Keeping up with web design trends
Designing websites is far more than running around with a certificate saying you attended a web design course. Web design evolves and changes…almost daily in some respects. To keep on top of the game you need to be constantly moving with new developments and design trends. It can become overwhelming at times. I’m going ot list the best [...]
The importance of quality hosting
For websites to appear on the Internet they need to be hosted. What we mean by this is a computer specifically designed for web hosting has to project the files into the digital space. These hosting machines need to be online 24/7 365 days per year. Being a web development company our main priorities are to cater for the digital online [...]
Do you want video testimonials?
Something that we get asked about a lot is embedding video into websites. Quite often, it’s the request that there is a massive, all singing, all dancing film on the first page of the site that the poor user has to sit through before they can get anywhere. Generally, we explain that that isn’t a good [...]
Email template design guidelines
Every company needs an email template. It completes the overall corporate image. We deal with companies looking for fantastic new websites that look ultra modern and convey an air of sophistication. But they forget about the email templates! Email is used all the time. Its an ideal opportunity to promote your image. Great email template design causes and impression [...]
Ways to make people use Your Website
I’m going to list down what I believe are the best ways to get people to use websites. Its great having a website which looks really awesome and all that, but what’s its actually doing for you? We deal with some clients who want websites to display company information, and for them that works. Websites [...]
What makes self employment worth it?
Absolutely everything, that’s what. Like a lot of people who have ended up with their own business, I tried the normal, everyday method of earning and working. I went to University, and got a part time job at a pub. I worked when I wasn’t working, and occasionally, when I had a break from working, [...]
Is the customer always right?
The answer of course is: Yes. The customer is always right. If the customer tells you to do something, you do it, and you do it without argument, without complaint, and without a single thought as to how such a request might reflect on you. Don’t be shy, put your hand up if that’s the [...]
When does clean design become boring design?
Against my better judgement, I started browsing the website of one of the world’s most prominent computer, phone and mp3 player manufacturers yesterday. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you which company it was; a simple description of the products and an allusion to it’s avid fan base should be enough… All in one [...]
Is the 960 Grid System Over the Hill?
The 960 grid system has been used for quite a few years now. The system is a series of lines which form a grid, using the grid designers can perfect the layouts of their web designs. You can see in the image below how this system is used to align all the aspects of the [...]
The Big Redesign… Take Two!
As you may (or may not) remember, the Hub Internet Media Website underwent a major redesign earlier this year, updating our image and bringing our site in line with the quality of work that we offer to our clients. Never ones to be idle, we took stock of our website once again recently, and the [...]
