Helpful articles about web design, development, and marketing.
This time of year while decorating for the upcoming holidays, our minds start to focus on the ornate. Something about the winter season gets our hearts all aflutter thinking about the shimmer and shine of silver embellishments. Which is why this month we are focusing on sophisticated and detailed ornate fonts perfect for those holiday […]
Fantastical is a Mac OSX based program that allows you to easily add items to your calendar in natural language input. Fantastical’s natural language engine is expressive and intelligent so you can write in your own style. Fantastical automatically recognizes the location of your event and can even invite people from your Address Book to the […]
More and more businesses are reaching their customers online through their websites and the increasing number of social media outlet’s available. Managing your business’ online reputation is important throughout the year, but it is especially crucial during the holiday season if you have a retail business. This month, we’re looking into the best ways to […]
The goal of your website is to turn visitors into customers, so your search rank is key. This document is intended to help educate you further about the different aspects of SEO. Very few web design companies do SEO and very few SEO companies implement a complete strategy when it comes to SEO. Before attempting […]
We love Halloween! It’s the perfect excuse to get creative with some fonts full of horror. This month we are showcasing some of our favorite fonts that are the perfect accessory to a goulish design.
At Alt Creative, we handle social media for both clients and ourselves. It can be overwhelming. That’s why we love Hootsuite! Hootsuite is a web-based social media service that allows you to schedule and monitor all of your social networks from one dashboard.
When asking a customer to do something – buy a product, sign a service contract, visit your website, etc., the most effective means of getting them to actually do it is to ask. The same rule applies to online actions. Slick marketing pages and cleverly worded status updates are much less effective without a call-to-action. In this article, we’ll discuss some creative ways to implement a compelling call-to-action.
A picture is worth a thousand words. This month we are highlighting some of our favorite symbol fonts to help your design say exactly what you need it to.
At Alt Creative, we understand the need for an easy-to-use content management system. We’d struggled with CMS platforms for years – we’ve tried Joomla, Drupal, Mambo, and more. But WordPress is hands down our favorite. Here’s why…
As a web designer, I get all sorts of logos from clients and their partners. Some are great, some are good, and some are downright unusable. As a graphic designer, I am often tasked with creating logos and using them in print pieces. I’ve learned that sometimes the hardest part of creating a logo is educating the client on what makes an effective logo.
