thewebdesignforum.co.uk is a new UK web design forum founded and run by a collective of seven passionate web designers. We caught up with the guys to find out more about their approach to managing the forum, their plans, their advice for anyone looking to set-up a forum and how they built awareness of the forum.

Could you provide a bit of information about your background in web design?

Chris Cox / Renaissance Design: “

Mike Bishop / MikeChipshop:

Michael Gunner / brightonmike:

Ryan McFadyen:

Jason Hegarty / jheg:” 

Kevin Robertson / Digital Squid:

Chris Robinson / TheLonelyPixel:

Anthony Lane / Notbanksy:

How and why did the forum get started, and do you have any specific aims in mind?

Chris Cox / Renaissance Design: “

Jason Hegarty / jheg:

With so many involved in the running of the website, how do you come to a consensus about a decision?

Mike Bishop / MikeChipshop: “

Chris Robinson / TheLonelyPixel:

A forum lives or dies by how active people are on it. How did you go about raising awareness within the web design community, and then getting them to engage with the forum?

Chris Cox / Renaissance Design: “

Mike Bishop / MikeChipshop:

What are your long term plans for the forum?

Ryan McFadyen: “

Michael Gunner / brightonmike:

Mike Bishop / MikeChipshop:

What software/ CMS/ tools do you use to manage the forum (and why)?

Ryan McFadyen: “

Kevin Robertson / Digital Squid:

Anthony Lane / Notbanksy:

What advice would you give to someone thinking about setting up their own forum?

Chris Cox / Renaissance Design:” 

Kevin Robertson / Digital Squid: “

Anthony Lane / Notbanksy: “

Are there any other UK-based web design websites you would recommend our readers visit?

Michael Gunner / brightonmike: “

Kevin Robertson / Digital Squid:

Chris Cox / Renaissance Design:

Jason Hegarty / jheg:

Mike Bishop / MikeChipshop: “