Picture this: You’re relaxing at home, maybe hanging out with friends, maybe working on a project. You need to look something up -- where to buy a product; when a new movie will be released; how to complete a task. Chances are, your phone is within reach, making it convenient to pull up a mobile browser and look for the information you … [Read more...] about You Don’t Need a Mobile App: How and Why to Make Your Website Fully Responsive
Website Design
Horizontal Opt-ins with Genesis eNews Extended
Here at brandiD, we frequently get compliments on the styling of our horizontal opt-in areas. These are the call-to-action areas that we build, usually under the opening website banner on the homepage or in the footer of every page on a website. It's a nice way to provide a sign-up form without taking up a lot of space, but almost none of the … [Read more...] about Horizontal Opt-ins with Genesis eNews Extended
Everything You Need to Know About Favicons
What is a Favicon and Why Do I Need One? Favicons or Favorite Icons are small, square icons that are used to identify a website in a tab or a favorites list. They are unique to each website and can look like just about anything. They are usually a small version of a company logo or another icon that matches the company or personal branding. Using … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know About Favicons
Custom CSS and Parallax for Rainmaker Landing Pages
We were recently asked to help build a landing page in Rainmaker with some fairly specific requirements, including a parallax background effect. We knew going in that this platform was still very young and offered limited functionality for landing pages, but we've always been a fan of projects where we have to think around corners to make something … [Read more...] about Custom CSS and Parallax for Rainmaker Landing Pages
What’s responsive? What will my site look like on mobile?
There are a lot of different ways to approach mobile websites: mobile themes, mobile sites, apps, responsive design, fluid design, and more. So what's the best approach, and how can I be sure that it's going to work for my users? We're glad you asked. :) Different approaches work well for different applications, but for most of our websites we … [Read more...] about What’s responsive? What will my site look like on mobile?