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Cliched Stock Photography - And Why Good Designers Avoid It!

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 ten

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Branding Lessons from Security Companies

Branding is a double-sided coin. When you see a good brand, you know it. When you see a bad one, you know it.

Killing the Global Navigation Bar - A Trend to Avoid

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

Website design updates

When’s the Right Time for a Website Redesign? A Question Worth Asking

The answer to this question depends on a lot of factors: technology, online strategy, changes in your services—just to name a few.

Internet Marketing and Web Design in 2014

2014 Web Design & Marketing Predictions

The start of a new year can be a fun time to reflect on the past and plan for the future.  In 2013, we had the pleasure of welcoming some interesting new clients to our firm, and we continued our efforts to cultivate the best creative

Web Design Firm Services and Plans

The 12 Days of Marketing & Web Design

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.&n

User Experience Custom Web Design

User Experience Web Designers: Do You Know How to Annoy Us?

Our Director of Creative & UX (User Experience) just passed along this great commentary, and we wanted to share it with all of you.

Professional Custom Web Design is Best!

Do-It-Yourself vs. a Professional Web Design Company: And the Winner Is ….

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 profe

Video Sharing Takes on a Crucial Role in Marketing

Video Sharing Takes on a Crucial Role in Marketing

A recent Pew Research Center survey tells us that video sharing among adult internet users has DOUBLED since 2009.  Today, 31% of people are likely to share or post video content online.