The Importance of a Mobile Friendly Website
Having a mobile friendly website isn’t an option anymore; it’s absolutely necessary in the 21st century. Regardless of your products and services, users expect mobile friendly websites. If yours is not, don’t count on any mobile traffic! Since 2013, mobile devices have surpassed desktops in online retail, according to Internet Retailer. With nearly two-thirds of […]
New website design boosts MRI software firm
We recently partnered with Myocardial Solutions, an MRI software firm, to create a new website design and rebrand. The firm’s focus was to promote their Cardiac MRI analysis software while also educating. This informed our design approach. And because we are focused on listening to clients, we kicked off the project by zeroing in on key […]
Olympic Medal Designs Throughout History
All of the winners, in the Olympic Games, receive a gold medal in recognition of their great achievement. But have you ever wondered about the origin of the Olympic medal designs? Medals were not awarded to the winners in the ancient Olympic Games. First place finishers received an olive branch, which was meant to be worn on their […]
Recognition for our Innovative Web Design
Huge thanks to Linchpin SEO for selecting us as one of the most innovative web design companies in the Raleigh Durham area.The Linchpin SEO team travels to new cities across the U.S. to meet and research the best web designers and developers in those cities. Then, they compile a list of the most innovative designers and companies. They rate […]
Without a mobile-friendly website, you’re losing business
Is your business’s website mobile-friendly? If not, it’s important to tackle this issue immediately. Here’s why…over a billion people worldwide own mobile devices – including 58% of US consumers. Research shows that over 40% of those mobile users use their mobile devices to access the web, and half of those users will go online at […]
New Vision for Doug Brown Design – Getting to Know Your Business Inside and Out
Having paid my dues in a design agency environment, I realized that I could provide more value and personal attention to clients through operating my own design firm. No longer did I want my clients to be merely “accounts” but I wanted to form relationships with them and build trust. The number of accounts I […]
Celebrating 8 years!
It all started in the spring of 2007. We decided to take a chance and do our own thing. That’s when Doug Brown Design was born. We’ve learned a lot, met a lot of great people, and had the opportunity to work on some great projects. As we look back over the past eight years […]
Vivian Maier One of the Most Important Street Photographers of the Mid 20th Century
For decades Vivian’s work hid in the shadows until decades later (in 2007), historical hobbyist John Maloof bought a box full of never developed negatives at a local auction for $380. Great story and photos of an unknown photographer!
When to Update Your Logo Design
There are a lot of reasons to change your logo – and at least as many reasons not to. Some organizations change their logo just for the sake of change, because the new marketing director wants to do something to prove her value, or because a brand redesign firm persuades them that a pricy redesign […]
The Shift from Tell to Show: Images in Social Media
Social media has changed. First came the blog. In recent years, however, 1500 word blog posts have been largely replaced by short Facebook posts. Those have been overshadowed by 140 character tweets. Twitter has, in turn, been bypassed by Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube. We’ve moved from large blocks of text, to short bursts of texts […]
