Artistic Music Video Series: Stop Motion Animation – Part 2

Posted: July 15th, 2010 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: General | View Comments

We decided to split each of our Artistic Music Video Segments into 2 parts, to make for slightly better reading. Please view the first Stop Motion Animation post here. Read the rest of this entry »


You’re Not Selling To Yourself: The Importance of Understanding Your Target Audience

Posted: January 21st, 2010 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: Client Resources, General | Tags: , , , | View Comments

It is the case more often than not, that a client comes to us and does not understand how important it is for their designs to target a specific group of people. We are asked to make changes to appeal to the client, with no consideration of how those changes will affect the design’s ability to carry out its mission, which most of the time is: To effectively bring in new business.

Of course, there are some who understand their target audience inside and out and ask for changes based on the knowledge of their target audience’s preferences and needs. The target audience of this article is obviously not those people. Read the rest of this entry »


MinaChang.com: Nominee for Site of the Year!

Posted: December 15th, 2009 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: Announcements, Design, General, Web Design | Tags: , , | View Comments

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We are pleased to announce that the website we built for musician Mina Chang (minachang.com) has been nominated for Site of the Year at CSS Creme. The site was built entirely in WordPress and was a last-second project, so that makes us extra happy that it’s getting the great responses from the design community.

Oh, and, of course, be sure to support us and cast your vote!


IQMZ: 7 Ways to Ensure Satisfaction With Your Website

Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: Announcements, Client Resources, General, Web Design | Tags: , , , , | View Comments

I’ll be writing entries for IQMZ.com now, also, as they are a sister company of ours. Our good friend Owen JJ. Stone aka @OhDoctah runs Inquiring Mindz – a company focusing on community, branding, and social media. I kicked it off with a post entitled “7 Ways to Ensure Satisfaction With Your Website.”

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5 Ways to Get More Out of Your Money With Your Design

Posted: November 11th, 2009 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: Client Resources, General | Tags: , , , , , | View Comments

Investing in design is always pretty expensive, and it’s never a good idea to cut corners in pricing. You do get what you pay for, and the lower the price, the lesser the quality is going to be. If you go with a low quote, you’ll also find that you will not receive as good of results, and you may need to be skeptical of some of the business practices behind the designer you’ve chosen.

So what can you do? Here are some suggestions to help your money go a little further and really get results.

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Finding Inspiration

Posted: November 2nd, 2009 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: Design, General, Graphic Design, Inspiration, Web Design | Tags: , , | View Comments

Of course, there are inspirational design galleries online. But I’ve found that when I am designing for one medium, it is more useful to look at inspiration in other mediums. For example, if one is designing a website, it would be more beneficial to go outside for a walk, or go to an art museum, than to look at a website design gallery.
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Camp Creative Group: ‘Beauty’

Posted: October 13th, 2009 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: Announcements, Design, Inspiration, Web Design | Tags: , , | View Comments

It’s one thing for us to say that we make beautiful websites that our clients fall in love with, but it’s another thing entirely when we get to hear other people say it. Of course, it’s not always so easy to pass that along to our readers – however, today we have had the honor of receiving a fantastic design critique from wecritiquedesigns.com.

We’ve been listed on several design galleries (such as thebestdesigns.com and cssheaven.com) and even favorited on many, featured on some, and chosen as an “editor’s pick” on w3csites.com (a site that only accepts your design if all of your files validate completely). We were even featured in an article about lighting effects on Smashing Magazine, which was pretty exciting in and of itself.

But none have brought me the sheer joy that this review brought me. It is expertly written and just to see that people really do “get” the design and why it is the way it is, well, that just makes all of the hard work worth it.

The Camp Creative Group are a design agency who live by the moto “Fall in love with your design” and it is their very own website that I have fallen in love with.

To read the review in it’s entirety, visit wecritiquedesigns.com.


Four More Mistakes To Avoid On Your Website

Posted: October 10th, 2009 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: Design, Web Design | Tags: , , , , , | View Comments

A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about Six Mistakes To Avoid On Your Website. I decided to follow it up with this article with five more mistakes that, if made, will be detrimental to your business. Again, seeking advice from an expert is always your best option. Choosing a professional can be a difficult task. Please refer to my articles pointing out Signs of A Good Designer and Reasons to Be Skeptical of Your Web Designer. Read the rest of this entry »


10 Reasons To Be Skeptical of Your Web Designer

Posted: October 1st, 2009 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: Design, General, Web Design | Tags: , , , , , , , | View Comments

We’ve talked about things that you should avoid on your website, and the importance of finding a designer that knows what they are doing. But how do you know? What are the warning signs that so-called “web designer” could be a fake? I’ve compiled a list of flags to warn you to stay away from that web designer you may be considering, or, worse yet, already using. (Thanks to @AnnEvanston for the idea!) Read the rest of this entry »


Design Process: IQMZ.com Logo

Posted: September 28th, 2009 | Author: Sarah Camp | Filed under: Case Studies, Design, General, Identity and Branding | Tags: , , , , , , | View Comments

Owen JJ. Stone, AKA Ohdoctah, wanted to take his company Inquiring Mindz to the next level, so he came to us for a complete logo and branding solution. We are currently working on his website redesign to complement the logo that we created.

The IQMZ.com identity needed to be something intriguing, something different, something that would really set his company apart from other Social Media enthusiasts. Read the rest of this entry »