Written by Rachel Leist When you're first starting a blog for your business, it's easy to forget about its homepage design. You're focused on getting posts up on the blog so you can start ranking in search. You care about placing calls-to-action in your posts. You devote time to distributing...
If you keep up with digital or web development trends, you may have heard of ADA compliance. Maybe you’ve even heard about it in the news because of recent lawsuits against companies like Domino’s Pizza, Winn-Dixie, and Kylie Cosmetics. If you haven’t heard of it, “ADA compliance” refers to the...
You’ve made the decision to build a new website. Kudos to you! But once the excitement dust settles, the real work has begun. You’ve given your web designer or web design company a ton of direction and you’re patiently awaiting your first design draft. The day comes where your web...
The American Disabilities Act has been around since 1990. It’s what gave us handicapped parking spaces, wheelchair ramps, and more. It allows the nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States the same access as everyone else. What most people don’t consider, though, is how ADA compliance affects the...
Whether you're starting a new website project, or just working on revamping your existing one, chances are you've heard of WordPress at some point in the process. As one of the largest Content Management Systems (CMS) out there, WordPress is very widely used and highly recommended by many users. So...
Distractions. They can be quite a nuisance when trying to focus on your design work. Any designer knows that there is a certain special place where they must go in their head to hone in on the creative part of the mind. For some this comes relatively easy, for others...
I don’t want to give away all my secrets. But today, I will be sharing with you the process in my point of view on a normal basis with clients and the team here at Atilus. 1. Learn About the Client Here at Atilus we take the time to learn...
What I call The Circle of Revision can be "one of the most dangerous places for a client to enter.” From what you are about to read, you may think I am nuts but hear me out here. The 1st goal of any web designer is to design a website and...
Your homepage is unquestionably the most important page of your website. One thing to remember is that you never get a second chance to make a first impression so it’s important you snag the traffic and filter that traffic into leads and then eventually customers. 1. Hero Image Banner “a...
