5 Essentials for a Website Design Usability Checklist
The importance of a usability checklist Anybody who has ever created a website, no matter how small, knows that usability is important. If your site is hard to use, people will leave and never come back. Creating a usability checklist can help ensure that your site is as user-friendly as possible. Here are 5 essentials […]
Website Hero Section
Introduction to Website Hero Sections We all love a good superhero movie. Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, DC, Marvel, and on and on. When I was a kid I would trust those superheroes to guide so many decisions in my life. My vocabulary, actions, behaviors, fears, and more were guided by superheroes because they […]
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 […]
