It’s Things we like Thursday again and this week is a special treat! I can’t say much about the site aside from that it features a slick and simple design with a surprise at the end! (note: we probably wouldn’t recommend actually using Elevator.js on your site, but it was good for a laugh this …continue reading
Google will implement a dramatic change to its search algorithm on April 21, 2015. Zineb Ait Bahajji, a Google Webmaster Trends analyst, has said that the new algorithm will have a greater effect on a site’s ranking in Google search results than either Panda or Penguin. The primary result of the change is that it …continue reading
In partnership with some talented designers, who worked freelance on this project, Blue Sky Sessions launched a new website for Holland, MI based financial advisory Branch Capital Management. Through a collaborative process the Blue Sky Sessions team assisted in ensuring the design mockups conformed to modern responsive web design user experience patterns and handled converting …continue reading
We all like looking at pretty stuff and DKNG Studios makes some really pretty stuff. DKNG is a graphic design and illustration studio. Take a look at the quality of their illustrations and you will see exactly why they work with some of the biggest brands and companies. Their Work I am a detail-oriented person …continue reading
The team at Blue Sky Sessions was privileged to work with Hackley Community Care over the past few months to produce a new website to help connect them with their community of patients and supporters. Healthcare websites sometimes feel sterile and clinical, therefore we were excited to develop a website that is colorful and full of life …continue reading
It’s (belated) ‘Things we Like Thursday’ again and this week I am taking a look at Google Type – a “Collaborative typography project using select passages from Aesop’s Fables set to Google Fonts”. In days of yore, website typography was a thing of nightmares for designers. Your choices were few: Choose from a limited selection …continue reading
Manufacturing marketing often consists of specification sheets and little else. While specs are important, they aren’t very engaging – even to engineers. The days when a manufacturer could post product data sheets on the web and call it manufacturing marketing are long gone. Today, customers don’t have the time to dig through spec sheets to …continue reading
I often find myself trolling the internet looking for great web designs that inspire my own work. Earlier this week I stumbled on stonewoodconstruction.com.au by canvasgroup.com.au and immediately knew this was one that deserved some attention. In design school we are subjected to critiques. These critiques can be incredibly painful especially if one isn’t prepared and …continue reading
I enjoy great videos. So much so that I often find myself immersed on Vimeo’s Staff Picks Channel watching powerful, story driven, unique and inspirational videos, one after another. One key component to a great video is great music because it has the ability to influence our emotions and when used effectively in videos, music can help …continue reading
While some manufacturers shy away from discussing post sales service in their manufacturing marketing materials as a reason to buy their products, most customers consider this a valuable reason that sets one manufacturer apart from another. Make sure your service practices will stand up to scrutiny against your competitors’ practices. If they do, make it …continue reading
