So, you have a project and you need the right digital agency but it's getting harder and harder to understand what various agencies do. The language they use to describe themselves is full of acronyms and insider references; while nearly all sell themselves as web designers, quite a few claim to specialize in UX design and then there are some that do UI design. Sound a bit confusing? In this post, I will briefly address each of these disciplines, explain the differences between web design, UX design and UI design and why it matters to the clients that hire these designers.
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Posted by Paul Regensburg on Aug 18, 2015 8:30:00 AM
How a Concise Brand Strategy Will Save Your Website Project
You are in charge of Marketing. Your competitor just launched a new site. And it's good. They have case studies, testimonials, video and interactive diagrams. What's even more disconcerting is that they are telling a compelling story with a point of view. Their copy is solid, design is modern; They got their branding right.
Your CEO is not happy, wants to see something done about it and wants results fast... but within a budget. How do you get it done?
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Posted by Paul Regensburg on Jul 22, 2015 8:30:00 AM
How Working on Your Website Improves Your Brand & Business
The other day, I saw a website for an agency that uses the tagline, "We Work on Your Business, Not Just Your Website." I related to the line's strategic positioning and have to admit to being disappointed that I hadn't come up with it myself.
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Posted by Paul Regensburg on Jun 2, 2015 8:25:00 AM
Is Removing Top Navigation a Web Design Trend to Avoid?
For the most part, I'd answer yes, but at the same time, it may be inevitable.
By the time a web design trend is recognized as such, it is a fait accompli, and practically all new sites begin to look the same. Take a look at the most recent web trends such as Parallax scrolling, long scrolling pages, use of icons, full bleed images, infographics and the list goes on.
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Mobility has rendered the long scrolling web page the design standard for modern websites. But does it work? By work I mean does it provide a good user experience for your visitors and do people actually scroll down to that 3rd, 4th, 5th panel and beyond? Even as someone that is creating scrolling sites, I've had a gut feeling that few visitors venture "beneath the fold," just as few Google visitors venture past page one of Search results. So I did a little research to either support my instincts or cause me to reflect on my dinosaur delusions.
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