3 Steps to writing a great RFP
We get A LOT of RFPs for web design and development work. Most of them are terrible. Here are three super easy steps to making sure your RFP is great.
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Three neat things we learned about first-time website visitors
Weve done a lot of user interviews for the various sites weve made. Yes, every user is different and every site is different, but were seeing common themes in user behavior, especially when someone first visits a site. Usually they are looking for something specific, or they are making comparisons with other sites so you’ve got to act fast and communicate your message fast!
Discovery Process: 23 Questions to ask when starting a web redesign project
Most people want to jump in and start designing a website when they think: Hey, we need a new website. That is really the fastest way to make sure you are going to burn up all of your time, bust your budget and burn out. (I honestly didnt plan for all of those to start with B.)
Looking to Redesign Your Website? Dive Into This
We recently had a client that asked us to help figure out why their users were not clicking through a call to action button at the bottom of a landing page and leaving, even though users spent a good amount of time on that page. We had some ideas. But first, we had to test these ideas so we asked users, why?
3 Rules we will never break. And a few times when we broke them.
I think about rules a lot. I own a business, Im soon to be a new mom, I have people to manage and clients to keep happy. Some rules just work: Say thank you, be on time, use really cold butter when making pie crust.
In my own life, Ive never been one to follow arbitrary rules or listen to authority just because someone said I had to. Ive quit jobs, had many run-ins with authority figures the list goes on. So over the years Ive created for myself a company and a career where I can do just about anything I want to do.
Rethink and redesign your e-mail newsletter, ideas to get you started
Here at LimeRed Studio, we love food and we love eating out and trying new things! But what interests us even more is finding inspiration for our design work with nonprofits. So while we think about and savor new foods, we also think about peoples behaviors and what motivates them to choose to engage or interact and how it is influenced by the presentation of information and visual elements.
5 Steps to using your creative intelligence to get unstuck
Whether youre trying to solve ongoing day-to-day problems or the most complicated design issues on a whiteboard, many times its unavoidable to simply hit a brick wall. Here’s a 5-step process to get unstuck.
LimeRed Studio welcomes Demetrio Cardona-Maguigad as Strategic Design Director
I’ve known Demetrio for years, as a highly professional, thoughtful, smart and knowledgable colleague. His love for learning, doing good and online communications, combined with his honest, down-to-earth approach makes him a huge addition to the LimeRed team. We’re excited to get started and see how we can make a big difference together.