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2015 was a great year for advancements in web design. We saw trends such as bold and new typography usage, subtle animations, more podcasts and videos, personalized illustrations and mandatory responsiveness. I don’t think we will see too many major changes in web design in 2016, but I do expect to see the current trends expanding.…
This is the last week of 2015, and I’m excited to end the year and start a new one. 2016 is looking great! But first, let’s talk about 2015. For us at Sumy Designs, 2015 was our best year yet! We worked on many great new sites, and we increased our skills and produced better sites.…
Monochromatic color schemes are colors palettes based on one single color by adding or subtracting shades and tones of the same color to achieve the desired look. These types of palettes are often used to create focus and attract attention to a design. Monochromatic color schemes can useful for web designs for a variety of…
Nobody wants their site to be hacked. But one myth that we need to let go is that there is something you can do that will make it 100% impossible for someone to hack into your website. There is nothing that is 100% effective. If there was a way to make your site 100% safe…
Every designer prefers to work with professional, high-quality photographs, but that isn’t always an option, so we designers work with the photos our clients provide. Often the photos are poor quality or of bad composition, and sometimes they are both. Below are a few photo examples that a customer might send for a design and suggestions on ways to enhance and combine them to create a more…
If you have a WordPress website, there’s a good chance you are using Jetpack. Jetpack is a free WordPress plugin that gives you a number of additional tools for your self-hosted WordPress site. You install it, and connect it to your WordPress.com account (which I know is super confusing) and then you can enable a number…
We offer more than just web design and development, we offer a wide variety of print and marketing services as well. We were pleased to receive these photos from long-time client, Mega International, of the trade show booth panels we designed for them. Attached are the pictures [of our trade show exhibit.] Everything turned out…
There are lots of e-commerce sites out there. You might have one or maybe you’re just thinking of having one. So here’s my question for you: What’s your USP? USP means Unique Selling Proposition. This is the reason that someone should buy from you, and not someone else. You’ll never beat the big online sellers if your…
This weekend I had the opportunity to attend the first ever WordCamp US. WordCamps are gatherings of WordPress users, designers, developers, and fans who get together to share and learn from each other. They are generally geographically based all over for people to find one in their area and are designed to be super inexpensive. Normally…
If used effectively, color is a powerful tool in design. Color can do many things, it can set a mood, add excitement or highlight areas of a design that need attention. Using a variety of shades and tones of one color from the color wheel will add even more impact. Using these types of colors in…
Tomorrow I hit the road for WordCamp US and I’m super excited. It’ll be my fifth WordCamp, but my first US one. It’s a big one, so I don’t really know how it’ll be different from the others I’ve attended, but I expect I will walk away with some new knowledge and new friends, and that’s…
We have seen it happen with our customers and Sumy Designs is living proof, if you blog regularly your website will escalate within the ranks of Google. If you are faithful, you will eventually find your way to that ever-coveted first page of a keyword search. It won’t happen over night, but blogging works and…
If you are thinking of getting a website, one of the questions you’ll face is about web hosting. What is it? Why do you need it? And where do you get it? Let’s answer these questions. First, what is web hosting? Web hosting is, in it’s most simple form, the storage space for you website.…
What is referrer spam? When you are looking at your Google Analytics and you see a bunch of referrals from places like “buttons-for-your-website.com” and “success-seo.com” or my new favorite “copyrightclaims.org”, what you are seeing is referrer spam. (No, nobody is filing copyright claims against you.) These are not legitimate people visiting your website. It’s basically…
1) You’ll reach a larger audience Multi-language websites are fantastic marketing tools. Being able to communicate to larger audiences will increase traffic and build relationships with new audiences. This is especially true if you have an e-commerce store, the more consumers you can reach, the more products you can potentially sell. 2) Because your competitors probably don’t…
There is no doubt that your website is the largest advertising vehicle for your audience. If you feel your website is in need of little pizzaz to spice things up, here are three easy ways you can create some online appeal without having to build an entire new site. Add a video This concept is…