Opinion

The New Statesman has dropped Network Ads. Should you?

Advertising supported business models have been a big part of the web for many years

Going from university into the ‘real’ world

Looking back (and forward!) at the transition from university to paid work. Jack’s been here for a year now and this is what he has learnt.

Welcome to Sara – Our Summer Intern

We spoke to Sara to ask how she was finding her internship, her future plans and what advice she’d give to other young people hoping to enter a career in tech.

Annoying Our Users

What would make your list of bad UX peeves? Chris Wright has shared a few of his in this post. Read on to find out how to annoy your users (or rather, how to avoid annoying your users!).

Meet the Team: Our new front-end Developer, Chris

Welcoming Chris Wright to our team! Get to know Chris, what he enjoys about life as a developer, the challenges and what he’s working on here at interconnect/it.

Meet the Team: Our new Graduate Developer, Jack

We sat down with Jack to find out a little more about his interest in web development and how he’s settling into life at interconnect/it.

5 tips to get you thinking about content

Content shouldn’t just be a bit part player. It needs to take centre stage on your next project—you have to be thinking content-first. In fact, you need to be thinking about it as the star.

Rage against the vending machine

It’s very easy to make the wrong decisions based on a lack of real evidence—especially if ‘best-practice’ takes over and we assume we know what our users and audience need. Throwi

How much will your project cost?

When we receive a Request For Proposal, we have to consider any potential risks or challenges associated with the project. It’s about treating every client as an individual and every project as unique

Name fields are a metaphor for human diversity

In a recent system we built, we realised we were going to be storing the names of people from across the world. We thought we’d share what we learnt.

Sorting out CSS

Anyone who writes code quickly learns what works for them and what feels comfortable. Personal expression is fine in isolation, but when it comes to working in teams, you need a system everyone can understand..

Embrace the lunch break and unlock your full potential

Before Andrea became a developer he was a chef. And as you will see, he’s still pretty passionate about food. Here he shares his personal opinions about the importance of a good lunchtime meal.