Occasionally someone will refer to one of our designs as “a work of art.” While this is flattering, we don’t usually see it this way. Artists and designers both create visual compositions using a shared knowledge base, but the thought process, reasons, and results is...
In the early days of the World Wide Web, most websites were handcrafted affairs. A few applications came out which promised to make web design fast and easy for non-technical folks, but many of them were immediately recognizable as template-based – mostly because...
When was the last time you refreshed your company website's design? If the answer is more than a couple years, then it's time to consider a refresh for your headquarters on the web. In today's tech-centric world, your identity on the web is an absolutely essential...
A new year is a fresh start, a time that many people use to start thinking about those aspects of their lives that can be improved. Most of us just consider the most immediate things: eating right, working out, and generally trimming the fat. But how long has it been...
As a companion piece to our previous blog post “10 Common Mistakes for Young Designers,” we decided to take a look at the more technical aspect of web development. Through our observations on different websites and our conversation with different developers over the...
Web developers, at least good ones, try not to release the programs they write without having full confidence they'll work under normal (and many abnormal) circumstances. Testing is an absolutely necessary part of every development cycle. Despite a dizzying variety of...
When a customer requests a website which scales well between mobile browsers and full screens (better known as "responsive design"), often they don't understand why it requires so much extra work. But designing a responsive site requires a unique sort of design...
Now that you understand more about the basics of hashtags and how beneficial they can be to your business, here are some helpful tips on the etiquette of using hashtags. Understanding the “Do’s and Don’ts” of using hashtags is helpful in keeping your online image...
You’ve seen them everywhere from Twitter posts to late night spoofs with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake - the hashtag. You may be asking yourself, what exactly is a hashtag, what does it do exactly, and how can it help strengthen my marketing efforts?...
Many inexperienced web developers embark upon the challenging task of creating a website, but many amateur website designers run into the same road block: they find that it's extremely challenging to create a site that's user-centric! A web design that lacks...
Clients certainly gain a perception of your company based on the looks and ease-of-use of your website. A website gives a company legitimacy and provides customers with a useful source of information. Along with effective search engine optimization, your website will...
When it comes to building a successful website, most businesses somewhat have an idea of what they want the site to achieve, and will bring a wish list or an actual site map to our initial consultation meeting. After the meeting, our team goes through a creative...