Brandon Swonger /
Design
Overview Looking back over the past century, we see huge strides in technology…and its impact on the art world. Advancements in technology have changed how art is made, conceptualized, viewed, promoted, accessed, studied, experienced, shared, and invented. The process of creating art has seen new opportunities by merging the analog and digital worlds. We’ve […]
Brandon Swonger /
Design
Overview We find timeless inspiration from the minds of creative legends. Valuable lessons learned help inform and educate us as we continue to solve problems for our clients through design. Let’s keep those creative juices flowing! We’ve collected our top 20 quotes about creativity and design from some of the most insightful minds. “If […]
UpTrending /
Design / Marketing / WordPress
Your website is never going to be perfect. Sorry. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your website is never going to be perfect because there are no perfect websites. There aren’t even finished websites… They’re ALWAYS a work in progress no matter how many times you tweak the colors or slightly […]
UpTrending /
Design / Marketing
How do you take a company fresh off a $50M series A that has been growing 25% quarter-over-quarter to the next level? This is the question that Steve Hall, VP of Marketing at CloudCheckr faced as the company entered 2017. CloudCheckr, which makes cloud computing easy for companies like NASDAQ, Lockheed Martin, Intel, NASA and […]
UpTrending /
Design / Development / Marketing
Building a great website is an iterative process. It is never done. So even though we increased on-site conversions for ShipHawk by 84% last year by creating an agile and persona-driven website, we still were still looking to make improvements and boost conversions. You’re never going to have a 100% perfect website, but you can […]
Emily Nyaz /
Design / Development / Marketing
You know having a great-looking website is important, but what’s the point of the site if it doesn’t help you win more business? Yep– your website needs to sell. A sharp B2B website not only looks great, but also drives traffic and leads. Whether you’re building a new site or want to optimize an existing […]
Emily Nyaz /
Design / Development / UX
As we enter the year 2017, we here at UpTrending are looking forward to embracing some of the latest and most effective trends in web design that are pushing new boundaries in the area of user experience. While there are a few web design trends we have no problem turning our back on, there are […]
Brandon Swonger /
Design / Development / UX
Prototyping has been used in engineering and industrial design to validate concepts and build better products for decades. Today’s web designers are using prototypes to create better user experiences and it’s pushing the envelope of how we use the internet in exciting new ways. Whenever we set out to create something, we tend to have […]
Emily Nyaz /
Design / Development / UX
Web design trends come and go. Flash, anyone? As technology improves, the web goes ever more mobile and user experience becomes the focus, these trends are evolving a heck of a lot faster these days. While we can all agree that page counters, scrolling marquees and pop-up windows are dead and done, there are quite […]