How to Improve Blog Traffic to a Lifeless Blog
You may not realize the impact of ghosting your blog. If your blog is dead, it might be time to reconsider your content marketing strategy.
C3D Staff Writer
Save Time With These Photoshop Shortcuts
Adobe Photoshop can do more things than most people will ever use or know. We all want to work faster, and keyboard shortcuts offer an easy way to do that.
Logo Design Basics
So you need a logo. You have your big idea, you have a name, you have a business plan, and you are ready to move forward with what will hopefully be your retirement plan. BUT, there’s a problem, you don’t have awareness. You don’t have a website for anyone to find information about you, and …
The Art of Kerning
Kerning is the often neglected art form of adjusting the space between letters of a word to increase the content’s readability. Learn more about how it came to be, and how you can learn to master kerning.
Understanding the Meaning of Colors
This is an update of an article originally from April 28, 2016. As a graphic designer and Creative Director, I always found it fascinating how something as simple as a single color can communicate so much. Color is a form of non-verbal communication. Every color has meaning and feeling that it evokes. Whether consciously or …
Graphic Design 101: CMYK or RGB Color
Color can affect your mood, what you think of a new brand, and even influence your buying choices. Getting the color right in your designs is crucial if you want to convey the right message. As a designer, it is essential to know when to use RGB or CMYK. You want to make sure your document color mode is set correctly depending on your project or you could spend a lot of time fixing improper color values.
8 Ways to Improve Your Website’s Usability
I recently had an interesting (polite way to say horrible) experience on a local business’ website. It was to say the least, a bit frustrating. I wanted to press the magical ‘X’ so bad. But, my natural curiosity took over.
Getting Your Website ADA Compliant
Not all disabilities impede internet use, but, as a business owner, it’s a good idea to know how easy or difficult your website is for people with limited abilities. And once you know, incorporate updates into your next website update. At C3D we can help you sift through the guidelines and design a site that’s …
How and When To Use GMB Posts
Did you know that Google is constantly reinventing search results to be more useful for users? The ultimate goal of Google Search is to decrease the time it takes you to find the information that you are looking for by gaining a deeper understanding of the intent of your query. In other words, Google wants …
Google Pixel 2 Camera Review
Shortly following its release, Dxomark called the Pixel 2 camera the “top-performing mobile device camera we’ve tested.” This blog post is an attempt to casually investigate this claim. While not as popular as Apple’s flagship phone, the Android-powered Google Pixel 2 poses an attractive alternative for anyone that is due for an upgrade. Here’s what …