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Are Web Design “Best Practices” More Dangerous than Informative?
Posted by: Kristin Anderson
October 26th, 2010
Having grown up with a mother devoted to the field of early childhood development services, I’ve lived my entire life around the term “best practices.” It’s also a phrase we hear often at PixelMEDIA, and a concept that’s central to the approach we take in our work. With how core “best practices” are to our philosophy, I often wonder how it’s possible that some of these concepts that we take for granted can be so easily overlooked on the web, even on websites by established, reputable, talented companies.
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PixelMEDIA launches pro bono website for the Working Dog Foundation
Posted by: Kristin Anderson
January 25th, 2010
PixelMEDIA is pleased to announce the redesigned website for the Working Dog Foundation, the fundraising organization for the New Hampshire Police K9 Academy. Knowing PixelMEDIA’s track record of helping non-profits, and hoping for support from one of their community neighbors on Pease, Chairman Mark Ericson approached PixelMEDIA’s cofounder and CEO Erik Dodier, for pro bono website consulting, design, development, and hosting services back in July of 2009.
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The goal of any good web firm should be to provide clients with the best possible online face to the world. Notice, however, that I use the term “best possible”. The reality is that we as developers, designers, information architects, content strategists, account managers and project managers, are often limited by the budget, particularly in this difficult economy. While a $100,000 website redesign might be off the table during tough times, “small victories” in key places can happen as part of the regular support and maintenance of your website, and often have a big impact.