Each year brings new and continuing trends in web design. 2017 promises websites full of interaction and engagement. We’re checking out the layout trends that will be taking over the web in the next year. Video Background The use of high quality background images and illustrations has been on the upswing the past several years. That trend continues in 2017…
Icons and graphics are the universal means of communicating an idea. When creating a design concept, we rely on images to convey our message. Graphic designers have unlimited resources when it comes to finding icons, photos and illustrations but every once in a while it becomes necessary to create our own. Newer versions of Adobe Illustrator offer powerful tools for…
Why write a blog post about print stylesheets? Good question! This day and age it seems like most folks just save content to their tablet or mobile phone for later viewing. The question you, the site builder, need to ask is “What percentage of incoming traffic will print my content?” Think about it. Have you ever printed off a recipe…
Many of the sites that you access today incorporate a variety of buttons within its page content. These buttons might be associated with a form, a link, or some other site interaction. Buttons are nothing new but they’ve come along way since the early days of the world wide web. Buttons are a great way to attract the user to…
Few things bring more frustration to a web designer than creating a design in Photoshop and not being able to translate it to the web. If you’re like me, you probably find yourself using Photoshop blending modes on images and text to create stunning effects but getting those effects to apply on your websites can be impossible without using large…
I love creating video training tutorials for my clients. I find them to be very effective at demonstrating features or functionality quickly and effortlessly. If you own a Mac, did you know that you too can create these video without any additional software? Enter QuickTime Player. QuickTime Player is used primarily for video playback but, hidden behind a simple menu,…
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?…
Every social media platform comes with it’s own dimensions for profile, cover, and shared photos. We’ve compiled a list of all the profile images you’ll need and the sizes they should be for your brand’s social media profiles. Facebook Images Facebook is one of the easier social media platforms to add your collateral to. The cover photo does not stretch…
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…