You may have heard the term “responsive web design” before and wondered what it is and how it’s different from regular old web design? In the past, screen sizes were more standardized and web sites were often built at a fixed width. If your screen happened to be smaller you’d get a horizontal scroll bar. …
Have you ever worked with a designer and been confused when work comes back with what looks like gobbledygook instead of English words? I assure you, this is a standard placeholder practice when we don’t have your final content. We’re not just trying to mess with you. Dating back to the 1500’s, Lorem ipsum has …
We’ve all seen them. Those blue, underlined, strings of letters or words at the end or in the middle of our favourite celeb’s latest tweet from the red carpet. #omgitsthebieb We kinda know what it means. But, do you click it? Is it just a joke? How come other people have the same tag in …
Colour is a funny thing. Each and every device has a different way of displaying colours on its screen, and each and every printer prints the same colour slightly differently. It’s a crazy colourful world out there, and us designers are right in the middle of it. So how does it all work? What are …
First of all, just what the heck is QA? Quality Assurance (QA) is a way of preventing mistakes or defects in products and avoiding problems when delivering solutions or services to customers. Sounds pretty important right? Well, it is! I can hear you now though, “Ahhh! Not more process!” Before you run away just remember: process is …
WARNING: “2 Seconds In, You’re Going To Be Uncomfortable. By The End, I REALLY Hope You Still Are.” “What Happens When One Bullied Cancer Patient Doesn’t Accept Bullying.” “What this Dog does with a Bongo Drum will Restore your Faith in Humanity!” You want to click on those titles don’t you? Think Upworthy, BuzzFeed, ViralNova. …
In our previous What the FAQ? we talked about how click baiting is a dark pattern. Now you might be wondering “What the heck’s a dark pattern?” A dark pattern is a user interface or technique meant to trick you into doing things you might not normally do. What sort of things you say? How about trying …
Think live YouTube. Think 24-hour SnapChat videos. Think Skyping with the world. That’s Periscope. Periscope is Twitter’s live-streaming video app. It was released in March and has been making a splash with feeds being shared more than 1.5 million times. Still though, that’s a small number considering the potential created by a new social media …
Wanna show off your success in business this year at the St. John’s Board of Trade Excellence Awards, and maybe win big while you’re at it? If there’s room for an industry award to adorn your mantle, we’ve got the prescription … if you’ve got the time – ’cus that’s what it takes, y’all. Your success …
Want some easy info on all things marketing and communications that you can take with you to Brand Better? Well jump in to my mailing list, where we’ll be comin’ hot with tips, tricks, and tech! oh my!
