Archive for the ‘web design’ Category

This post is to help you answer a question we’re frequently asked: “How do I get my website to the top of Google?” My short answer? Forget about the search engines and start thinking about your customer. To understand why, there’s a quick story for you, a list of fundamental questions you need to consider [...]

Ten weeks after starting at Bluewire Media and I am starting to feel like I have some clue about the crazy world of web. If you asked my colleagues they would still call me a rank amateur but in my head I am moving ahead in leaps and bounds. I have always been an avid [...]

We all want a beautiful, unique, functional website for our business but many of us have no real idea what it might cost to get one. While not always fun, talking dollars and cents will act as a reality check on the scope of your website design project. Whether you’re building from scratch or upgrading [...]

And the winner is……… The winner of this year’s Bluewire Media Award for Web Design is Tyler Alberti for his photography portfolio website. Here’s what Tyler had to say about winning the award: “As a freelance photographer and graphic designer, I have always been an advocate for self promotion and marketing. My first point of [...]

Capital Finance got in touch with Bluewire Media to give their tired, static website a refresh. Initially we were engaged to only do a CSS re-skin of the existing site but it then turned into a full blown rebuild, including a CMS, after we managed to highlight the benefits of having the website in a form that the Capital [...]

Another year of uni is nearly through – it’s time for grades, grad shows and going on holiday. In aid of the holiday budget, why not show off your web skills for the chance to win $500 through QUT’s Bluewire Media Prize for Web Design? To be eligible, you must be a student at QUT. [...]

What are wireframes and why does my project need them? If you’ve ever done a website project with us, you’ll know all about wireframes! They’re the black & white skeletons of a website that show where all the content and features will go before we delve into colours and images. They help us make decisions [...]

Ever wondered how cool if would be to have 95,907 web designers at your service?   What about if you only had to pay one and only if you liked their work? Welcome to crowdsourcing.  It’s a new phenomenon enabled by the web & one that is proving very popular! The idea behind it is that you [...]

6 Crucial Social Media Tips for Traditional Media – Mashable If you’re used to traditional media like newspapers or television, here are some tips for how to use social media. Read how to share value-filled content, curate conversations about your brand, engage audiences, promote your presence in social media, customise users’ experiences and track everything! [...]

Have you ever heard of or seen the “the long tail” below? It’s a statistical phenomenon that has been popularised by Chris Anderson to describe the impact of the web on the business world. I’ve just finished reading the updated version of his book called “The Long Tail” (surprise surprise!). To quickly illustrate the “Long Tail” [...]