These days it’s easy to find a low-cost option for your website if you are willing to build it yourself. But to have a beautiful, professional-looking website that will meet your business’s needs, you need a professional web developer and designer. But why? What can they do that you can’t? Trying to build your website...Read More
We often hear the terms web design and web development used interchangeably. Likewise, it can be difficult for someone outside of the industry, and even those within it, to know the difference between a web designer and a web developer. Is there even a difference? There IS! I recently asked one of the developers at...Read More
When you work with Iceberg Web Design, you are working with an entire team of website development and design professionals. But just who are these penguins who are hard at work helping you connect with your customers? Today, we are talking with our Code Penguin: Kari Sletten. As Iceberg’s VP of Operations and one of...Read More
One of the questions we always get from potential customers is, “How long will it take to build my site?” It can be a tough one to answer until we do some deeper digging. A website is never one-size-fits-all. Some take as little as six weeks, while others take up to 24 months. Today we...Read More
Early websites were text-heavy, with a few images sprinkled throughout the pages. Today’s websites have large, high-quality photos that dominate every page of your site. Finding the right ones are essential. Unfortunately, many people take shortcuts that are not in line with best practices. Here are some things to keep in mind when gathering and...Read More
This month, we are looking at some of the web design trends for 2020. In this article, we will focus on the visual design aspects of websites. “The 10,000 foot-view of these trends makes it clear that ‘web’ design looks more like traditional ‘graphic’ or ‘print’ design than ever. The amount of flexibility that designers...Read More
Heroes are one of the biggest website trends of 2020. They can help you make a powerful first impression. Not a superhero—a website hero! A hero is the first thing a user encounters on the homepage of a website. It usually takes up most of the screen space and has a minimal amount of text...Read More
“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” – Wassily Kandinsky Although Kandinsky may have been speaking about fine art, his wise words are true for those of us creating a branding masterpiece for our business. One of the most important elements of your brand is color. Not just any color, however, but color...Read More
Your website is one of the first places your potential customers will go to get to know you better. Is your website giving off a great first impression? Or, is it pushing your customers to your competitors? You have seconds to impress your website visitors. Around 40% of people will stop engaging with your website...Read More
Potential customers that visit your website won’t waste their time on poor design. In fact, it only takes 0.05 seconds for users to form an opinion about whether they’ll stay on your website or go. Even if you get past those milliseconds, 38% of people will stop engaging with a website if the content or...Read More
