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Development

Rethinking Themes: Embracing Atomic Design with Gutenberg

February 17, 2020  • 
Subjects:
  • Design,
  • Development,
  • Web Design,
  • WordPress

When designing WordPress themes, one of the biggest challenges stems from a core component of WordPress itself: the ability for site owners to change, modify, and build new content themselves. After all, modern web content needs to be flexible and… Read More

Cheat Code, Combo, or Power Up? Why We Use Someone Else’s Code

May 1, 2017  • 
Subjects:
  • Design,
  • Development,
  • Web Design

It may seem like a person setting up their first website has very little in common with a seasoned developer who’s built custom sites, WordPress themes, complex data architecture or even committed to an open source project. However, we are… Read More

Pixel Imperfect: A Practical Approach To Responsive Design

February 4, 2017  • 
Subjects:
  • Design,
  • Development,
  • Web Design

With seemingly endless new ways to browse the web, we know that responsive design is here to stay. But how do we adapt the traditional design process to flexible screen sizes, device-based restrictions, and multiple use-cases without feeling like we’re… Read More

Make The Logo Bigger: Becoming The Client Your Developer Loves

November 1, 2015  • 
Subjects:
  • Development,
  • Project Management,
  • WordPress

No matter who you are, everyone seems to need a website, and that often means hiring a designer, developer, or agency to do some work for you. But how do you communicate about something that is outside your realm of… Read More

Motagues & Capulets: Ending The Feud Between Designers & Developers

July 25, 2015  • 
Subjects:
  • Design,
  • Development,
  • Web Design

Building anything for the web is a daunting task. Not only does one need to wrangle code languages, information architecture, data relationships, visual appeal, brand & messaging, browser / resolution support, but there’s also times when the biggest challenge is… Read More

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