Reasons Your Site Should Be Redesigned
So You need an Update… At some point in life, it is simply time to update your look. That may mean updating your wardrobe or getting a new haircut (seriously, mullets are so 90s and not cool). The same is true for your website. There comes a time when a redesign is needed. There are […]
A Font of Information
The growth of fonts When I first started learning to program websites, CRT monitors were the norm. Those monitors were like a massive boat anchor. They limited the number of colors shown. This then, became a domino effect for designers and programmers by limiting what colors we could use on a site. Usually, the options […]
What are UI and UX?
Are they the same? You’ve very possibly heard these two common initials with web design: UI and UX. It’s a common question I am often asked. Are they the same thing? Are they different? Is one more important than the other? If you were to ask UI and UX to explain their relationship to one […]
ImageAlt Tags
When I was in college, one of my classmates was a guy named Brian. I remember that Brian did everything online. He bought his clothes online before most people would even think about it. He was an early Facebook user while most of us were still figuring out MySpace. He purchased his groceries online long […]
If content is King, then layout is Queen
I’ve mentioned before that when it comes to a website, content is king. What Google and users want when they are looking at your site is high quality content. 300 words of text on a page is minimum. 2000 words of text on a page is great. But all that text simply displayed in essay […]
Getting the most out of images
It can’t be stated enough how important good images are on a website. They can make pages more inviting, easier to read, and play a key role in SEO. When it comes to getting the most out of the images on your site, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. I’ve blogged […]
Speeding Up Images
In recent years, a website’s page load time has been an increasing factor in search engine ranking. While there are a number of things that can impact the speed of a site, one that can be easily fixed is to optimize the images on your site. One of the easiest ways to optimize your images […]
Our Design Process
Whether we want to admit it or not, I’m sure we all have had our moments in business of ‘throwing spaghetti against the wall to see what sticks’. Some problems require to try all options and throw spaghetti against the wall to see what sticks, and yes, as a child it was fun to literally […]
Popups on a Website
Do you remember those good ol’ days of the internet when a website would have countless popups? Popups that had everything from spam to annoying advertisements to non-relevant news articles and every great now and then it would be something helpful. I don’t think anyone misses those days. Popups can be a helpful tool to […]
