Do you know what’s effective on your website and what’s overkill? Do you know what features and functions your audience responds to and what turns them off? Many websites go overboard. They utilize every bell and whistle available. The goal, presumably, is to provide a great user experience.…
Category: Strategies for Design
For most businesses and organizations, the thought of a website redesign can be both exciting and daunting. It often takes a lot of time and money. It also brings out a lot of stress and tension.
A website redesign wouldn’t be so complicated and stressful for everyone – the client, the designers and developers, the decision-makers and other invested team members – if you start off with a little bit of preparation and planning.…
By Katie Lantukh, from HubSpot Marketing Blog – http://bit.ly/1LJN0GE
Perhaps their email inboxes overflow daily and they’re tired of going through and deleting each email. Or, maybe they had a bad day and spent their lunch break un-friending people andunsubscribing to email blasts.…
By Jamie Cartwright, from HubSpot Marketing Blog – http://bit.ly/1KpEE3s
I like to think of Microsoft PowerPoint as a test of basic marketing skills. To create a passing presentation, I need to demonstrate design skills, technical literacy, and a sense of personal style.…
By Barry Schwartz, from Search Engine Roundtable – http://bit.ly/1uiUtXX
Google is sending mass scale notifications via email and Webmaster Tools warning sites that are not mobile-friendly that it will cause issues for them if they want to rank well for smartphone users.…
By Michiel Heijmans, from Yoast – http://bit.ly/1ATHGdH
If you write any content on your website, you probably ask this question on a daily basis: should I add an image to my article? The simple answer is “Yes”. Images make an article more vivid and can actually improve the SEO for your website.…
As a website owner, the time will come when you need to make a banner, button, or other graphic. You’ve probably seen the custom graphics other bloggers have create and wondered how you can do the same without spending loads of time and money on it.…
From Creative Bloq – http://bit.ly/1wdOj5e
We review the most impactful logo designs and redesigns of the last 12 months.
On the day a new logo design is launched for a familiar brand, the first reactions are usually overwhelmingly negative. Once some time has passed and the new design has entered daily use, though, it can be a different story.…
By Allison Howen, from ‘Net Features – http://bit.ly/1BkHgQ4
We have all been asked to solve a CAPTCHA at some point during our Web experiences.
This security measure protects websites from abuse by asking users to confirm that they aren’t robots by reading distorted text and typing it into a box.…
By Melanie Perkins, from Inbound Hub | Marketing – http://bit.ly/1qS7h02
When you think of all the things that make up a good design, what elements come to mind? Color? Layout? Photography?
Most people often forget that typography plays a crucial role in the success of a new design.…