We would like to welcome another new client to EIS. Junk Ninja located in Kennesaw, Georgia. Junk Ninja Junk Removal offers a variety of junk removal jobs. They work all over the Atlanta area providing trash removal for local residents and businesses. If you would like to find out how we can help you get rid of your junk give them a call.
We welcome our new client Atlanta Die, Inc. Since beginning operations in 1984, Atlanta Die has provided steel rule cutting dies and associated tooling for the paperboard, corrugated, plastics, label and gasket industries. Their employees offer over 236 years of experience in the Folding Carton and Commercial Printing Industries including sheet fed, hand fed and web fed die cutting, stripping and blanking as well as structural design and mechanical packaging applications.
Royal Carpet Cleaning is a Family Owned & Operated Business. They have been established in the cleaning service since 2001; However they have been entrepreneurs in service for many more years.
The world of Web design moves quickly, and as always, it’s in a designer’s best interest to stay ahead of the curve. If I suggest something to clients it isn’t because it is the now but because it will be the NOW. The Confluence of Design Despite having more design options and greater technological flexibility, most Web designs are starting to mimic each other. How many times have you seen a homepage with a big, bold, yet simple white text on a darkened or blurred-out background? It is ridiculously common. Is it because people prefer to copy old ideas rather than come up with new ones? Is it because it’s simply the most effective design from a marketing perspective? The answer to both questions is probably yes. Either way, enterprises will face a difficult decision to either run with the crowd in the established grooves of Web design or go it alone in some bold, new direction. Long Scrolls When I hear clients request no scrolling I am always confused. Especially with your home page being your most important page of your site. Folks will scroll much better than click so think about that a bit. Thanks to the ease of scrolling on mobile devices, long scrolls have cemented their position as a necessary web feature. This feature stands to become ever more popular. Increasing Minimalism This is been a dominant theme in design for the past several years, but especially on the Web. Phrases are getting shorter, navigations are getting narrower, pages are getting smaller in numbers, and images are getting less obtrusive and more suggestive. Saturated and Bright Colors I am not talking about colors that will hurt the eyes or cause reliability issues. Colors are my thing. If I suggest colors vs. the colors you are wanting to use it is for a reason. I am always thinking about what the majority will like not what one person will like. Friendlier Loading Options Nobody likes to wait for a page to load. Page loading times can not only negatively impact Google search rankings, but also ensure visitors leave without accomplishing their goal. Less Dependence on Clicks Clicks used to be the ruling force in the world of Web design. Getting a user to click on a website element was akin to securing a real interaction, meaning a site was effective in this specific instance. Which takes us back to Scrolling. Love the scrolling vs. the clicking. Social Media Icons Must have on every website. I could go on and on about this but the fact is every business needs to be on social media. Don’t have time? Make time. There are online scheduling services you can sign up for.
We can effectively design, build and even manage PPC marketing campaigns for Locksmith companies to help generate consistent locksmith leads for your business. Your website design is more important that your physical location when making first impressions. 81% of US internet users are using search engines to make spending decisions. Is your website outranking your competitors? Investment in SEO & Online Marketing produces 8x greater ROI than traditional advertising.
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The ‘flatter’, the better As predicted in our 2014 blog, flat design has become a big hit since Apple’s launch of iOS7 in 2013. There is a lot to be said for honest, simple design and nothing says it more than the use of clean, raw shape and colour. I think there is still room for an even flatter approach with more impact and solid shapes to come throughout all things design. Less really is more, which leads nicely into our next trend prediction… Get in shape! Shape is beginning to come to life in the form of icons, logos, backgrounds and repeated patterns in both web and print. From subtle elements such as bullet points and sliced corners to the more impactful die-cut brochures and background patterns, it looks as though things really are shaping up. Custom illustration & interactive animation We are currently submerged in large, crisp, photographic backgrounds and banners. It seems that bigger is better, especially when it comes to web design. Volvo’s website is a prime example of this with a large background image and overlaying menu and text, which as a designer, I think has become a bit of a cop-out. However, the biggest problem with this large, photographic image trend is that it has become so widely adopted making it very hard to be original. No matter what colour and contrast tweaks are made, it is still the main ingredient of the design and no more original than the last. It is because of this that we predict an increase in custom illustrations and interactive animation in the hunt for originality. Typography The infamous designers’ default font, Helvetica, has become something of the past! Typography has become quite a skill, particularly in logo design as we see more and more customised fonts being introduced in order to represent a company’s brand as accurately and uniquely as possible. The majority of logo design today consists of just one piece of typography, which often serves as both the icon and the brand name. From hand-drawn decorative pieces of art to the subtle modifications of an existing font, typography has become a much bigger influence in branding than ever, and we love it. One of the greatest improvements in typography has been with the wide range of web fonts that are now available, largely thanks to Google Fonts. Designers are no longer constrained to the likes of Arial for compatibility with the web, which can only mean one thing… more scope for creativity! Colour The Pantone ‘Colour of the year 2015’ has been announced as Marsala. Pantone have said: “The impactful, full-bodied qualities of Marsala make for an elegant, grounded statement color when used on its own or as a strong accent to many other colors”. This fits perfectly with the trend that is currently unfolding; rich, bold, intoxicating colours. A good example of this can be seen in current interior design trends which illustrates where we might be heading… back to the 80s! Retro is not a thing of the past Retro influences continue to evolve. The only difference is that we may be shifting decades and leaving the more vintage 50s, 60s and 70s to progress to the more colourful 80s and 90s. Notable influences include early computer games, pixilation, vibrant colour and shape and a more common use of intergalactic background images such as stars, galaxies and colourful waves of light. Watch this space!… A graphic design agency needs to think ahead. Here, designer Simon predicts some trends that will develop during 2016.
