Custom Web Design

Custom designed and built web sites differ from commodity products such as DIY (Do-It-Yourself) web sites and pre-built website templates in that the website process starts with a full discovery process and transcends in to strategy, conversion pl

We’ve learned a lot about homepage design over the years, and only one thing is certain: change is inevitable.

Stock photography permeates the advertising industry like a rotten egg.  We've all seen these overused images in email newsletters, on websites, even in fliers and postcards that we receive offline.  The pictures that aren't overused tend to be co

Recently, websites have begun removing the classic global navigation bar in favor of drop down menus that reveal various product categories and sometimes even lead to larger submenus.  A new

When you hire a custom web design firm, you need to know that you’re working with someone who can provide you with the best User Experience (UX) design, strategic marketing plans, quality content … and a partridge in a pear tree. 

A number of popular companies offer hopeful bloggers and online entrepreneurs the opportunity to design their own websites.  They promise that it’s so easy even a monkey could do it, and people rush to sign up.  The cost of professional we

ImageWorks Creative has been based out of Northern Virginia since we were founded in 1996, so one may try to argue that we simply don’t know any different.  However, we’ve spent some time recently thinking about all the great perks associated with

Does the prospect of redesigning your existing website or building a new one from scratch seem so overwhelming that you just don't know where to begin?  It's easy to put something like that on the back burner when it feels like such a huge project

After several months of development, tweaking, and improvements, our brand new website has finally launched!  The new site is a great example of the modern, custom websites we build for our clients, focusing first and foremost on a providing a pos

Jakob Nielsen has long been the authority on user experience and information architecture. This article is a GREAT read…you will learn how your visitors behave when they are on your site and why.