Stephen McCarthy

Head of Design

Organisation homepages: choosing the right image

Stephen McCarthy, 23 July 2013 - Best practice

We're really impressed with departmental homepages at the moment. There's some very strong imagery being used, to help engage users and encourage them to explore further. In this post, we thought we'd feature some examples of best practice – and share …

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