New Research Says Smartphone Marketing Essential for Restaurants

by Admin

A recent survey released by market research firm Lab 42 highlights the increasing reliance that foodies place on their mobile devices when it comes to… read more

Design, Market Research, Web Marketing

Why We’re Not Afraid of Giving Away Our “Secret Sauce”

by kat

If you spend much time researching companies that do internet marketing, especially search engine optimization, you’ll discover something interesting. They often love to tell you… read more

Design, Front-End Development, Search Engine Optimization

A good user experience design can give you the right kind of reputation

by deanna

Of course I’m not talking about you…but people are, as a whole, lazy. Don’t make them think. Don’t stress them out. Make their experience smooth, painless & downright fun and you’ll have a customer for life. Bad or good you can bet they’ll post it on facebook, twitter, yelp & google plus before they step away from their desk. A well thought out user experience design can make sure you’re business is getting hype for the right reasons. read more

Ad Campaigns, Content Strategy, Design, Information Architecture, Social Media Campaigns, User Experience, Web Strategy

Finding the Website in the Pixels

by rob

I love being a right-brained person. But sometimes I envy the left-brained… at least when it comes to client-based work. read more

Design, Functional & Visual Enhancements, Logo Design, Web Design

3 Things Video Games Can Teach You About Modern Web Design

by kat

So here are a few things that I think my friends who design for the web can learn from the best innovators in game design. read more

Design, Enhance, Functional & Visual Enhancements, Web Design

The Art of Organization

by deanna

Makespace has not always been organized. We all know that in order for an agency to be successful long term; there must be order. There absolutely has to be an agreed-upon guideline for getting work in the door & out the door; on-time & on-budget. Not only does there have to be a process in place, everyone has to follow it for it to be successful. read more

Design, Information Architecture, Manage, Training, Web Design

When It Comes To Effective Web Design, Simple Wins

by kat

Much like a complex business website, an iPhone is an impressive and fascinating piece of technology. However, a design that’s more like a rotary dial phone–one that’s elegantly simple and easy to navigate–will be more likely to make your real business phone ring with new customers. Even if your real business phone actually is an iPhone. read more

Design, User Experience, Web Design

How We Roll: The makespace! Website Design Process Guide, Pt. 1 of 2

by mark

The process of website design and development is fraught with potential hazards. Miscommunication, failure to mitigate expectations, disorganization and their prolific and ugly kin can appear at any time of the road to building a successful web design experience. read more

Design, Discover, Enhance, Information Architecture, Manage, User Experience

Five ultracool HTML5 applications that will blow your mind.

by mark

Everybody loves a good old-fashioned list post. Today, we’re combining that blogging standby with the cutting-edge goodness of HTML5. Here are some sites/games/apps (HTML5 is pretty versatile for a markup language) we thought were pretty sweet. read more

Design, Enhance, Front-End Development, Functional & Visual Enhancements, User Experience, Web Design

How much impact does typography and color choice have on web users?

by deanna

Good design can be a highly subjective topic. After all, web sites with extremely ugly designs (I’m looking at you, Craigslist) are sometimes very popular. read more

Design