Visual Arts

All articles and posts relating to the visual arts.

EDU Checkup – Warner Pacific College

Over the past year-and-a-half, we have come to know EDU Checkup very well and respect the feedback Nick DeNardis provides on collegiate websites. We reviewed many of the episodes from his site EDU Checkup prior to designing and building the Warner Pacific College website. In August, we were happy to discover that the Warner Pacific [...]

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Goals of a Website

The first question you need to ask yourself, and your team, prior to starting a website design and development project is: what is the goal of our website?  If you can’t answer that question, you need to take time to work with your team to find the answer.  Launching into a website project without knowing [...]

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The Importance of Everything

I couldn’t of said it better myself.  Thank’s Sam.  

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Best Higher-ed Website Redesign

The 4th Annual eduStyle Higher-ed Awards were presented last week and we were proud, honored, and excited to learn that Warner Pacific College was awarded Best Redesign of 2011.  Our team worked with Warner Pacific College for six months to develop and launch their new website, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the end [...]

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A Moment in Charlotte’s Web

For some reason my wife and I were talking about the the beloved movie version of Charlotte’s Web, (released in 1973).  If you have never seen this version I highly recommend it.  It is one of those movies from childhood that really stands the test of time.  I sang a verse from “Mother Earth and [...]

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An Infographic on Infographics

I enjoyed this.  From our friend Josiah DePaoli.  Check out his site for the full version.

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The Freedom Riders

When you watch a film like The Freedom Riders, you can’t help but be inspired.  The men and women of The Freedom Riders movement were willing to accept death in order to right an injustice that began with the Jim Crow laws in 1890. It is impossible for me, a young woman in the Pacific [...]

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Build a Website

Small and even medium sized businesses may not have the capital to invest a $20,000 + website design and development project.  That’s okay.  But just because you don’t have a big budget does not mean you have to sacrifice design and layout.  Here are a few tips to help you design and build your own [...]

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Friday Wrap-Up: Design

Here are a couple of cool designs from Matt Stevens via Dribbble.

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Simple Website Design

You would think that in today’s online world, all websites would be easy for visitor to navigate.  Well, we know that isn’t true.  There are thousands, scratch that, millions of websites that are cluttered with ads, text, hidden buttons, and confusing messages.  The good news is there are young companies that seek to improve the [...]

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