the real world review

iPhone rocked the phone industry with a revolutionary PDA / phone / smart phone. Ever since every phone manufacturer has been trying to be the next iPhone.  I was really glad to see this today, Palm is asking for volunteers to review their phone. Palm, who has an upcoming device titled the “Pre”. Its touch…

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Great typography in web design

Typography is one of the most standout parts of a website, affecting the overall look and feel. It’s something we certainly take into consideration when designing a site. Which fonts work best with the style and feel of the site, does the information flow easily, is everything legible and easy to navigate through? Typography is…

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iPhone baby shaker app

In case you havent heard, some yahoo made an application for the iPhone, called “the baby shaker app” that uses the motion sensing hardware for the user to shake the phone, to get the baby to stop crying. Disturbing yes. It seems the Media is blasting Apple for allowing the application / game to be…

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another earth day post – newspapers

Since the dawn of the internet era (the mid 90’s), experts have speculated that the world of paper would go away. Everything would be digital. No newspapers, magazines, brochures, even business cards.  While a lot has shifted to the web, I still dont think the world of paper will go away 100%.  Both the New…

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5 commonly-made web design mistakes

Web design is not all technical. We work hard to make the html and css stuff work on our end and then hand it over to our clients to make the content work on their end. Many mistakes are made on the web, by forgetting simple art theory and how it plays a big role…

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Pushing the envelope

Some people say there isn’t anything new to design anymore, we are all just rearranging things that have already been created, slapping on a new label, and calling it our own. That may be true, however I do believe we can certainly push the envelope, change what’s already out there and make a beautiful creation…

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how are we/you doing?

People reference your work whether you think so or not. Sometimes it is positive. Other times it is negative. And, even if it is mediocre or indifferent, that is still a type of reference. Do you care what people are saying OR not saying? You should! Given the 3 options, only 1 of them will generate future…

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The meeting place Testimonial

Recently we launched our first canadian church website. www.themeetingplace.org Rod sent me this email today: You can’t believe the great comments we’ve had about the site you built for us. It is very easy to update, looks and works great, and is top ranked in search engines. I couldn’t be happier with your service and product.…

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Personal News around the office.

There are a lot of things going on around here, I thought maybe I would share.  1. Shannon (our rockstar resident web designer) is getting married tomorrow. Congratulations Shannon & Spencer! 2. Ryan (business development partner & marketing guru) and his family will be moving to Seattle at the end of May to pursue starting a church. Ryan…

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User control

Most of the sites we create for our customers are based on a content management system (CMS). This allows them to log in, add, edit and remove pages. This is a great tool for our clients to keep their sites up to date, without having to pay for, or wait on a web designer to…

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