As designers we need information and inspiration. We’ve gathered together some of our favourite and useful things in the hope you like them too:

Accessibility

Accessible social – regularly updated best practice guidance for all things Accessible on Social Media

Accessibility posters from gov.uk – Some fab posters to stick up with top tips to remember when designing for users:
• on the autistic spectrum
• d/Deafness and hearing loss
• dyslexia
• low vision
• physical or motor uses
• screen readers

Useful stuff

I’ll be honest, these are mostly here so we can remember where they are. Very happy for you to benefit too though!

Firstly, a great article on form design. There are so many bad forms online. We try and do it better and these are a lot of the tips we use.

Digital Marketing Strategy Toolkit written by the wonderful Jo Kerr for The Media Trust.

The role of brand thinking in creating marketing strategies, by the incomparable Max du Bois.

How to create a brand name. Written by the lovely Dan Dufour (he of the gorgeous velvet jackets)! This man knows his stuff about branding strategy.

If you spot anything else to go on here do email jo@jg-creative.co.uk so we can add it to the list!

 

The Do lectures

If you’ve never visited this site then go now. Full of encouragement through videos, books and talks.
Jo’s favourite book is Do Open about successful email marketing.

My favourite TED lecture

I love this talk as it redefines disability as a superpower. This is the change in attitude that we need. “Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than me and no one calls her disabled”