Best web design company in Pittsburgh. Well, who can really say that, right? What I can say is that my clients are very happy with what I create. My 37 reviews on Google will attest to that fact. https://bit.ly/3YY7l6f Our process is professional and agile. Before I...
S.E.O is about WORDS guessing assuming or knowing the keywords that a user will type in or say into their phone to find your business. There are a few essential parameters that should be considered when doing a great SEO (Search Engine Optimization) job. First if your...
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Get a Cutting edge Website for your New Business! I am just like you. A small business trying to make it in the tough, competitive world of my niche'. Although I knew one thing, I'd had to be findable online if I wanted any kind of success. There is no thick book of...
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There are a variety of tools available that I use for analyzing different aspects of a website. Here’s a breakdown of some popular tools, categorized by what they help me to analyze your site: 1. Performance and Speed:Google PageSpeed Insights: Provides insights into...
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In this digital era, the secret to impactful advertising is to connect with your audience where they spend their time online. The emergence of diverse platforms has transformed a multichannel strategy from an option to an imperative for brands aiming to broaden their...
Seeking my Bachelors Degree | I am on my way to get my professional degree in Graphic and Media arts at Southern New Hampshire University-(SNHU) online . Basically a graphic designer. So far I have gotten all "A's" and one "B." I am seeking to improve my skill set in...
What I do as a graphic designer is practice my skills in Illustrator and Photoshop by making creating logo primitives. Trending applications of logos are not to be literal as in Starbucks not using a bean for their logo or Nike not using a shoe. Not to knock a literal...
You probably heard the sentence "Content is king." What this refers to is words. It will always be king- your word content- because that is what people use to search the Internet. With that in mind, what does this have to do with blogging? We don't know the true data...
Wow, what an awesome event that has returned is the "Butler County Community College Art Show." My fellow students and I put together our analog portfolio with some, like me displaying a digital portfolio. The seniors were given the privilege of using the main lobby...
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I used tools in Illustrator, file-place, create outlines from text, the erasure tool, gradient tool, envelope , shapes, text effects, slider,videos, and adobe stock images.
Well it is almost time for me to go back to school to complete my Graphic Design degree. I only need two books this semester for five classes. Electronic Art & Design II-Illustrator, Electronic Layout & Design II-InDesign, Design Organization II, Intro to...
Many business owners are not sure where to start when it comes to building a website. This is why we offer website consultation services. We will help you determine the best platform for your needs, how much time you should set aside each week to maintain your site,...
Get reimbursed for lost money from identity theft and coverage of legal representation. You also get anti-virus protection-BitDefender. I came across this ID protection after I found out my bank account had suspicious activity! This plan had a better value than a...
I have a premium account with LinkedIn. This allows me to take extensive niche' related courses to my new career. These will augment my formal studies at Butler County Community College, with my present associate degree as a Website Development specialist and my...
My printer observed that I didn't have my top level domain, the dot Pro at the end of my domain name. She suggested that me advertising to make websites and not having that was odd. That I wanted people to call instead of Googling my domain. So I updated it...
I created this beautiful logotype for my new client. My Graphic Design course is paying off!
The Real Power Drill PictureMy present progress of a technical drawing of the power drill We have to re-create a picture using Illustrator. We had to pick from six picture of our choice. I choose a power drill. This is not my final submission (4/29/2021) The...
Applied Media Art & Illustration class. This project is about consistency and progression. Subject matter should not change from panel to panel and all 4 panels should form a cohesive narrative. I used colored pencils, templates, matte frame and labeler. It is a...
We had to squeeze all this given text into section to make a fictitious newsletter with given book picture. First we had to create the name plate/ masthead and configure this newsletter with a given logo. I used File then "place" for the book image and fit them...
We had to create a tri-fold brochure for a fictitious pre-school. The teacher gave us the text and pictures. The dark green one is the outside and the puzzle pieces one is the inside. I used paragraph styles, text boxes, copy & paste, image place tool, direct...
These are my present skills in web development. I honestly assessed my skills after getting my first degree as a website development specialist, and my current journey to get an associates degree in graphic design. One being good, two being very good and three being...
We had four subjects to pick from. I choose insects for this college class for Illustrator. I used the symbol tool, ellipsis tool, line, rectangle tool, rounded rectangle tool, Pantone color swatches, direct selection, the reflect, rotate tool, pathfinder, width tool,...
