Okay, real talk, blogging often is hard shit. We care so much about you and your time. We don’t write posts for the sake of writing posts. If we have a passionate topic, you’ll see it here. Otherwise trust we are probably just busy making something great for the citizens of the interwebs.
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…
Read moreIn 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…
Read moreSince 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…
Read moreWeb 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…
Read moreSome 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…
Read morePeople 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…
Read moreRecently 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.…
Read moreThere 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…
Read moreMost 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…
Read moreYou would think an article like this from Seth Godin would make design firms shiver in fear that clients would walk away, and do design themselves. In case you don’t follow that link, Seth Godin talks about how you can become a better designer with a few hours a month of reading from his book…
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