According to Mobile Business Insights, more than 3 billion people worldwide now use the internet (Time), and 80 percent of them access it from smartphones (Smart Insights). So if you’re not trying to reach your audience through mobile search or you’re not providing your visitors with a good mobile experience then you’re missing out on a huge part of your…
Website conventions you say? But I want my website to look different! Designing with website standards and conventions is crucial for ensuring everyone including nonhuman web crawlers can easily access every page of a website across the Internet. These standards also help make websites feel familiar from site to site, making it easier for the everyday user to navigate from one…
First, lets quickly cover what an extension is. Extensions are plug-ins that extend the functionality of a web browser in some way. They can improve your browser experience by making tasks easier and quicker and many times, more enjoyable. So why am I only talking about Google Chrome Extensions in this blog post? Well, Google Chrome continues to lead the web…
Every designer has a toolbox full of tried and tested design tools that play an essential role in our work. Of course we are big fans of going back to the basics using pencil and paper to jot down our ideas. But many times new apps and resources help us get those creative juices flowing and simply speed up the…
As a front-end developer, I have to say that Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are one of my closest friends. I can spend hours writing lines of CSS code to make my clients websites look and function beautifully. Plus, now not only can I control how everything looks with CSS, I can also control how elements move and animate with CSS3…
Online petitions are a great way for companies and businesses to collect supporters for a particular cause. From a development standpoint it’s relatively easy to get this started. We (the developers) create the form, our client (the company) shares it on social media and bada boom bada bing, you have supporters signing up. But what if we could collect more…
By default, the WordPress header and footer are typically the same on every page of the site. But what happens when you want to create a landing page with a simplified version of both the header and footer? Or when you want to construct a brand new header but don’t want the public to see it until you are done?…
Finding a functional mobile navigation that works well on all devices is one of the toughest challenges in responsive web design. What works best on a desktop version of a website will definitely not be the best option for your website on a mobile device. Below are some questions that I ask myself before determining the best mobile navigation for…
Website navigation is one of the most important components for traffic and flow of a website. It also allows search engines to easily navigate the site and houses all of the pages in one location. When creating a website navigation it’s important to research the industry and carefully plan out a sitemap. It’s also important to follow website standards so…
Choosing an effective color scheme for your business website can be a difficult decision. However, by learning the basics of color theory and experimenting with color tools available on the web, you’ll be able to choose harmonious color schemes and palettes on your very own! So what is color theory anyways? Color Theory is based upon the principal guidance of…