This is an e mail I send to clients to prime them for a phone call when pitching Responsive upgrades, and I figured I would share with the department. Feel free to make edits were necessary. ********************************************************************************************* Today, mobility is the way to go. The explosion of smartphones and tablets means that your current and… Read more »
I know we’re sick of all the snow lately but check out some of these cool (see what I did there) winter themed websites. 20 Cool Snowy Website Designs for the Winter Season It’s that time of year when the snow starts falling (unless you’re in the southern hemisphere) and the ski season is in… Read more »
This is a great article on RE-Platforming, a good read if your selling your client a shopping cart Rewards, Risks of Changing Ecommerce Platforms January 27, 2014 • Dale Traxler There are many reasons that ecommerce companies change platforms. As their business grows and market conditions change, ecommerce firms sometimes replace components or the… Read more »
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/63536-What-Is-Flat-Design What Is Flat Design? January 24, 2014 • Armando Roggio Flat design is a web and application interface design philosophy aimed at creating simple, usable interfaces that are both aesthetically attractive and functionally easy to use, regardless of where the app or page is displayed. Flat design can have an impact on site… Read more »
I thought both of these articles from the latest Web Designer magazine were worth sharing. So for your pulse-pounding perusing pleasure, here are some scans courtesy of Mr Biondo. yeah…Sorry they want you to buy the magazine so they don’t put everything online right away. Read Me
http://uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com/2014/01/27/pragmatic-ux-techniques-for-smarter-websites/ Pragmatic UX Techniques For Smarter Websites By Marko Dugonjić What is “User Experience Design” exactly? Should you not start it unless you are fully dedicated, or should you embrace it in the process as soon as possible? Are all designers also user experience designers, or is it a separate expertise? The debate is as… Read more »
Jan 16, 2014 by Nick Ray Today, we are living in an era of Responsive Web Design. With everything being affected by the technological advancements, it won’t be wrong to say that Responsive Web Design is definitely here to stay for many more years to come. Considering all the time, money and hard work that… Read more »
Jan 24, 2014 by Elena Simionescu “Even some of the greatest technology-led revolutions, or allegedly technology-led, really were only made possible because of trends already present.” – Scott Cook Trends are the building blocks of culture. They appear and influence (for a while, at least) the way things are done, the way things look, or… Read more »
Dec 13, 2013 by Andra “White space is to be regarded as an active element, not a passive background.” – Jan Tschichold When building web pages, designers usually focus on the things that you can see in the design, what they perceive as active elements: fonts, colors, images, text, menus and so on. Unfortunately, white space… Read more »
By Daniel Pataki I’ve been working with WordPress since the dawn of time, and even though I peek at the source code regularly, I still discover new tips and tricks. I’ve compiled my own list of 21 techniques that are handy, clever, fun or best practices rarely followed. I hope everyone finds something new in… Read more »
