There may be a time when you just want to start from scratch and install a new WordPress website. This can be especially tricky if your hosting plan only allows one database. In order to reinstall WordPress, you need to delete the existing database so there is room for a new database to install. WordPress…
How does a designer come up with logo concepts? What if you can’t find the right icon to represent your company? If you are struggling with an icon to represent your company or brand you can always start with typography. Explore different font families that relate to the product or your brand. Then, if possible,…
How do you add a custom font on your website? It’s easy! Websites and apps rely on fonts for branding and user experience. A custom font can add that appeal that sets your design above others. We’re way beyond the days of Arial and Times New Roman used in the early the internet. Now, you…
Poster design proposal for the annual Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona.
“All things exist in interaction with other things.” – Malcolm Grear The Gestalt Principles, also known as the principles of grouping, were proposed by psychologists in the early 20th century to explain how humans naturally perceive visual objects as organized patterns. According to the principles, “objects or shapes that are close to one another appear to…
Here is how to use a Gallery in WordPress and have the image thumbnails enlarge to full view when clicked on. First, we’re assuming you know how to create a Gallery in WordPress. If not, simply search in the Block inserter for “gallery” or “image,” then click to insert a new Gallery. Then, Upload images…
Have you ever wanted to add Posts from a specific category or author on a Page or Post? Great news, you can do this with the newest versions of WordPress! While older versions required some PHP coding or the use of a Plug-In or Theme with the feature, new versions of WordPress that use Blocks…
Creating links is one of the most fundamental features of the World Wide Web (now, what we simply call the Internet). The ability to “hyperlink” or jump from page to page is what made the web so easy to navigate. Otherwise, we would have to rely on search engines or type the URL in the…
Nothing to see here – yet. Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter we’ve seen some crazy things happening. For one, the verification or “Twitter Blue” subscription became a must for professionals using Twitter. Some have started to pay the monthly (or yearly) subscription, and some have held firm against having to pay for an…
Something that has become super popular among web developers, marketers and website owners is upgrading websites with an SSL certificate. The SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) verifies with Google that a certificate has been purchased for the domain and supposedly helps with SEO ranking. You can tell a site is “secure” with a little padlock icon…