Web design
What’s Lorem Ipsum?
We’ve just sent a mockup for a new website to a client. Some of the content is complete, but some is still being worked on. Since our designer didn’t have content for all parts of the homepage, he filled in with placeholder text. The traditional text for this purpose is called “lorem ipsum.” It’s the…
Farewell to Flash
We already said RIP to Flash, an outdated technology that was once pretty cool, back when browsers generally stopped supporting it. 2020 is the year that Adobe, the owner of Flash, will stop distributing and supporting the software. The final end of life date for Flash will be December 31, 2020. Google will stop indexing…
2020 Color of the Year: Classic Blue
Each year Pantone, the international color experts, name a Color of the Year. We always enjoy showing websites using that color and speculating about the ways designers might use Radiant Orchid or Tangerine. 2020’s color is Classic Blue — we might call it Basic Blue. This is the background color for the web, the most…
Your Website: Update, Refresh, or Redesign?
Let’s say that you like the basic look of your website, but you’re not getting the results you want. Do you need a new website, or can you just update it — refresh it a bit, in other words, and keep going?
Buttons at Your Website
When you’re thinking about a new website or a new design, even a new page, the buttons at your website may be the last thing you think about. But they may affect your conversions: how and whether people take action on your calls to action. Design Back in the mists of internet time, buttons were…
Pantone Color of the Year 2019: Living Coral
Pantone, the international color experts, chooses a color each year to be the official Color of the Year. For 2019, it’s Living Coral. Pantone figures we need a joyful, optimistic color. Living Coral is more than that: according to Pantone it’s “nurturing and life affirming.” Frankly, we’ve been expecting this ever since we saw the…