and professional (which suits the client’s style) and…
Building a personal academic website – Part 1
Skip straight to some examples A quick Google search on your name or that of a colleague will soon convince you that we all have a presence of some kind on the Internet. Often the information available will be fragmentary and outdated: it may reflect little or nothing of your professional work. Control over your…
How to Design for Retina
If you’ve recently upgraded to a Retina display, it can be a shock to see previously beautiful websites looking suddenly blurry as a week long bender. Designers, if you want a quick run down on how to design for Retina like a boss, this article is for you. There are basically two implementation methods for Retina images:…
Why We Design WordPress Custom Themes for Our Clients
WordPress is a massive ecosystem where web developers have made tonnes of free and premium themes available for download (eg Themeforest). However, while there are different types of WordPress themes out there, we at Enigma Digital specialise in designing beautiful WordPress custom themes for our clients. Here are a few reasons why we choose to…
Sneek Preview – travelSIM for iPhone
If you get a chance, shoot over to www.travelsimapp.com and have a sneak preview of our latest iPhone/iPad creation. travelSIM for iPhone is a simple utility app for calculating call rates for a wide variety of travel SIM cards and phonecards. We’ve had a great response from the travel telecommunications providers and are excited to…
Intuitive Design through Affordance
The concept of affordance in website design is common. While the term itself might escape us for a moment, the idea of affordance will always be at the forefront of a good web designer’s mind. Affordance is essentially the relationships that we perceive within an environment. Perceived affordances become a tool that designers use to…
Apple iPad – First Impressions
Apple has unveiled its tablet computer, the iPad. As predicted, it’s basically a giant iPod Touch: thin aluminium back, with a 10-inch screen and shiny black border. At the bottom, there’s the standard iPod/iPhone connector and a single Home button. It will be available in models ranging from $499 US (16 GB, Wi-Fi) to $830…