by Marty Merida | Oct 19, 2018 | Blog
What is the best way for UX Designers to work within a large set of teams? That is the question. The answer is not easy to come by for most and involves a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to unpack the answers. The 2-bit answer is to be as fluid as possible. If you can...
by Marty Merida | Oct 30, 2016 | Blog
In September, at the ATypI Conference in Poland—a sort of “who’s who” in the world of typography—the world was introduced to a game-changer for Web UX design: Variable fonts. A variable font is a single font file that behaves like multiple fonts. It...
by Marty Merida | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog
“Brutalism” is an emerging design trend that aims to disrupt the Web’s predictable aesthetics—to use slap-dash, rough, almost “handmade” HTML structures to rebel against the cozy, flat, and unremarkable designs of most new websites....
by Marty Merida | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog
A few weeks ago, I took my kiddos to Typhoon Texas—one of the best waterparks in the state, just outside of Houston. It was my first time there. I was floored. Typhoon Texas is a supremely well-oiled machine that can teach Web designers (like me) a thing or two about...
by Marty Merida | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog
Icons are the hieroglyphics of the 21st century. By replacing words with symbols—and thus using much less real estate—icons aim to make consuming info quick and flexible. But there are some inherent pitfalls when using icons… Potential Flaws in the Icon System...
by Marty Merida | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog
“Design” is probably too big a word. It comprises too many ideas, disciplines, and people to be a meaningful word on its own. For most of my life, “design” was something that companies farmed out to an ad agency or marketing consultant. But, lo! That paradigm is...
by Marty Merida | Mar 22, 2016 | Blog
Last week, we shared with you Five Ways to “Gamify” Your Website. Here are five more to chew on… Iterate, Iterate Again Every few months, many video games are updated automatically by the designers. New characters are added, new missions—and a...
by Marty Merida | Mar 14, 2016 | Blog
This is the first of a two-part series on how “gamification” can improve your website and online marketing efforts. “Gamification” has been the buzziest of buzzwords for awhile. The word means pretty much what it suggests: the application of elements of...
by Marty Merida | Mar 3, 2016 | Blog
You’re at a cocktail party. You find yourself in a conversation with a few Web designers. (You’ll know they’re designers because they’re either the most brightly or most monochromatically dressed people at the party.) You, however, aren’t a designer. You’re a...
by Marty Merida | May 15, 2014 | Blog
Client Background Verde Valley Myofascial Release is a hands on manual therapy and massage option for those who want to alleviate pain and work towards total body wellness. The company was formed by Robert Hendryx, LMT in April 2013 as a sister company to Hands On...
