Mallard & Claret - Journal - Top 100 UX/UI Agency London

Journal.

When we’re not busy problem solving for our clients, we like to experiment and develop our own products. Our thoughts and learnings are captured here.

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Agency of the Year Nominee 🏆

Stop the press! We've been nominated for website Agency of the Year by the wonderful people over at Awwwards.com!

How we won Awwwards’ Site of The Day (twice!)

It’s been a long time coming and a fantastic journey to get here, but we are immensely pleased and honoured to be able to announce that this week, we’ve been awarded a Site of the Day award for our recent work on the design and build of brotherfilmco.com

WooCommerce vs Shopify

So you’re looking to make the leap and get started with eCommerce but wait - which platform do you choose? We’re here to help you choose between two of the best and most used eCommerce platforms - WooCommerce, and Shopify.

What is WebGL?

WebGL (Web Graphics Library) is a JavaScript API for rendering high-performance interactive 3D and 2D graphics within any compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins.

Why all cakes taste better with icing on them

Animation is an integral part of the web design process, so why is it still so sparse across the web in 2019? Take a look at how we've incorporated animation into some of our recent Wordpress projects.

Do I need a retainer?

Imagine for instance its Friday afternoon, and Instagram have just released a new update that has caused the image feed on your homepage to suddenly break without warning. With no retainer in place, there's no guarantee this problem will be fixed before the weekend.

A-Z of Interactivity

Check out our specially curated glossary of interactivity, covering micro-interactions, logo animations, hover effects, page transitions, drag and drop interactions and much much more.

Why WordPress is the perfect CMS for SEO

As user experience specialists, it's our job to make sure that the websites we design and build are easy to use and navigate, but it's often easy to forget that this is only useful if your customers are able to get to your website in the first place.

Our favourite WordPress plugins of 2018

One of the key features of WordPress is its use of plugins. WordPress holds a library of pre-written plugins which help you to enhance and scale the functionality of your website more efficiently whilst remaining cost-effective.

How to choose which CMS to use for your website

When deciding which Content Management System (CMS) to use for your business, one can often be swamped with a sea of choices.

Digital disruption in enterprise organisations

Check out our recent interview on the role of UX in digital disruption, and the things enterprise organisations need to consider when considering building an app.

Why smart personas are actually dumb

Personas have been a staple of UX design and Information Architecture for many years and the development of personas has become an increasingly sophisticated discipline.

Designing a better mobile experience: 14 UX best practices

Mobile devices are now responsible for over half of all internet usage. They will only become more dominant as the technology continues to improve.

9 onboarding UX best practices

Getting users to download your app can be a challenge in itself, but once you've lured them in, keeping them can be just as much of a struggle.

15 ways to increase conversion rates

Time and time again we’re approached by businesses seeking advice on how to increase their conversion rates. The conversation usually starts with a brief for a new website landing on our desk - find out how it ends.

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