We Love ExpressionEngine

As a member of the ExpressionEngine PRO Network, you could probably guess that our preferred content management system (CMS) is the ExpressionEngine (EE) by EllisLab. ExpressionEngine is a commercial content management system allowing its end-users to create, update and publish content to their website without getting into any code. The EE community also offer hundreds of powerful add-ons which help us meet our client's needs. On top of all this, ExpressionEngine is one of the most secure conte…

Design Matters

​"Good design adds value of some kind. It respects the viewer's sensibilities and rewards the entrepreneur. It's easier to remember a well-designed image than one that is muddled. A well-designed logo, in the end, is a reflection of the business it symbolizes. It connotes a thoughtful and purposeful enterprise and mirrors the quality of its products or services. It is good public relations – a harbinger of goodwill. It says, ‘we care.'" - Paul Rand

We completely agree with the wise Mr. Ran…

The Expectation of Design

​It used to be that in most areas of our lives, design was an after thought. Design was icing on the cake. However, times have changed.

Design is no longer "something extra". Design is an expectation. Not just good design, but a thoughtful and strategic design that creates a brand experience. This can take several forms – all the way from a logo, packaging, web, retail environment, customer service, your emails… I could keep going but I'll stop. The point is that your audience places grea…

I Fight For The Users

​Hate if you want to, but TRON is one of my favorite movies - both the 1982 version from my childhood and TRON: Legacy, the sequel released in 2010. There’s a lot to love about these flicks - the visuals, Daft Punk, and Sci-Fi glory; this memorable line, however, stands out in my mind above all else, “I fight for the users.”

Lately I’ve been wondering, “Do we really fight for the user?” In a typical web design and development project, are we consumed with usability or are we consu…