Archive for the ‘design’ Category

In a Child’s Path Farm Preschool

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Alphabetix was fortunate to be able to work with In a Child’s Path farm preschool near Sandy, Oregon on a website that includes great features like both public and private blog posts and a private calendar. In a Child’s Path is an entirely different preschool than what you’re used to. It is based on teaching [...]

Ahhh… New Year Resolutions

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Yep, even as a business, we have resolutions, or rather, goals for the New Year. With each goal we set, we aim to provide our clients with great service. So, what’s on our list?

The Importance of Website Navigation

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

How your website is navigated is often overlooked when you’re focusing on the aesthetic of your site.

Why Your Website Isn’t Working for You

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

In an ever-digitizing world, it seems like every Tom, Dick, and Harry has a website.

Name That Logo

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Part of a great marketing strategy is branding. And, if you’re branding your business, you better make sure your brand is recognizable.

Websites & Color – Color Tests

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

We’ve spent some time looking at web design and color. Now it’s time to test yourself.

Websites & Color – Color Tools

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

There are a ton of great tools that you can use to help you build color palettes for your website.

Websites & Color – Color Palettes

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Once you understand the basics of font color choice and the psychology of color, picking a color palette can be a lot of fun.

Goodbye Comic Sans

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

If you are tired of seeing Comic Sans font in your browser, there is a solution.

Know Your Fonts?

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Think you are a font-smith? There are ways to test your infinite knowledge.

Websites & Color – Browser Safe Colors

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

We’ve been exploring the relationship between color and website design. One issue with color that is unique to the web is
the use of browser safe colors.

Websites & Color – Text Color

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

We’ve been exploring how color affects the usability of websites, from the meaning of color to color psychology. Another important factor in choosing your color palette is the color of text.

Websites & Color – Color Psychology

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Colors are can be separated into groups depending on how they make you feel. There are three basic groups of colors: cool, warm, and neutral. Picking the color group for your website should be based on the feelings you want to invoke. Also, consider using colors from each of the groups, to give you site balance.

Websites & Color – The Meaning of Color

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Before you pick the colors for your logo or website, consider what the colors you choose mean and invoke in people. Depending on your target market, colors can mean different things.