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Why your designs should not come from a contest
Let me just get this out in the open; I am adamantly opposed to any “design contest.” I will not be a rant; instead, I will give examples of what I’ve seen and experienced and a warning to both buyers and designers. Here are some of my reasons for my animosity toward...
Why I switched from Gravity Forms to Caldera Forms
I had been a Gravity Forms developer user since 2010. That was until this past November when I decided not to renew my license. I didn’t and still don’t have any complaints with Gravity Forms. Their support is superior. Especially in the beginning when I couldn’t seem...
Why I prefer Tribulant’s Checkout over WooCommerce
I’m beginning to think I’m the only one who is not a fan of the WooCommerce plugin. With a client, I first took a look at the plugin in 2012. We both liked the idea of it being “free.” But we soon found out that free did come with a price. Most of what the client...
Build Only vs. Build, Host and Maintain
The other day, a business associate Stan and I were discussing whether or not it is no longer profitable to host and maintain client websites. The question we put out there; would we be better off just building them and then sending the client on their way? We’ve have...
Website Design for Tropic Moon Media
This website design was the third project for Big Max's Studio with Tropic Moon Media ("TMM"). The first project was to design an e-commerce website for them to sell a recently published book "SOUTH BEACH: Stories of a Renaissance." A wonderful coffee...
Howard Petusevsky, DPM Logo Design
First the logo must be fixed When Dr. Petusevsky first contacted Big Max's Studio, he was looking at a website design for his podiatry practice. Dr. Petusevsky has been practice for over 28 years in a location that provided him a great natural client base....
Is it responsive? With the upcoming new year, does your website need work?
Nothing seems to be changing faster than how we design websites. When I started designing websites years ago, choices were minimal. Now it is possible to make your website look just like a company's printed brochure and even more. But the most substantial change is...
What to do with old damaged photographs
With the advent of "Throw Back Thursday" on Facebook, a lot of us have started looking through old photographs. How many times have you come across a picture of a beloved family member or yourself that has been damaged due to water, folding,...