Designs of all types are constantly changing each year, and sometimes, each month! This is true in the fashion industry, and even more so in the web design industry. Every business wants to stand out, and that means making their online storefront unique and different than the competition. Web design trends are always evolving, and…
Back in the days, pop-ups were considered a nuisance. Not only were they in your face when you browsed the web, but there were a lot of pop-ups, many associated with spam or clutter, that had to be removed before you could even see what was on a website. But nowadays, that clutter has significantly…
Technology is changing rapidly. Every few years, new inventions come out due to technological advancements. Similarly, every few years, web design trends change to adjust to these new technologies. Here are seven signs you a new website: 1) YOUR WEBSITE IS OUTDATED Does your website have information that is outdated? Maybe there are services you aren’t…
As web and graphic designers, it is absolutely crucial to know what the difference is between RGB and CMYK colour spectrums and be able to choose when to use which for a specific project. What it comes down to is this: use RGB for web designs and use CMYK for print designs. Why? Because computer…
For those who don’t use webmail and use an external mail client such as Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird, you will be faced with a choice in how you gain access to your email through a remote server. You can choose to use POP (Post Office Protocol), or IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). But what are…
Every WordPress website has a theme, whether it is a purchased template theme or a custom web design of your own. What most people don’t realize is that there are different types of themes in WordPress, each requiring a different level of skillset, and those are frameworks, parent themes and child themes. So, what exactly…
Who doesn’t love a good deal? Every business is on the search for a great bargain when it comes to spending money. In fact, there’s nothing wrong with finding the best and cheapest option out there to get you what you need. And this is very true with web design as well. Website design is…
With the increasing popularity of mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, it is now very important that websites are responsive and mobile-friendly. But what do these actually mean? Responsive web design is an approach to web design that allows for a site to have a fluid layout that provides an optimizing viewing experience no…
For those of us who can see, colour plays a crucial role in how we perceive the objects and scenes we look at. In fact, colour plays a very powerful role in stimulating our emotions and influencing our psychology. If we apply this concept to website design, we can understand that the colour of the…
Last year, we wrote a post about how much website design costs in Waterloo Region. This year in 2016, we want to elaborate on that and give more insight into what is involved in the cost of web design in Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge and surrounding areas (and pretty much all of North America). Why are…