Case study: Urban Igloo site redesign

We recently launched a complete site redesign for Urban Igloo, a DC-based apartment finder that helps connect landlords and renters. We have been working with Urban Igloo on marketing and backend systems development for some time so we had a firm grasp of their...

Form vs. function: a false choice

Good web design uses visual elements to enhance ease-of-use (usability) first, while being pleasing to the eye and conveying an appropriate personality second. In many years of detailed metrics analysis and testing, we have seen that trendier or more visually creative...

Making Sense of the Mobile Web

In the past few years, mobile web browsing has exploded with the introduction of devices such as the iPhone. This growth has companies everywhere scrambling to come up with ways to adapt to their customers’ rapidly changing information needs and to leverage the...

Are all websites created equal?

As business owners are sometimes surprised to learn, the costs and effort associated with developing online functionality like a web storefront or online property listing system are far more involved than creating a simple “brochure” website that only tells people...