There’s been a lot of discussion and talk about American Airlines new brand mark that’s been released and how historic it is for such an iconic organization to make such a significant change that I thought it would be at least of interest to bring it up here and discuss the power of brand and how it evolves over time. I’m not a designer nor am I a brand specialist or anything even remotely close to it – I’m care vastly more about what you do with the company’s products or services in this case, than the overall brand. But […]
Build Your HTML Prototype First, Then Move to WordPress
There are many different ways a website can get made. Ideally, a designer will work alongside a front-developer to get a working prototype ready, and a backend developer will adapt this to a CMS like WordPress. But the nature of our business often dictates that you will be balancing a couple, if not all, of these duties. And clients expect us to move quickly. It is very tempting to just start developing a theme on top of some framework and come out with a finished product. But next time you are in this situation, take a step back. Then create […]
Do Web Designers Need to Know How to Code?
Is it true that web designers must know how to code in order to be taken seriously as a professional services provider? Over the past year or so, I have seen articles and blog posts written that exhort web designers to learn HTML, CSS, and PHP. Some of these articles have even gone as far to say that if you don’t know how to code, you aren’t a true web designer. These opinions do have merit. It would be valuable and beneficial for a designer to have an understanding of the code work necessary to build a website, but in […]
Giveaway: WordPress Development Professional Book
We shared the other day the sweet release of Curtis McHale’s new book and he kindly offered to give a few copies away to our audience here! The guy couldn’t be more awesome! We’ve made it super-easy to enter:
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