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One year anniversary of Silverstripe CMS 5

On year on from the release of Silverstripe CMS 5, we take stock of how the experience has turned out so far and how it has altered our thinking on what’s next.

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Tag: UX

The Wonders of Weta Workshop

Over the past year, we’ve had the opportunity to work alongside Weta Workshop to help them reimagine and streamline the experience they were giving their online users. 

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Our trip to Semi Permanent 2018

What do you get when you add 1 design conference, 2 days and 4 SilverStripe designers? A whole lot of inspiration! Dani Smith summarises some of the Semi Permanent 2018 experience. 

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5 top tips for using Sketch

Discover how the design team at SilverStripe uses Sketch, as we break down our top 5 tips for streamlining your digital design workflow.

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Little White UX

Design is a lot like magic, as it can be used for both good and evil. SilverStripe Principal Designer James Ford, provides a fun and enlightening breakdown of the concept of dark patterns and how they are used to influence our behaviour.

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UX New Zealand 2017: A recap

Posted in UX/Design

Tagged user experience, UX, design, conference

Dani Smith

by Dani Smith, James Ford, Mikaela Young, Paul Clarke and Sacha Judd

Posted 19 October 2017

A team of SilverStripe designers and developers recap their time at the UX New Zealand conference for 2017. Discover their favourite talks from the two day event, which brought together local and international speakers with a shared passion for better UX.

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Enhancing user experience through typography

SilverStripe Graphic Designer, Dani Smith, discusses how to create the best user experience using the fundamentals of typographic design. 

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Don’t reinvent the block

After extensive user research and feedback, a commercially supported SilverStripe module for content blocks is on its way. SilverStripe Principal Designer, Paul Clarke, talks us through what to expect. 

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Web accessibility: do your sites meet the Standard?

Do you know how accessible your sites are? See the Web Accessibility Standard 1.0 and some tips to help you meet the Standard.

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Good bad design

Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. When it comes to the beauty of User Experience I would say it’s more objective, but the “look” of a website can blur the lines slightly.

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The X factor: a better way to deliver

I am looking for it. You are probably looking for it, too. So how can we find it?

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Five simple solutions to break through user testing barriers

Are you the lone ranger of user testing in your company? We share some tips on breaking through barriers and creating a culture of listening to users. 

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Userless Experiences

We spend a lot of time designing, testing and implementing user experiences. But what happens when users aren't using our applications and are not even near the pathways we have carefully crafted for them?

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IA or the highway

Posted in Open Source, Developers

Tagged UX

Posted 21 December 2015

What IA is and how it helps you better present information on your website and create a great online experience for users.

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SilverStripe 3.2 beta now available

Posted in Open Source, Developers

Tagged Beta, UX, ORM, CMS

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by Chris Pitt & Cam Findlay

Posted 23 June 2015

Announcing... read

A 5 minute UX history of SilverStripe CMS

The last SilverStripe Wellington Meetup had a focus on UX and open source projects. read

Where are all the open source designers?

I was pleased SilverStripe hosted a Design and UX focused Meetup, it covered lots of... read