Mobile

Mobile recruitment is one of the most hotly discussed topics within the online recruitment landscape. Whenever I attend a conference or trade show any session relating to mobile is full to capacity with people eager to learn about the latest trends, success stories and advancement in technology. With sales of smartphone and tablet devices accelerating rapidly and new devices constantly launched into the market, mobile is clearly a vitally important channel for all job board… read more

There are so many blog posts about the logistics of carrying out mobile usability testing it can be difficult to see the wood from the trees. When I was planning the testing for our new mobile web app I ended up going around in circles to research the best method and set-up to use. Mobile testing can be problematic in terms of ergonomics, cost and efficiency. We’ve done a couple of rounds of testing now… read more

At Madgex we are in the process of redesigning our second generation mobile web app. Translation from a job board desktop experience inevitably involves simplification, stripping things back to achieve a clutter free interface for a smaller screen. Designing for mobile devices requires a different mindset. You can’t just shrink the experience to suit a small screen. But simplicity sometimes just isn’t that simple! Good simplicity always has clarity and is usable as well as… read more

After almost 5 years of being a freelance web designer, I became well accustomed to wearing many hats, whilst keeping my focus on the creative visual design. I joined Madgex at the beginning of September last year as a Creative Designer in an integrated design team. So when I was asked to re-design a page for one our clients, I was keen to test out the integrated approach. The brief was to re-design a page… read more