Articles Page 6

Our team had a set of defining characteristics and was almost ready to start redesigning cloudfour.com. But before we dived into element collages (more on that in a future post), we wanted to draw from a shared well… More

When we started redesigning cloudfour.com, I knew I wanted the entire team to feel a sense of ownership in the end result. To establish an inclusive design direction without designing a camel, we… More

We finally have the time to give our perpetual back-burner project the attention it deserves. And we decided we wanted to try something different this time. We’re going to redesign Cloudfour.com in the open! We’ve never done something like… More

It’s political season here in the United States, and it is great to see politicians taking technology issues seriously. Take Jeb Bush for example. His campaign has gone out of its way to highlight the importance of planning the… More

As a follow-up to my post discouraging the use of icon fonts, I recently wrote about the SVG icon process we’ve been using at Cloud Four. While most of the feedback I received was positive, some felt the… More

We have a couple of projects wrapping up soon and for the first time in two years, we’ve got openings for new clients. So if you’ve ever wanted to work with us, now is the time! In case you’re not… More

In 2008, I sat gobsmacked in Web 2.0 Expo session. The topic of M. Jackson Wilkinson‘s presentation was “Design and User Experience in the Agile Process“, and I literally couldn’t imagine designing that way. Fast forward seven years,… More

When I wrote about why you shouldn’t use icon fonts in your next web project, I had no idea it would spark so much heated debate and intense discussion. One recurring question stood out to me: How might one… More

Over the last few years, we’ve converted quite a few existing sites and applications to responsive web design. We’ve gotten pretty good at it so I thought I’d share our process. Not a full redesign Many of our clients have… More

We had the great fortune to help WalmartLabs convert their sites to responsive design, and it is always nice to see our clients get recognized for their hard work. Mini Kurhan and Olawale Oladunni, two designers at… More