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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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.

The 3 types of user onboarding

The first stage in getting a user to become reliant on your product or service is to get them to use it more than once. This is the first stage of customer retention, and without it most businesses would fail.

What are micro-interactions and why are they important?

The light switch in your living room, the soft-closing toilet seat in your bathroom, the sound your doorbell makes when your Deliveroo order arrives – what do all these things have in common?

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