Posts Tagged ‘web design’
Curiosity? It’s Just a Button.
Curiosity can kill a designer. Wait, what?! Well yeah, sometimes. Curiosity is a natural behavior for designers. Creative studios want designers to be curious. Designers can’t help it. It’s in their DNA. But sometimes it can be deadly. Designers can get too hung up on “What if…” and the “I didn’t think of that…” and not…
Read MorePass Our Website Assessment with Flying Colors
Website management can be done with the help of services like SERPninja. However, website assessment is also a critical part of every brand assessment. During a website assessment, Shaun utilizes HubSpot’s website grader tool and his own website brand review to evaluate your brand’s website. dR Website Review During our review, we look to see…
Read MoreMy 3 Favorite Photoshop Tools
Here are three of my most important and favorite photoshop tools I use for when designing digital assets: Fill / Content-Aware I remember the day I learned this technique. It felt like being a kid on Christmas morning opening a brand new toy. Only this toy makes my life much easier. Designers are constantly challenged…
Read MoreDesign Debt: 3 Things that Create it and How to Avoid it
Design debt is very much about wasted time and money. That’s why we refer to it as debt. And why it’s a good idea to avoid it. Almost everyone has experienced a design process of some sort. Whether through a marketing plan and a design firm or an interior design solution for your kitchen, design spreads across…
Read MoreTiny Videos – Shaun’s 5 Criteria for Website Review
Brand assessment and website review involve thorough analyses of a brand’s digital footprint. Also, writing a design brief is vital for building such websites. There are many different ways to perform a website review. Many reviewers are subjective about what is important. Here are my 5 most important categories when reviewing a website: Information Architecture…
Read MoreDigital Design Q & A With Shaun
I’m Shaun, Digital Design Director here at designRoom. I recently took time to answer some of the most popular questions clients ask me. I decided to collect them and share them here, in hopes they can also help you. Q: I’ve been told that my site needs to be more responsive and the resolution should be…
Read More7 Quality Assurance Website Tests
Website tests for quality assurance are essential for ensuring that a site looks and functions flawlessly across all platforms. Creating a website involves considerable time and effort: Research, Copywriting, Visual Design, User Experience Design, Development, Optimization, and more. Before launching, every website deserves a meticulous review to prevent the worst nightmare—users abandoning the site. Our…
Read MoreTwo Bulls on a Hill
Before I get to the Two Bulls on a Hill, I’m going to tell you what I’m most thankful for in this world. It’s my father, Larry Culbertson. Since I was a kid, my father has allowed me to develop into the man I was meant to be. He never directed me, never pushed me,…
Read MoreSEO is About Audience
Before anything else, SEO is about audience. Courtesy of Rodney Dawson Principal/Project Coordinator, Great Lakes Tech Solutions, LLC You want the people you’re marketing to to be able to find you, right? You want the almighty Google Search to list you at or near the top of a search result, right? So before starting any other…
Read MoredRC Wins Healthcare Advertising Awards
designRoom Creative Collects Healthcare Advertising Awards for Branding and Web Design and Integrated Campaigns CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 5, 2015 – Cleveland-based branding, positioning and design studio, designRoom Creative (dRC), has once again been nationally recognized for its branding and logo design, web design and integrated marketing campaign skills. Healthcare Marketing Report, the national newspaper of…
Read MoredesignRoom Creative Collects Three Silver Aster Awards for Medical Marketing, Branding and Web Design
CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 21, 2015 – Once again, Cleveland-based branding, positioning and design studio, designRoom Creative (dRC), has been nationally recognized for its branding, web design and direct response skills. dRC earned three Silver Aster Awards for work on behalf of three different medical clients. The award-winning work included branding and marketing for two…
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