Nowadays Encryption has been getting more and more attention. With so many server attacks being done every minute, we need a solution to prevent our clients data from being used maliciously. Gravity Forms Encryption Gravity Forms is an awesome plugin for WordPress. However, it doesn’t come with an option to encrypt the data when it… Read More »
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Designer + Developer, not Designer vs. Developer
Here’s a post from one of our code geeks, Brian who is affectionately known as a “unicorn” around here because he’s skilled in both development and design. While I was doing some research on designers and developers working together, I found that most of the information out there is about how designers and developers don’t work well together. Most… Read More »
10 Developer Tools We Can’t Live Without
Hello, PHP-ninja Jeremy here again! A few weeks ago, I posted a blog about my 13 Favorite WordPress Plugins and got a lot of questions about what other types of tools I use to make my job easier. So here it is, my top 10 list. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but excellence of… Read More »
Design & Identity in the Business of Fashion
It’s springtime and with the warmer weather (sporadic here in the PNW) comes spring fashion. To celebrate our newly-renovated historic downtown building, Gravitate hosted “Couve Couture”, a bi-annual, one-night only fashion event highlighting local apparel design talent. “Vancouver, Washington has fashion designers?” you ask. Why yes we do! And quite a few. Including Bravo! Network’s… Read More »
Sensible Website Options for Sensible Startup Businesses
Frequently, one of the first tasks a startup undertakes is a website build. Good idea, because it’s the marketing foundation for most businesses. However, don’t blow your entire marketing budget on it—just as Rome wasn’t built in a day, neither is a typical startup website. A website is a continually evolving business tool, and you… Read More »
Mixing Analog and Digital Workflows
To mark the opening of our newly renovated space, Ryan Mowery, (designer, digital illustrator, and freestyle rapper) created three 24” x 36”custom prints for the entryway of the kitchen. Here are his thoughts on how and why he made them. Ink to Wood Everything is digital now. Everything. Most companies are going paperless, and processes… Read More »
3 Heinous Website Mistakes Startup Businesses Make
Kudos to all those entrepreneurs out there—you’re energetic, inspirational and essential to a healthy business ecosystem. But for fledgling organizations, enthusiasm can backfire when it lacks perception, resulting in a dramatic failure to launch. Agencies are approached regularly by aspiring business owners who jump into a custom web design project too quickly. While a website… Read More »
Solid Advice on Writing for the Web: Part Two
Part 2 of 2: How to have your writing found on the web If you build it, they won’t just come Now that you’ve used Part One to create inspired, easy-to-digest, compelling piece of original content, it would be nice if people actually read it, right? While the Field of Dreams mentality may work for established… Read More »
13 Lucky Plugins for WordPress Developers
We hope that you enjoy reading this much anticipated post from Gravitate’s PHP Expert in Residence, Jeremy Wilson. Here’s a mostly unordered list of my favorite plugins that help me out when developing WordPress themes/websites. I’ve been building custom themes and websites in WordPress for several years now, and I’ve grown not to trust plugins in… Read More »
Three Factors to Increase your Online ROI
Would you hire your website? Your website is not a brochure; it’s a dedicated, always works overtime, multi-tasking sales person. It responds to interaction, makes pitches, reaches out to people looking for answers, and is often your brand’s first impression with a potential customer. If you’re like most business owners, the end goal for your… Read More »