Web Design

One of the best ways to increase traffic flow exponentially is to encourage social sharing and incorporate social media campaigns into your on-page optimization efforts. Integrating social components into your web pages will encourage readers to share your content, and create an interactive content viewing experience that is more enjoyable …

Flash animations are a great way to capture the attention of a visitor and professionally portray key sales points or information on a webpage. Although placing too much flash content on a single page can result in slow loading times if you’re using a typical shared hosting plan, if you …

Typography is a word that not too many people are familiar with. If you have been in the web design world for very long, you have probably quickly learned some of the reasons why typography is important. Unfortunately, most web designers when they first get into the business really look …

You may be wondering why this is even a question. If you know anything about HTML5 you should know that there have been some additions to HTML5 to incorporate audio and video into websites. HTML5 has a lot of focus on that and it is one of the primary reasons …

What are Web 2.0 Fonts? The actual definition often varies from person to person, but generally in my own personal touch, I define it as simply a straight forward font incorporating curves into the typography that in most circumstances will use gradient / shading to produce a feeling of depth …

Some people feel as though any color will work on websites. Unfortunately, that’s just a common myth. What you will find is that a lot of companies really put some thought and research into the color they use. You will find that more modern companies are using softer tones but …

What a lot of people think of when they think of a freelancer is a cushy job, waking up at 10:00 every day, playing video games most of the day, and working on freelance projects when it is convenient. In the real world though, you don’t get paid when you’re …

Social Media is an ever growing focus within the web design world. First, I think you have to understand why more and more companies are requesting it integrated into their websites. There really are at least a few major reasons why companies are looking to really hit the social media …

A lot of people feel that if they have opened up Photoshop, they have figured out how to type a few letters, and know how to draw boxes, this makes them a good web designer. Unfortunately, it requires a little bit more than basic knowledge in Photoshop to run a …

I cannot stress just how important it is to communicate with your web design clients on a regular basis. Most people, especially when working with freelancers, just want to have a good understanding that work is being completed and that you care about their project and their business. When you …