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Your design is a person’s first impression of your business. this is your chance to show in a glance who you are and what you do. Users can’t tell what your company does instantly upon seeing the site and header. The site has any kind of intro, welcome, or “splash” screen. 25% of users will leave a site immediately upon landing on an intro page. The site uses any animated gif’s, auto-play video, scrolling or flashing text or marquee. Use of pop-up windows. Music or any other audio automatically playing (unless you are a musician or have an entertainment site). Clashing colors or excessive number of colors. The site requires you to scroll horizontally on a 1024 screen to see it all.
Sometimes we just want to be frugal and save money. We wonder, if we can save some money and get the same product, then why not do it? Well with web design, this rule can lead you to get a bad product or even worse, LOSE MONEY! Do not despair, there are also benefits of a having a cheap web designer. So let us see what the advantages and disadvantages of hiring a cheap web designer for your business or blog. First, Let us Look At What Makes a Good Web Design (see image to the right) Domain Name Advice & Service Hosting Advice & Service Tech Purpose Layout & Color Site Map Content Audience Advertisement Pop Up Message Attractive Design Buttons Background Images Easy Navigation Unique Fresh Optimized Cross Browser Compatibility Screen Resolution Social Media Typography Registration Tracking & Analytics Provide Security Footer As you can see, a lot of things go into making a good web design which are usually incorporated by good web design companies. Whether it be incorporating social media, tracking analytics, or good layout colors. Now this shows what actually has to go into a website, which is a lot of work. Now imagine how much work that would take to incorporate every single one of those elements. This is where a cheap web designer comes in. So let us look at the disadvantages of having a cheap web designer. Disadvantages of a Cheap Web Designer: 1. You Get What You Paid For If you are buying a cheap product, chances are that it will not be build with quality. It will break, not last long, and may be even harmful. In the case of a spending $100-$200 on a cheap web design by a cheap website design company, it means that you will get a mediocre website because you did not compensate the web designer enough. Remember, this is PROFESSIONAL WORK, therefore it should be treated with a professional price. When you pay little for professional work, you are going to get a website that functions poorly, does not have any search engine optimization, and is destined to turn your viewers away to go somewhere else. Little pay for a web site will usually get little work done to it, at least the amount of work that you paid for. A cheap web design service is not always the best way to go, especially for your business. A website is kind of like an investment, you put more money in and you get more money out! So think twice about getting a web design cheap from some place online for $100. 2. A Cheap Web Designer Will Usually Not Give You A Return On Investment A cheap web designer will usually put enough work that you paid him to do, therefore it will be the bare basics. When it comes to web design, the bear basic are not enough. You need search engine optimization, which will get you to the top sports of Google and in return drive TONNES OF TRAFFIC to you website. You also might not get a responsive web design which will cater to the needs of people searching for your website on a tablet or mobile phone. This will hurt your chances of getting traffic, sales, and a return on your investment from your website. Advantages Of A Cheap Web Designer: 1. Having Saved Money If you do you a lot of research for a honest and cheap freelance web designer that can create a great website for you for a good price then you might get lucky and save money. This is especially true if you don’t plan to use your website for major traffic, just local traffic. 2. Finding a Diamond in the Rough Hiring a good web designer cheap can mean that you just found a contact that can help you build other websites. This is important and can be a tremendous help to all your friends. So if you look hard enough, you just might find a diamond in the rough. In the end, Hiring a cheap web designer can be a bit risky and give you a low return on your money.
