If you are looking for a website that will make your company stand apart from your competition, you will need a non-template website. A custom designed website with graphics and written content catering to your specific target audience and business goals is crucial to the success of your website and your return on investment. As you know there are thousands of website designers in the US. Most are not true programmers and can only manage to create a website using a free platform like WordPress,...

One of the things that can heavily impact the direction that web design will take, is your company’s logo and branding. This week I’m going to concentrate on the former. Many of our clients come to us and end up finding that they have problems with their logo design once they try to implement it onto a new platform. Sometimes it is because they didn’t plan for the future when their original logo was created, and the resolution of the images is not on par with today’s standards. Sometime...

For the last two weeks, we’ve gone over several topics that are trending in web design, from social media badges, to responsive design. For our third and final blog on the subject of trends in web design, we’ll cover a few of the most interesting new trends, and one that is almost mandatory for any business that really wants to get ahead. In no particular order, here they are: The Parallax effect- Parallax is the use of layered backgrounds that move at different speeds when...

In part one of our Web Design Trends for 2014 blog we covered the ever growing importance of having responsive design, the ever prevalent social media badges, and the emergence of retina display support being coded into some websites. In part two, we will cover three more web design trends that are making waves on the web. Large Photos- Cameras are now capable of taking pictures at ridiculously high resolutions, and websites are taking advantage of this by creating gorgeous vis...

When it comes to web design, popular practice is always changing. Technology improves, designs adapt, and trends emerge. This is part one of a three part blog series about some Web Design trends that you should be paying attention to in 2014. Some of them are far from mandatory, but are pretty cool. Several of them you will want to use yourself because there is no really good reason not to. In no particular order, here they are: Responsive Design- So actually, this one is the b...

It’s helpful to look at successful models when trying to determine what the layout and design of your own website should be. If you look at some of the big players in the online sales industry, you’ll see certain trends in the layout, organization of colors, branding choices, and ease of navigation to the desired product. Regardless of whether you’re selling clothing, sporting goods, electronics, or whatever else, sites are being built around displaying their products in the most flatteri...

Yes you must have heard… they are coming our way. If the recent mobile device explosion is any indicator, Internet Glasses are the next BIG trend. What does it mean for your website? Once again some adjustments may need to be made to the responsive design code. Until today, your webmaster should have made your website responsive to different computer screen sizes, smartphones, tablets, and even smart TVs. Now your webmaster may have to adjust the code to display your site...

There have been great advances made in website design related to the navigational menus. Not so many years ago, the menus were listed on the left end column of every website. Eventually (with the arrival of landscape style computer screens and laptops), the menus were moved to the top of each page to accommodate with these new screen shapes and dimensions. Then came the drop down menus… At the time we thought this was the coolest thing ever. Think of it as the mullet haircut. At some point ...

You do not have to take our word for it. Google it! There are some very crucial elements that your website must have in order to have any visibility in 2014. Forbes recently wrote a great article “Why Your Business Needs A Responsive Website Before 2014”. Thank you Forbes a...

Fifteen years ago, your website was one spoke of the wheel that kept your business rolling. Print advertising was common. Your storefront was what people judged you on as a representation of your business. Flash forward to 2013: your website is your storefront. Over the last 10 years we have been entering into an age where there are a large number of people that don’t even bother going to an actual store to shop if they can avoid it. They shop online. Customers might be shopping for something ...