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thoughts from big max
The age-old question; should you put your company name in the footer of a website you’ve designed?
This has been a conundrum for me since I started designing websites twenty years ago. On one hand, I liken it to how I feel about car dealerships who paste their logo on the back of your beautiful new car. Who gave them the right to do that? Didn’t you pay them for...
A profession that needs some kind of certification program
We don’t build or change buildings, we don’t cut people open, we don’t drill or remove anyone’s teeth so why on earth would we need a certification program? We are in a profession that allows anyone to start a website design business claiming they are an expert at...
Why you don’t rent your website
What do you mean by “Don’t rent your website?” Are you on Squarespace, Weebly, Wix or using a website builder provided by your hosting company? Then you are renting your website. Here are four examples of why you should not rent your website Sorry, your access is...
Be careful about what you wish for
A client decided to run Google Ads on two products that they are trying to get some traction on. One of the ads stated: Hair Loss Treatment | Hair Loss ShampooFree Samples. Reactivates hair follicle stem cells, causing a new cycle of hair growth! Both started with...
The death of the sidebar
My website designs are known for being well thought out and easy to navigate. One of the first steps I took in achieving this was to get rid of the sidebar. At first, not everyone understood my logic, that was until smartphones and tablets became the main devices for...
Silencing the voices in my head
We all have them, the voices that wake you up in the middle of the night, or are sitting on your shoulder during the day asking, “What are you thinking? Who told you could do that? Why would anyone listen to you?” They go on and on, and you continue to listen to them....
Rejection – how it’s delivered matters
Rejection is something no one likes. Sometimes it stings and other times the comments are good for reflection. Could your work or performance have been better? With one group of people, you get awards, with another, they leave you feeling that perhaps you should...
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colors: Part Two – How Color Works for You
Did you ever wonder why your first box of crayons had only eight colors? It all started in 1926 when the maker of crayons Binney & Smith acquired the Munsell Color Company’s line of crayons. The Munsell company had based their product line on the color wheel and...
The Basics: Part One – How Color Can Work for You
The BasicsNo matter what color you chose, every color begins with the use of the color wheel. Created by Isaac Newton in 1666 the color wheel, even with all of its transformations is still the main tool today for selecting the correct color(s) for any project. How do...
Time well spent, at least I thought so and so did many others
Time, it’s something none of us seem to have enough of. When you talk about free time, for many that’s just a dream. So, when decided to not only purchase wreaths for my relatives who are buried in military cemeteries but to also volunteer to place them I hoped this...
Blog or website? What in the heck is the difference or is there any difference?
The quick answer today is there is no difference between a blog and a website. How we got here One of the original blogging platforms is WordPress. In 2003 when WordPress made its debut, it was used by those who wanted only to blog. It was clean and simple and gave...
ADA accessibility compliance; time to comply is now not later
ADA accessibility (Americans with Disabilities Act), we’ve all heard about it, and most of us have probably thought about it, but how many of us have actually done something about it? After a quick search through a number of websites from medium and small...