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...
Last week, I hastily bought ink for my printer in a rush to copy some important documents on my home computer. Later, I unfortunately found the ink cartridge box and packaging had already been opened! I did not notice at the time of purchase that a previous person had...
I recently went to a Minor League Baseball game with some friends, and it was a great way to kick off the season. The Tulsa Drillers won the game and we had a great time eating stadium food and cheering on the team; however, the experience still came up short when...
As with any job, programmers should always strive to improve the quality of their work. In programming, there are many loosely-structured “best practice” techniques we can use to write code that is as efficient as possible and easy to update and maintain. Some are...
I have a background in nonprofit communications and I absolutely love working with organizations that are changing the community. Since working with Matcha Design I have had to the opportunity to really examine nonprofit websites and their effectiveness. A...