Posts by: Julie Melano

Fresh, bold graphic design services offered in-house alongside all your web needs!

20Oct

Fresh, bold graphic design services offered in-house alongside all your web needs!

Did you know? In addition to providing top-notch website, software and mobile app design, Caorda also provides a wide variety of graphic design services, from print design to logo design and end-to-end brand identity development. Because we specialize in digital […]

16Mar

By Julie M.

Does Your Logo or Brand Need a Makeover?

Is it time to breathe new life into your logo, or your whole brand? There are many reasons why companies refresh their brand. If you’ve been in business a long time, you already know how situations arise involving growth, change […]

25Aug

By Julie M.

Untangling the Website Design Process

There’s a lot more to website design than meets the eye. From the moment a website project is proposed, to the day it flies out the door, design and marketing determine the direction of the website. This is based on […]

27May

By Julie M.

UI Design: A Magical Three-Ring Act

When it comes to designing a killer user interface (UI), I like to think of it in three parts (or acts): the design, the functionality, and the user experience (UX). Carefully calculated user interface design is involved in all three, […]

Web Sight: Designing for the Visually Impaired

13Nov

By Julie M.

Web Sight: Designing for the Visually Impaired

Is your website optimized for all types of eyesight? There’s more to designing a useful website than meets the eye. We tend to forget that there’s a huge audience on the web who don’t see colour and contrast in […]

12Jul

By Julie M.

5 Reasons Why Content Design Matters

First impressions matter. A lot. The single most important factor of a successful website is the layout of its pages. Without a great layout, you run the risk of your users finding it irrelevant – or not captivating enough to […]

14Sep

By Julie M.

How we Read the Web

In the late 90’s, we started seeing the first studies on ‘how website users read web content’. What they discovered is that we don’t. Instead of carefully reading information, website readers typically scan it. And since then, as smartphones have […

Microinteractions: Enhancing Visual Experience on the Web

1Mar

By Julie M.

Microinteractions: Enhancing Visual Experience on the Web

How we process and use online information on our phones and tablets changes how we design websites. Increased web viewing from mobile devices, and the trend towards responsive design, pushes designers to find ways to maximize web experiences for everyone, […]

The Mobile Menu: Do We Relish the Hamburger?

24Nov

By Julie M.

The Mobile Menu: Do We Relish the Hamburger?

Hamburgers. They’re everywhere. But we can assure you that this article has nothing to do with your favourite fast food sandwich. The grade-A issue we’re referring to here is the ‘menu list’ icon (or ‘hamburger’ icon) commonly found in the […]