50 articlesWeb Design from the [ice]Lair[/ice]
Our web design articles answer the questions clients ask us most: how much a website costs, how long it lasts, HTML versus a CMS, how to choose a web designer and how to plan a site that brings in customers. They’re written by the same team that designs, codes and hosts our clients’ websites.
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Web DesignTips
Built Your Website with AI? Here’s How to Launch It Properly
AI tools can draft a good-looking website in minutes, but getting it live, secure and working properly is a different job.
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Web Design
New Website for Waterloo CBT Clinic!
CryoDragon recently had the pleasure of working with a client in Waterloo, who was in need of a new website for their psychology clinic.
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Web Design
New Website for HP Gas MRI in Thunder Bay!
CryoDragon is pleased to announce the launch of a new website for Hyperpolarized Noble Gas MRI Laboratory at the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute of Lakehead University! Back in…
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Web Design
New Real Estate Website for Charlene Cardow (RE/MAX)
CryoDragon has had the pleasure of spending the last few months working on another real estate website and complete rebrand.
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Web Design
New Website for Ontario Labels!
CryoDragon recently had the opportunity to work with a well established business here in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.
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Web Design
Brand New Website for Waterloo Central Railway
Waterloo Central Railway is a not-for-profit, registered charitable organization operated by the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society (SOLRS).
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Web Design
New Website for Moonbeam Landscaping!
Congratulations to Moonbeam Landscaping on the launch of their new website: https://moonbeamlandscaping.ca! The team at Moonbeam Landscaping are professionals at seasonal property…
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CharityWeb Design
A Website for Baseball History Enthusiasts
About a year ago, CryoDragon had the pleasure of working with the Centre for Canadian Baseball Research (CCBR) on creating a brand new website for their not-for-profit corporation.
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Web Design
Lucky Life Beauty Gets a Makeover!
Our first beauty and glam website! CryoDragon had the pleasure of working with owner Jenna Johnston on a logo redesign and website revamp for Lucky Life Beauty, a professional luxe hair…
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Web Design
New HERLE Shop for Premium Goods
Over the past few months, the CryoDragon team has been working hard on creating a brand identity for an up and coming local business: HERLE Shop.
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Web Design
New Website Launched for Thesis Printing!
We recently launched a new website for PageforPage.com, a division of Kitchener’s Lehmann Bookbinding that focuses on thesis printing and binding for graduate students around the…
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Web Design
A New Website for Mount Forest Mini Storage
CryoDragon recently launched a brand new website for Mount Forest Mini Storage in Mount Forest, Ontario. We had the pleasure of working with the owner of this self-storage company to…
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Web Design
RE/MAX Real Estate Website for Sarah Miller Launched!
Over the past few months, CryoDragon had the pleasure of working with Sarah Miller on her new real estate website.
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TipsWeb Design
Top 5 Web Design Trends of 2018
Designs of all types are constantly changing each year, and sometimes, each month! This is true in the fashion industry, and even more so in the web design industry.
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Web Design
The Pros and Cons of Website Pop-Ups
Back in the days, pop-ups were considered a nuisance. Not only were they in your face when you browsed the web, but there were a lot of pop-ups, many associated with spam or clutter…
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Web Design
Health E-Counselling Launched!
CryoDragon had the pleasure of working with Health E-Counselling to develop a new website for their online counselling services! Online and virtual counselling have become a very…
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Web Design
New Website for Shield K9!
CryoDragon has launched our newly developed website for Shield K9 under the domain presaguarddogs.com! Shield K9 is a Puslinch-based protection dog trainer and breeder, selling trained…
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TipsWeb Design
7 Signs You Need a New Website
Technology is changing rapidly. Every few years, new inventions come out due to technological advancements.
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Web Design
Is Custom Web Design Worth It?
Let’s face it. There are a lot of websites out there, and almost every business has a website nowadays. But when it comes to getting a new website design or redesign for your company…
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Web Design
New Site for Gemcast
CryoDragon had the pleasure of redesigning a logo and website for Gemcast. They are a company that offers custom refractory solutions.
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TutorialWeb Design
Domains vs. Web Hosting?
At CryoDragon, we are regularly asked what the difference is between “Domains” and “Web Hosting,” so we thought we would give some basic information on this subject.
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Web Design
New Website for Biophysical Society of Canada
CryoDragon is pleased to announce the launch of the Biophysical Society of Canada’s new website! We had the pleasure of working with the BSC’s Executive Team to revamp their website and…
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Graphic DesignPrint Design
When Should You Use RGB vs. CMYK Colour Models?
As web and graphic designers, it is absolutely crucial to know what the difference is between RGB and CMYK colour spectrums and be able to choose when to use which for a specific…
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Web Design
Should I Choose POP or IMAP for Email?
