David KigerSeptember 17, 2015 The recent news of Google’s logo change made headlines, even though the move was fairly subtle — from a serif to a sans serif, a tweak of the colors and other shifts. The reason, according to Google’s official blog, was for an evolving Web world: “… We’ve taken the Google logo … Continue reading How a Small Business can Design an Effective Logo
Debra MurphySeptember 12, 2015 Your website is the central focal point of your online marketing. Cure these website design mistakes that prevent visitors from connecting with your brand. Your website is the virtual front door to your business and an integral part of your inbound marketing strategy. In many cases, it is the first experience … Continue reading Top Website Design Mistakes Small Business Owners Make
Annaliese HenwoodSeptember 12, 2015 Are you ready to design the best email newsletter ever? Your email marketing newsletter design is hands-down the most important element of your campaign. Without an effective and compelling design, your recipients won’t engage and maybe will even unsubscribe or *horror* mark you as spam. I want to help you make … Continue reading Email Marketing Newsletters: Your Design Checklist
Spencer PloesslSeptember 11, 2015 As a creative director I tend to get caught up spending countless hours reading blog article after blog article and getting so sucked in that I forget the initial intentions I had for reading in the first place. Does this problem ever occur in your day-to-day grind? Have you ever found yourself … Continue reading 10 Badass Blog Page Design Examples
Ron JohnsonSeptember 11, 2015 Web design is the new form of modern art, combining a great visual experience with the utility of finding useful information. Some web designers are already revered as true artists, with their works displayed in online galleries for the best websites. Well, today we’ll talk about what makes a website worthy … Continue reading 5 Web Design Trends in 2015 You Should Know About
JD WoodsSeptember 11, 2015 For anyone who has braved a December mall trip or waited for the perfect cyber deal, holiday shopping can be an overwhelming experience. For retailers, the upcoming holiday season will be busier than ever before. The National Retail Federation found that global holiday sales on average have grown 2.9% over the … Continue reading How to Design Memorable Packaging This Holiday Season
D Bnonn TennantSeptember 10, 2015 As you almost certainly know, copy is what sells. That’s true in print, and it’s equally true on the web. A completely unstyled site with strong copy will sell infinitely more than a beautifully styled site with none. And since the average website is between 90 and 95% text, one … Continue reading 5 Typography Tweaks for Better Web Design & Response
The Call to Action button for Pages has been made more prominent in the most significant of changes that have been rolled out to some users. Martin Beck on September 8, 2015 Less a redesign and more a rearrangement, Facebook is adjusting the look of brand Pages. The changes are subtle, so you might have … Continue reading Facebook Is Testing Tweaks In The Design For Brand Pages
Rick WhittingtonSeptember 8, 2015 What’s the best way to get direction on designing your website? Your customers hold the key. Read on below… Did you know that when prospects visit your website, they leave cues that you can collect about their behavior on your website? This data can help you design a better website for … Continue reading 3 Ways to Let Customers Tell You How to Design Your Website
Jon-Mikel BaileySeptember 3, 2015 SEO is not just about keywords. Yes, keywords matter, but Google is much smarter than that. I recently spoke at the Grow with Google event hosted by Direct Online Marketing and Google (itself, themselves?). The focus of my session was the impact of design and UX on SEO. Here are my … Continue reading The Design of Your Website Does Affect SEO, No, Really!