I created a few logos for my client to view. I used Illustrator with type on a path, gradient tool, neon brushes, reflect tool, direct selection tool, type tool, extrude & bevel, font tool, color swatches, elliptical tool, rounded rectangle tool and stroke and fill.
We get to have some fun in this college class project in Electronic Art & Design(Illustrator.) We have to create an abstract "landscape." I made a Cloud City. We had to use; Brush tool, Brush Panel, Ruler Guides, Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Swatch...
This is my final submission for class in Electronic Layout & Design 1- which we uses InDesign. The specs are; page size 6w x 7h, a minimum of a 3/4 margin for the text, 2-Pantone colors only or one Pantone and black, our own graphic made in Illustrator, tab use,...
Working on a trademark project for my Graphic Design class, Electronic Art & Design. Which two would you submit to the teacher? I used my subscription to the Adobe Stock images for many of the vector images. I made the shield border myself and the image in the...
As web developers or website designers, we get request from some prospective clients that will find this article helpful. I will explain what to ask us and what we should be asking you. Your Domain or Domain name-This identifier is in the URL (uniform resource...
Recently I got ask on Nextdoor, the value for a business of having a website versus getting it known by "word of mouth." The value of a web presence in one word is "visuals." Visuals as in both text, videos and images. Your service or products are able to be...
Three of these books are the text books I will need January 19th 2021 to start the second semester at achieving a Graphic Artist degree. The top left one titled "Beautiful Web Design" I bought myself to hone up on the basics of making websites. During the holiday...
Thinking about re-branding my mark.My thoughts on the iconography are: The progression of the quarter circle to a full circle means building as in building a website, plus the stroke weight increases, the colors from being red in the books to being in the black means...
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In my Creative Thinking class for my Graphic Design associate's degree we had to make a fake blog post seven in all from a fairy tale and make the traditional villain a good guy . I choose Peter Pan. I made mine look like a real blog with Word.
I had a drawing class this semester for my Graphic Artist degree. These are in blacks and greys and white and colored charcoal. I'd like to hear which one you like the best. I am to pick my own creation as my final exam grade but can't decide.My next semester has a...
Well I am on my way to the mid-term of my first semester in college to get a graphic design degree. I think I have some great creativity and a good "eye" artistically. Though my teacher is assessing average in my grading, I have 3 more semesters to go and will just...
I am at my office today finishing up a project for my graphic design class. We are to pick a topic and draw pictograms or pictographs of that topic. I choose college courses. This degree will be a valueable tool I can use in my career as a website development...
I got a new client. His stamp business is located in Butler, PA.
I can do it! It will look awesome and function the way you want it to.Plus with my SEO knowledge I can get you on the second if not the first page in searches. I presently work very well with Joomla! if you need a website with a database. I also have personal...
Fourth week as an Graphic arts student Boy is it getting harder and a bit confusing. Mrs. Allen is a strict and by the book teacher. On the blackout poem I thought I did an excellent job. She gave me a "C." That class is creative thinking which I am great at. Though I...
Well this was my second week of classes at the Cranberry location of Butler County Community College. I met one of my teachers last week a Mrs. Allen. I have her two classes.Creative thinking and Design Organization.I was online last week with my second teacher a Mr. ...
Made a professional email address: Websites@Darrensites.Pro. Plus created an email signature for outgoing mail.
Registered to take Graphic Design at the Cranberry location of Butler County Comm. College location, starting August 24th, 2020. Looks like I'm getting a head start huh?
Gregg, my mom, and I went to the drive-thru commencement ceremony yesterday 8/1/2020 at Butler County Comm College to formally get my diploma as a Website Development Specialist. I also was the featured picture on their Facebook page!
I have decided to go an easier path with Divi templates. This is not to undervalue my past work, I will use those tools of course to fix websites I get from clients that want their site amended. You can see below pictures of websites that I have made and other...
I graduating from college! Now it is time to explore this exciting world of website design. Though I have a degree as a Website Development Specialist I have enlisted again at Butler County Community College for a degree in Graphic Design. Someone comment that...
Maintaining a perfect grade of 4.0 has gotten me on two honor societies.The Row chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and Kappa Beta Kappa.My GPA also got me on the President's list.
This is more of a presentation resume' to potential clients rather than a regular job-seeking resume' that one would normally see. It was part of a job readiness class at Butler County Community College, so I made it useable and non-fiction.