Archive from 2012
Introduction to Adobe Creative Suite (Part 1)
While working with our nonprofit and university clients we’ve discovered that many of them have Adobe Creative Suite (CS), but aren’t really sure what the various applications are for and aren’t aware of all of the ways Creative Suite can make their tasks so much easier. Some tasks, like opening files and saving them in a different format, aren’t very complicated. If you know how to do these types of small things—as well as a bit about how graphics work — you can save time and money by by handling them yourself instead of involving your designer. (Not that we don’t love the work!) Read More »
LimeRed Studio welcomes Demetrio Cardona-Maguigad as Strategic Design Director
I've known Demetrio for years, as a highly professional, thoughtful, smart and knowledgable colleague. His love for learning, doing good and online communications, combined with his honest, down-to-earth approach makes him a huge addition to the LimeRed team. We're excited to get started and see how we can make a big difference together. Read More »
The Loud, the Critical and the Hoarders: Types of users in online communities
We were recently tasked with developing a highly custom online forum. It would be a place where people would spontaneously create content and commentary about articles elsewhere on the site. Our would supply big topic buckets and the audience would fill them. Our client also wanted to include a low paywall for anyone wanting to comment or create. Read More »
Responsive Design - the Good, the Bad, and the Absolutely Spectacular
If you haven’t heard of Responsive Design yet, you probably will soon. Responsive Design is a way of building websites that can be viewed on multiple devices of varying screen sizes. The number of people surfing the web on mobile devices has skyrocketed over the past couple years — I’m not exaggerating. Read More »
CMS overview — What we use and why
There are a number of Content Management Systems (CMS) out there. We tend to use three of the larger CMSs, ExpressionEngine, WordPress, and Drupal. Each has advantages and disadvantages, and each works best for certain types of sites. Occasionally there is need for a custom CMS, which always come with their own benefits and drawbacks. In the end, it’s all about what your site’s goals are, who will be maintaining the site, and what kind of functions the site needs. Read More »