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My Current Web Design Job will be Obsolete…Kinda

There are great resources out there for small businesses and start-ups to build their own websites.  There are templates and content management systems that are easy to use and look great.  Sound like if companies can build their own sites, graphic designers won’t really be needed?  Yes and no. Yes. For some companies, they just […]

Anatomy of a Website Redesign

As a web designer, it’s crazy that we’ve had the same site for years without an over-haul.  We’ve always gotten compliments on it, so we’ve just been revising and adding to it as it is.  Finally, enough is enough. What is wrong with the old site Sure in 2005, this was the state of the […]

Don't Make the Mistake of Looking at Successful Branding if You are a Start-up

Designers and marketing experts all bow down to Nike, Apple, and others due to their great branding that has lead to their success…Don’t make that mistake. The logos we all know and love are not the logos companies had as successful start-ups. Apple’s original logo was Newton sitting under a tree. Nike was a brand […]

Chicago Graphic Design Firm

Chicago graphic design firm.  Chicago marketing firm.  Why repeat “keywords” online?  It’s called search engine optimization or SEO for short.  Chicago graphic design firms and chicago marketing firms are keyed into these terms as the will drive business to your site.  As you can see, I’m repeated the terms chicago design firm, chicago graphic design […]

Why do you have a career page on you website if you aren't hiring?

I’d advised clients to put a “careers” page on their websites even if they aren’t hiring.  Why would you do this?  Why do you want job hunters calling you just to turn them down? The answer is simple…The page is for potential clients, not really for job seekers.  I want to work with a company […]