My name is Nick Bennett and I am a web/graphic designer with a strong background in marketing and advertising. I offer services in graphic design and branding, as well as web sites for best-practices in information design, usability & accessibility across browsers, users and mediums. I am a strong web standards advocate and believe that valid and extensible solutions are essential. If your a one man band, a small business or even a graphic design agency I have a range of services to suit. Please visit my contact page for a free quote.
It’s officially 2012, and with it comes more trends in all aspects of advertising and marketing on the web. Mobile browsers are growing rapidly and a lot of designers should be (if not already) wondering how to optimize their website for this rapidly growing market. Before jumping right into the design of a mobile optimized site you must address some general rules of design and architecture. (more…)
E-commerce sites are a very competitive sector of the online environment. Analyzing your online store is necessary as marketing itself. There are several aspects to consider when analyzing e-businesses competing with yours, and it’s important to see what’s out there. Not only is having a strategic SEO implemented important, but you must also consider your competition’s navigation structure, placing of anchor text or hyperlinks to promote keyword phrases or service. This all ties into the overall interface and information architecture. For inspiration on beautiful, well designed e-commerce sites, check out this list at www.designer-daily.com
Have you came up with untapped social concept? Do you want to add Web 2.0 capabilities without breaking the bank on outside programmers, or third-party software? Well BuddyPress may be the solution you are looking for. BuddyPress is a completely free and open source solution for adding social networking features to your WordPress MU powered site. Since its stable release in May of 2009, BuddyPress has increased its capabilities extensively. This simple solution has many features that work from initial installation and activation. The plugin is great for building a social network for your university, company, blog, or even a focus group for a product or service you are pushing. For more information visit buddypress.org