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5 lessons you won’t learn in design school
As a new designer, you might be asking yourself, “What do I need to know about the professional design world?”… Read More
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Inspiration for creating delightful microinteractions on your site
Landing on a great WordPress site feels like finding money you forgot about when you reach inside your pocket. It’s unexpected, but familiar. It loads… Read More
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The best email newsletters for designers
In the creative industry, it’s helpful to know what you’re passionate about and what resources can help you in your work. Do some research to… Read More
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The secret to telling a memorable story with design
There’s no getting away from the fact that storytelling has become a pretty trendy buzzword, especially when it comes to marketing. But unlike many buzzwords,… Read More
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Psychology of design: structuring online success
Every choice a designer makes will impact the way a consumer interacts with t a product, service, or company. This is especially true for the… Read More
Design, Development
Be a hybrid designer developer
When it’s time for an agency to open a new position, the discussion often boils down to whether a designer or a developer would be… Read More
Design, Development
Web design vs web development: What’s the difference and why does it matter?
Ever had a prospect contact you for what they thought was a new web design, when it turned out what they really needed was a… Read More
Design, Marketing
Psychology of design: illustrating your message
We’ve broken down the individual elements of design at length in the first four installations of our psychology of design series. Read More
Design
Overcoming design perfectionism
Perfect. It’s how we want our designs to be. It’s what we want to offer our clients. Perfection is, ultimately, what we’re after with our… Read More
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Inspiration for your next logo
Logos are some of the most iconic (pun intended) images in the world. They can represent not only a company or product, but also an… Read More
Design, WordPress
8 powerful WordPress themes for portfolio sites
Your digital portfolio of work isn’t just a scrapbook of all the great projects you’ve worked on over the years—it’s your key to new business. … Read More
Design, WordPress
The 10 best WordPress themes for designers
When you’re setting up your designer website, there are an endless number of WordPress themes to sort through. It can feel overwhelming to scroll through… Read More
Design, Marketing, WordPress
16 best design blogs to follow in 2022
It’s critical that designers find time to look away from their daily work to find new inspiration, learn new skills, and stay on top of… Read More
Design
How to pitch your design as a freelancer
Creatives have different tips and tricks for pitching a design to a client. While a list of the do’s and don’ts would be nice, most… Read More
Design, Flywheel
We designed a more inclusive Flywheel
Flywheel’s interface is known and recognized for its colorful palette and whimsical experience. It’s just one way we reflect our core value “Design Matters.” We… Read More
Design, Marketing
Get engaged this Valentine’s Day
It feels like we just exited the holiday season, but nevertheless, there’s another one on the horizon. Valentine’s Day is one of the top 10… Read More
Design
Psychology of design: a play on words
Your brand message house is a vital tool—it helps you define how, where, and why you should communicate with your customers. The way your messaging… Read More
Design
Everything you need to know about web fonts
Typography is a fundamental element in any web design work that you do. The reason we are hired to design websites for our clients is… Read More
Business, Design
Why you should design for a niche
You’ve heard it time and time again: “Design for a niche!” And I know some of you are thinking: won’t that just limit my clients?… Read More
Design
How to not steal someone else’s design
“Good artists copy. Great artists steal.” This is a favorite quote of a designer I once knew. He would say it whenever someone… Read More
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Web design trends for 2022
If we’ve learned anything over the last two years, it’s that we’ll always have to keep adapting to something new. This is true in both life… Read More
Design
Pantone color of the year 2022
If you’re paying attention, trends in design will show up across several mediums. From websites to fashion to interior and product design, you’ll start to… Read More
Design, Development, WordPress
Designing for dark mode
The average American spends more than seven hours looking at screens each day—and that amount is increasing every year. When so… Read More
Design, WordPress
15 WordPress sites by artists to inspire you
When you’re working on a website’s design or layout, you can start to feel more like a worker bee than a true artist. But that’s… Read More
Business, Design
Four components of beautiful leave-behinds
When you take a meeting with a potential new client, you have anywhere between 30 minutes and an hour to impress them. In that time,… Read More
Design
Psychology of design: Shaping your online image
We covered the importance of color thoroughly in the previous two installments of our psychology of design series. Color choice, however, is just one part… Read More
Business, Design
Talking Turkey: 5 quick tips for seasonal success
The holidays are upon us, and as the mad sales dash toward the end of 2021 ramps up online, the time to update your website… Read More
Design, Development
Tools that make designers’ lives easier
When you’re deep in the throes of new design work, it can be easy to simply resort to the same tools you’ve always used. There’s… Read More
Business, Design, Marketing
Psychology of design: Telling a story through color
The importance of color in branding can’t be overstated, so taking time to think about the impact of your color choices… Read More
Design, WordPress
Halloween design trends (that aren’t overused)
While the holiday shopping season formally kicks off after Thanksgiving, Halloween represents a spine-tingling shopping season of its own. Although the… Read More