Web Design Posts

Why every website must have a contact form

Why every website must have a contact form

Every business must have a contact page on their website — it’s essential to help bring in business and to allow customers to contact them. Some businesses list their contact information to let the customer contact them via phone or email, others have an interactive contact form. Often, they even have both. Having a contact […]

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Finding the right “Type”

Finding the right Type

With Google Web Fonts, Cufon, and Typekit (font kits) at every web developers finger tips, choosing the right “type” has never been so available. I’m not talking about the “cute type” or the “humorous type”, I’m talking about your website’s font type (also know as typography, type face, font face, or font family). So many years […]

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Stock photos vs. original photography

Stock photos vs. original photography

Photographs are an essential piece to a business’s website. They allow you to actually show what you do instead of your clients reading about it. For the typical end user, a visual portfolio has more impact than a well descriptive paragraph. With photos being so critical comes the question what kind of photos do you […]

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Don’t overlook the importance of a custom 404 Page

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Does this page look familiar? This is a 404 Error page — a user ends up on a page like this when they click on a broken link, a misspelled link, or a link that no longer exists. Users end up getting confused when they reach this page and could decide to just leave your company’s website and […]

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Subtle web design changes make a big difference

Subtle Web Design Changes Make a Big Difference

As a website designer, sometimes you have to take a step back and think to yourself, what would make this website stand out? What would make it special or unique? You could either decide that you’ve gone in the wrong direction and start from scratch or you could use techniques to create subtle changes to […]

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