You Get What You Pay For
Websites are no exception for the saying, ‘You Get What You Pay For.’ There are many ways of designing and developing websites. However, there are certain standards that come into play when designing and developing for the web, and anything outside of those standards are, unfortunately, a waste of money.
Toward the beginning of the year, we quoted a project for a prospective client who was interested in keeping the budget to a minimum while still offering a fair amount of features. After discussing the site as a whole we provided an estimate to handle the project, keeping in mind the budget that the client wished to stay within.
Check Your Spelling
Being a designer, it’s hard for me to look at billboards, advertisements, and almost everything of a design nature without creating some sort of opinion. Now the opinions can be good or bad, depending on the execution of what I’m looking at. I find it hard to flip through a magazine with tons of poorly designed ads and ignore the fact that the ads are poorly designed. ‘Design’ is so engrained in my life, that I look at everything with design in mind. It’s almost like imagining your life without your cell phone or car. Once you have the tools, they begin to make an impact on your life.
Canon T2i Video Test : Knoebel’s
We recently upgraded our digital SLR to the new Canon T2i which shoots full HD video. I cannot express how awesome this camera is. Not that our old Canon Rebel XT was bad or anything… but with the huge back screen, some modified functionality, and then the full HD video on top of that, it’s hard to not be impressed with this camera. Over Memorial Day weekend I took a trip with family to Knobel’s Amusement Park which is in Elysburg, PA. Knobel’s is a really old style amusement park where it almost feels like your stepping back in time. Regardless, I thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to take the new video functionality of the camera for a spin. After the break we have what we ended up with after mixing the video together and dropping an audio track on top. Other than that, we didn’t modify the colors or any of the video as we wanted this to be an accurate example as to what this camera can do.
The Vendor Client Relationship Spoof
A Web Copy Writer friend of ours sent along this video to us early this week. Essentially the video pokes fun at how some clients want all the glitz and glam in the world when it comes to their projects, but they don’t necessarily want to pay for it… This video takes a look at regular world situations like going out to eat, getting your hair cut, buying a DVD, etc. and what would happen in those situations if those conversations were presented. Please note, that not all clients are like this…
3 of Our Favorite New TV Shows
Every now and then it’s good to just sit down and watch some TV to give the brain a rest. This past year we’ve been resting with some really good (in our opinion) TV shows that are in their premiere seasons. So in the spirit of sharing, we wanted to share a couple of our new favorite shows on our blog. Cause hey, maybe you guys like them too… and maybe you hate them. If you do, tell us why!
