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Tag: web design
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Web Design And Your Competition: How To Capitalize On Your Identity
At Imagine Monkey, we often get web design requests framed around imitating another company’s site. It’s understandable… people see something we like and, almost instantly, they think, “I need something like that!” All told, imitation isn’t a bad way to discover new things, expand your horizons and understand what is possible. But, like most things:…
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5 Tips For Modern Web Designers
The landscape in web development and web design has changed drastically over the past few years. With emerging technologies like Mobile Responsive Web Design and front-end JavaScript application frameworks like Angular and React – coupled with the slow decline of old-faithful tools such as Flash and Fireworks, the line between being a web designer and…
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Planning Your Custom Website
When it comes to your new website, the first thing that needs to be done is proper planning. As humans, we plan everything… we plan weddings. We plan vacations. We plan for dinner and for weekends. If there’s an important decision to be made, you can bet that it would benefit from a good…
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Web Design is Content Design
Occasionally, we’re asked to expound on the philosophy behind our web design process. Where does it all start? How do all of the ideas come together? In what ways is the design of a page influenced by the content it displays? These questions, though wildly different, all speak to the same philosophical rule that…
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Why Your Custom Website Needs You!
At Imagine Monkey, we believe that the best websites emerge out of an intense and focused collaboration between a web designer and their client. While we are confident in our abilities and know that we are experts in our field, only you are an expert in your business. You know, better than anyone, what…
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How to Choose a Web Designer
Beyond being the easiest way to determine the quality of your potential web designer’s work, their portfolio can yield quite a bit of useful information.
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Small Business Web Design, Part 3: Subject, Tone and Style
Before we get into this week’s installment of small business web design, I’d like to share a short bit of history… In the early 1500s, Pope Julius II commissioned the world’s greatest artist, Michelangelo, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo originally reluctant, took advantage of a conflict with France and used the…
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DIY Website Builders vs. Custom Web Design
As a business owner or entrepreneur, you may have realized that some sort of web presence — whether you own a brick and mortar establishment or an online store — is paramount to getting the word out about your business. And as someone who’s used to taking charge of his or her business, you’ve probably…
