Intranet teams, and business stakeholders, often underestimate the length of intranet projects.
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What attractive intranets look like.
Intranets can’t afford to be useful but ugly, and inspiration should be drawn from modern web design standards.
Seeking a better design for intranet news.
The design of intranets has been in the forefront of my thinking recently. I’ve been writing hard on our next book, which is specifically on…
Eight intranet design mistakes.
Intranet projects are challenging at the best of times. Sites are large and content rich. Project teams are often thrown into the deep end, with…
Eight intranet design mistakes.
Intranet projects are challenging, and it’s easy for teams to fall into common traps that can undo the good work being done.
Seven roles of the intranet homepage.
There is no more contested or challenging page on the intranet than the homepage. As it is the most visible page on the site, everyone…
Seven roles of the intranet homepage.
There are many different uses for the intranet homepage, and a balance must be gained to meet business and staff needs.
What to look for in a visual designer.
Visual design is considered as part of most entrant redesigns, and involves the colours, fonts and graphics that make up the presentation of the pages….
Beware of using opinions to design an intranet.
I’ve just settled back in from my most recent conference tour, and I’ve spent a lot of time talking with intranet teams from a wide…
Should the intranet look sexy?.
Public-facing websites often have a strong marketing element to them, but do intranets need to be as polished in their design?