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About: Bunch Media
Hi, I’m Jackie. For those of you that follow my blog, I often talk about my graduate studies and things I’m learning. From visual design, web design, UX, and more. But I’ve never introduced myself and what I do. I’m a photographer, videographer, multimedia specialist, and graduate student. I graduated from Keene State College with…
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5 Fool-Proof Methods to Drive Traffic to Your Website
Do you need an increase in web traffic? Or perhaps you don’t have much traffic at all. Of course there are many new systemic ways to drive traffic, such as SEO, image optimization, and the like; but we can’t forget about the older, fool-proof methods. Let’s take a look at five strategies to help bring…
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Why Responsive Design Matters
The way we access and interact with the web has vastly changed over the last decade. With the advancement of smartphones, designers had to change their websites to be accessible on smaller screens. Web designers had to find a way to adapt their websites for various desktop resolutions, tablets, and mobile devices. Creating separate versions…
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Image Optimization and Why You Should Use It
If a web page takes more than 3 seconds to load, almost 50% of visitors tend to leave that site. According to Khatkar, image optimization is the only solution to this problem. From attracting visitors to reducing site load time, image optimization is an important part of building a successful website. If a web page…
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HTML5 Semantic Elements: Explained
HTML was originally created as a language to describe documents on the internet. As the internet has evolved, HTML has also changed. Very quickly, people wanted the web to start looking nicer. The web wasn’t initially built to be designed, it was built to share documents. Programmers started using hacks to get elements laid out…
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Code for Beginners
Have you ever worked with HTML before? This was my first time! If you’ve never edited code, it’s actually easier than you think. As long as you learn the rules, and stick to them, anyone can learn how to read and edit basic code. Want to learn some basics? Keep reading! What is code? Code…
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WordPress vs. Hand-Coding
When building a website, there are three approaches to choose from: A Content Management System(CMS), HTML Editors, and Hand-Coding. Which option should you choose? Well, it all depends on your experience with web development and your desired outcome. Let’s look at the options. 1. Content Management Systems (CMS) A Content Management System is a web…
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What Goes Into Web Design?
Does your website need a renovation? Do you need to make a website from scratch? Web designers follow a 6 step process to ensure their designs are successful. As I re-design The Marina Restaurant website, I’ll inform you on the “how to’s” of web design. From project goals to delivery, here’s what you need to…
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5 Ways to Improve Your Website
It’s easy to get hung up on aesthetics when making a website, or any design. You might ask yourself, “What colors should I use? Where should I put my logo?” But good web design is more than that. Whats the key to a good website then? The short answer is UX. User Experience According to…
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Is Blogging Dead?
Is Blogging Dead? “Blogs are so 2001!”, replied my boss when I told her that I’ve been writing them. “Yeah, she’s right”, I thought. But the more I’ve read and written them, I realized, they’re far from dead! Got a wilting houseplant? What do you do? I’ll bet you’d Google “how to save my plant”…
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