Are there really feminine color schemes? Well… there are definitely studies that indicate that men and women have different tastes for color. I care about this both as a marketer trying to hit prime demographics – and as an artist with an interest in perception and how the mind works. For the sake of this […]
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Out with the old and in with the new – Web Design Inspiration 2017! If you’ve been following this blog for any number of posts (or years) it’s often about web design inspiration, but time slows for no man, and this web design inspiration 2017 list is intended to get the juices flowing for what […]
Depending on what you do – a web presence could be extremely important, or it could be somewhat of an add-on. If I’m honest with myself, I understand that some businesses acquire customers very easily because of the inherit demand – and some businesses could do all the promotion in the world and never get […]
Design isn’t just a passion, and you aren’t a unicorn or a snowflake. Design is serious business. ‘Design is a Job’ by Mike Monteiro tries to help shift the idea of design as being some kind of mysterious magic and make it clear, whether design is done well or done poorly it has serious consequences […]
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What is white space in Design? White space in graphic and web design is simply the places in between elements or objects on a page or website. Does white space have to be white? No. It can be any color as long as it’s uncovered with other objects or elements in that area of the […]
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Content, content, content. Content overload. A painful amount of content coming out of the eyes and ears. What a better time to boil it down to only the stuff that matters. The thing is that I do like to read, but with how much is out there it’s hard to sort through the chaff. I’ve done […]
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1. Test how long or short you can make your contact form. The number one thing people who haven’t done a lot of work optimizing contact forms should try is removing form fields down to the bare minimum to get people in the door. But it also can be interesting to allow people the […]
There is this issue with web design services, that people generally want their website fairly quickly. The most answer to “when do you want this done” is “2 weeks ago,” cue laughter. So it’s no wonder that sometimes the end of projects drag on a bit at the end, leaving a sour taste in some people’s mouths. […]
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As a Minneapolis web designer myself, I’m often asked to help someone find a good designer or developer when I’m unavailable. As a helpful resource I’ve put together this list to help you find the right resource, and have even built a fledgling Minneapolis Web Designer Directory! Check out some of the people I’ve already […]
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If you’ve ever felt like the task at hand was way too big for you to handle… perhaps you could benefit from breaking the task at hand into smaller tasks. The world of web design and online marketing attracts a lot of dreamers, people who will always think outside of the box no matter […]
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