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Do you have a mobile version of your website?

December 12, 2011 Read the full article →

What does having a mobile version of your website mean? You may have heard talk about having a “mobile friendly” or “mobile version” website design. Mobile Friendly A mobile friendly website design means that your website looks good on a mobile device such as an iPhone, Blackberry, or iPad. You would also want to avoid [...]

Internet

Bad reputation on-line? What can I do?

August 8, 2011 Read the full article →

Question We have people saying some bad things about our company online? What can we do about it? Answer Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” might have worked well for her, but chances are it isn’t what you want for your business. With the advent of technology and mass use of social media including Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, [...]

Internet

Ideas to Make Your Website Work Harder for You

June 27, 2011 Read the full article →

“What can I do to make my Web site better?” I get this question a lot. In many cases, the short answer is “plenty”. Here is a checklist of items I use to help clients determine what items would be helpful to them to improve their website. (We’ll call the following, “the long answer”.) Content [...]

Adobe Illustrator

How do I sample colors from my computer screen?

May 2, 2011 Read the full article →

Question I have a sample from a client that has this color they want to use on their website and their brochure. How can I figure out what color it is? And, how would I figure out the corresponding Pantone color? Answer There are several ways you can approach this. Since you are needing the [...]

Web Design

A List of 9 Website Mistakes

April 25, 2011 Read the full article →

Very few of us have the time to spend worrying about yet another demand on our hours and resources… playing around with the website. You were told you needed one, so you got one with your business name and phone number and email like an electronic business card… and forgot about it. But unlike a [...]

Beginner Basics

Recommendations for Teaching Yourself Web Design

May 10, 2010 Read the full article →

Question I’ve been planning on talking to an IT counselor at my local college about taking a class or two, or three… in web design. I don’t want to take the wrong classes and in the wrong order, but quite a lot can be learned for free via web. Much of what I know now [...]

General

The future of magazines: Sports Illustrated

April 29, 2010 Read the full article →

Here is this great demo of a Sports Illustrated magazine. With the popularity of reading media on computers and mobile devices like the iPad, you can see what the near future might look like. Already many of my magazines offer versions that are digital and full of search capabilities.

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Quick Search Engine Optimization: Working with What You’ve Got

April 12, 2010 Read the full article →

So, you have a website. You are wondering how it’s working? After all, you don’t know a thing about programming and you did have the site done a few years ago. Is it outdated? Did your designer do anything thing with your SEO (Search Engine Optimization)? The more money you throw at SEO, the better [...]

General

Design Contests: The Ugly Truth

March 8, 2010 Read the full article →

Will Work for Cash Let’s say you have a successful company and want to do a little updating. You’ve decided that old logo is looking dated, and head to a design agency you know and trust for something new. They quote you $1,000 for a design, tell you that they’ll be researching your business and [...]

Web Design

Firebug: Firefox CSS Addon

September 9, 2009 Read the full article →

Firebug is an addon for Firefox and is a really nice little tool if you are doing web development. It gives you a great way to see what CSS is being used and view changes on the fly! See Kristarella’s 6.5 minute video below. It’s a great little tutorial!

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