For those who don’t use webmail and use an external mail client such as Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird, you will be faced with a choice in how you gain access to your email through a…
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BusinessTips
Concerning Issues in the Web Design Industry: Part 2
Last week, CryoDragon presented some concerning issues in the web design industry that we have noticed since our launch.
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BusinessWeb Design
Concerning Issues in the Web Design Industry: Part 1
Ever since we started our website design business, CryoDragon has noticed some concerning issues that have plagued a number of our clients.
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Print DesignWeb Design
Is Website Copywriting Important?
In web design, copywriting is a crucial part to search engine optimization, user experience, and brand awareness.
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TutorialWeb Design
Child Themes, Parent Themes and Framework Themes
Every WordPress website has a theme, whether it is a purchased template theme or a custom web design of your own.
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Web Design
The Dangers of Cheap Web Design
Who doesn’t love a good deal? Every business is on the search for a great bargain when it comes to spending money.
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Web Design
The Importance of Responsive Web Design
With the increasing popularity of mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, it is now very important that websites are responsive and mobile-friendly.
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ReviewTips
How Web Colour Design Talks to Our Emotions
For those of us who can see, colour plays a crucial role in how we perceive the objects and scenes we look at.
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BusinessTips
What’s Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
With so many websites on the web nowadays, it’s easy for a website to become lost in the ranks of all the others.
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BusinessTips
Cost of Web Design in Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge in 2016
Last year, we wrote a post about how much website design costs in Waterloo Region. This year in 2016, we want to elaborate on that and give more insight into what is involved in the cost…
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ReviewTips
Great WordPress Login Customizer from TeslaThemes
This post is a review of the free Login Customizer plugin from TeslaThemes. For those of you who don’t know, WordPress is the most commonly-used website content management system in use…
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TutorialWeb Design
What is the Difference Between Website Design and Development?
For those who aren’t in the web design field, the two terms “design” and “development” get mistaken for each other quite a bit.
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TipsWeb Design
Navigation Menu is Crucial to a Great Website
Have you ever visited a website and gotten really confused? How about not being able to find something? Maybe you were looking for someone’s contact information and there just wasn’t a…
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BusinessTips
How Long Should a Website Last You?
So you have a website. Is it time to get a new website or a redesign? How do know when time’s up? The answer is that you don’t.
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BusinessTips
10 Essential Questions to Ask Your Web Designer
Websites are quite the investment, and you want yours to be exactly as you want it to be. When you’re looking for a website designer, or web designer, you’re probably going to look at…
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TipsWeb Design
Too Much or Too Little Text on a Webpage?
How much text should you actually place on your webpage? It’s been an ongoing debate, and there are two clear sides: the “short side” and the “long side”.
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TipsWeb Design
Best Website Designer in Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge and Surrounding Areas?
When you’re looking to get a new website, you might type the following search terms into Google within your area: “best website designer waterloo”, or something along those lines.
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Graphic DesignTips
Never Use Graphics for Text!
In the world of search engine optimization, we want to be sure that viewers and search engines can read our websites with ease.
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Web Design
Two-Factor Model for Website Design and Evaluation
How do we evaluate websites? How do you evaluate them? Everyone has different criteria and preferences when it comes to design, but which ones are the most important? And what if you…
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Graphic DesignTutorial
What’s the Difference Between Various Digital Image Files?
We’ve all encountered JPG (JPEG) and PNG images before, and most of you will have heard of or know a bit about TIFF, EPS, vector images and some others.
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Web Design
A Look at Websites with Bad Web Design
Back in the early and mid-nineties, websites were a new thing. Not a lot of people knew about them, and they didn’t serve much of a purpose.
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Web Design
Why Your Website Should Cater to Your Clients and Not You
Web design is considered an art, and everyone has different opinions in this topic. I may look at a particular website and think it’s creative, while you may look at it and think it’s…
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Web Design
Websites, the 24/7 Business Card for All to See!
As many of us in business have learned, an attractive and easy to use website is a must for company growth.
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Web Design
How Much Does a Website Cost in Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge and Surrounding Areas?
How much does a website actually cost in 2015? That’s a great question, because there’s no real answer to this.
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Web Design
DIY Website Builder vs. Professional Web Designer
So it’s time to get a new or updated website. The first thing you ask yourself is whether you want to do it yourself or hire a professional to design the website for you.
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Web Design
What a Good Website Should Have
We found a nice article describing 20 things your website should do and 5 things it shouldn’t for small business.
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Web Design
HTML vs. CMS
When deciding what kind of website you want, you should factor in the pros and cons of both an HTML website and a website that runs on a content management system (CMS).