We found this blog post on Huffington Post. It lists 15 web design terms you need to know. 15 Web Design Terms You Need To Know “Web Design can be a very intimidating venture for those who are new to it. It contains language all on its own. Whether you are creating a website on […]
Is it time to re-theme my WordPress site? A re-theme WordPress site project is not as difficult as it sounds. Re-Theme WordPress Site Basics Is your site based upon WordPress? If you’re not sure, one way to check is to look at the page source code. Go to your home page and right click your […]
Web Design Hiring Tips: 8 tips for hiring a web designer for your business We really like this article on CIO.com which provides eight (8) web design hiring tips. “Digital design and marketing pros share their advice on how (and where) to find a good Web designer and how to ensure the agency or individual […]
Web Design News: 5 Top Websites on Web Design and Development We found this great article on HuffingtonPost.com which provides 5 sources for web design news and web development news. I’ve always looked to Smashing Magazine and Awwwards as great sources of web design news but the other three are new to me. Hopefully you […]
Entrepreneur magazine’s website just keeps coming with great information for small businesses. Today I found an article about a 5-factor guide to hiring a web design agency. Web Design Agency: Non-Designer’s Guide to Hiring One The article talks about hiring a great freelance web designer and not an agency. There are differences between an agency […]
For designers and developers, it doesn’t get much better than Font-Awesome. Billed as “the iconic font and CSS toolkit”, this collection of easily usable icons make adding icons to today’s popular flat designs simple. Why do we love Font-Awesome? Here are the primary Font-Awesome features and benefits as we see them: One font, 585 icons […]
What makes an exciting web design versus a calm or tame one? More importantly, does your web design fit the messaging and positioning you were after when you started on it? We found this interesting article on Forbes about a new technology company that can answer that question for you. Do you have an exciting […]
One of Berkshire Direct’s clients recently installed a new sign on their property featuring a custom logo design from Berkshire Direct. T&M Automotive’s Custom Logo Design We originally started working with T&M Automotive located in North Adams, MA about two years ago. The first step in the process was for us to design a new […]
We embark on a daily quest to find something helpful for our clients about web design, web development and local SEO. On today’s journey, we found this article about the five web design mistakes to avoid. Five Web Design Mistakes to Avoid Avoid confusing navigation. This should be obvious. It’s not. The KISS principle applies. […]
Talk about an oldie but a goodie! We found this article on SmashingMagazine.com from back in 2008 when we did a search about “web design evaluation”. The principles of web design it speaks to here are still spot on after all this time. Web Design Evaluation Criteria These web design evaluation criteria make total sense […]