Web Design Musing

Website Hosting – Your Digital Rent Space

December 13, 2019 | Category: Archived, Digital Marketing, SEO, Web Design Musing, Website Maintenance & Security

If you’ve ever wondered how to set up a website, understanding what it means to “host” your website is a good starting point. Web hosting is what allows you to post your website onto the internet. A web host provider is usually a business that provides the technology and service to allow this process to […]

Parallax Web Pages: The Pros and Cons

December 20, 2017 | Category: Archived, D4 News, Featured Posts, Internet & Marketing Trends, Trendspotter, UX Design, Web Design, Web Design Musing

Even if you haven’t heard of parallax web pages, you’ve probably come across them before. Parallax effect refers to the way a website’s background is displayed in comparison to the foreground. This style of web design has become very popular in the recent years. To many, it presents a modern, contemporary feel that makes any […]

Launch Day – Solar Explorer in Real-Time Tracking the Eclipse

August 21, 2017 | Category: Archived, D4 News, Featured Posts, Web Design Musing | Tags: Solar Eclipse

Launch day is here! Track our GoPro capsule as it flies to 100,000ft to capture the eclipse. Here is today’s schedule: Launch – 10:47am MDT Eclipse first contact – 11:11am MDT Full eclipse – 11:26a – 11:28am MDT Eclipse last contact – 12:50am MDT Recovery ~1p MDT after 90mins of flight time. Estimated flight path: […]

Website Design For Restaurants

March 31, 2017 | Category: Archived, D4 News, Featured Posts, Web Design Musing | Tags: restaurants, web design

Designing a website for a restaurant requires a very particular set of design skills. You need to capture the essence of the restaurant, make the menu easy to find and read, and most importantly, make people hungry! Let’s use a website we have recently launched for a local restaurant, Butcher’s Kitchen Char-B-Que. Imagery is so […]

Mobile Responsive Designs Vs Mobile Apps

August 4, 2016 | Category: Archived, Featured Posts, Internet & Marketing Trends, Web Design Musing

We have had quite a few clients come to us with questions about mobile responsive designs and mobile apps. As such, we wanted to share with you some of the differences between mobile apps and responsive design and explain which of the two might be best for you and your business. Mobile Responsive Design A […]

Designing websites for seniors

July 31, 2016 | Category: Archived, Web Design Musing

The internet landscape is full of all kinds of people and while older generations are considered late adopters of technology, internet use is on the rise in younger seniors. In fact, many seniors under the age of 75 are adopting internet usage faster than the general population, and once they begin using it, the internet […]

Search Engine Optimization and Content Management Systems

May 23, 2016 | Category: Archived, Featured Posts, Web Design Musing

Websites with content management systems are traditionally some of the best for SEO purposes. With a content management system you can quickly and easily create content that will help you rise in Google search rankings. In addition, we develop content management sites to automate some of the tedious tasks related to SEO. They also allow […]

One Client’s E-Commerce Story – From Concept to Reality

October 16, 2015 | Category: Archived, D4 News, Featured Posts, Web Design Musing

Our process; it really can’t be summarized in a minute long video but we wanted to give a glimpse of how we work and what clients expect when they work with us. We’re a dedicated team of experts with experience and time-tested solutions that produce results. Results that build businesses, drive traffic and generate sales. […]

Marketing to Specific Audiences

July 1, 2014 | Category: Archived, Web Design Musing

There are a number of choices a designer makes when developing a website. Every decision influences the image of the company and communicates a specific message to their potential clients. This is one reason why at D4 we pride ourselves on our ability to target an audience. We take the time to understand what details […]

How to Send Us Your Content

June 16, 2014 | Category: Archived, Web Design Musing

As the client, you play a very important role in the development process. You know your business inside and out and it is this experience that will make your part in the design so valuable. During the design phase and into the building stages of designing the website, your designers will begin asking you for […]

Logo redesign and vectorization

March 5, 2014 | Category: Archived, Web Design Musing

Logos are a big part of a brand and image for a company, which is often more important than the product they create or service they provide. Occasionally a company will come to us with a logo that was created long ago and, as time passed, the original logo files were lost or were never […]

Roller Kingdom Video Advertisement – Thoughts?

April 27, 2012 | Category: Archived, Web Design Musing

Reno’s infamous Roller Kingdom skating rink is about to get some attention, but is it the attention Roller Kingdom was looking for? The recent YouTube video done by Rhett & Link called “Say NO to Crack, Say YES! to Roller Skating,” is funny, no doubt. But is the message it is sending good for business? […]