As promised a few weeks ago, we have been busy making some changes and updates to the GetCreative website. The newest change is the structure of our web design portfolio. We work hard to ensure that each website portrays the needs and desires of our clients, and we wanted our portfolio to reflect this. There is still plenty of eye-candy, and some additional information about each project to give some insight into our design process.

Previously our online portfolio consisted of two columns of website screenshots and a link to each page. Now, each item in the portfolio contains the client name as well as a brief description of services provided by GetCreative. On the right of each description is a screenshot of the design, with a link to the live site. This new look offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at each project in our portfolio, describing each website from conception to execution. Take a look around the new portfolio and let us know what you think!

I’m excited to show off some changes here on the GetCreative Web Design site. ‘The cobbler’s children go barefoot’ no more…or however that saying goes. It can be so easy to put off work on our own businesses when we put the client first. It pays off, though, to dedicate some time to our own projects; this helps ensure that we continue to gather new clients for the future.

We have made a few changes to the layout- the most noticeable here being the expanded width of each page and blog post. Changes will continue gradually (in between all that client work), so please be patient as we get all the kinks worked out. In the mean time check out our modified ‘About’ page, with a new section on what GetCreative is doing to give back to our community. Stay tuned for more updates!

First, thanks to Google’s new font directory, I have added some new fonts to the GetCreative website. (I’ll be posting more about web fonts this later this week, stay tuned!) You will notice the headings and navigation buttons on pages and blog posts are now a more decorative sans-serif called Yanone Kaffeesatz instead of the former Arial. In newer browsers that support CSS3, there is also a slight shadow to the headings and navigation buttons, creating a more dynamic look. The body font remains the standard Arial for readability purposes.

In addition to the aesthetic changes, GetCreative is now accepting credit card payments on our website. We have set up credit card processing through PayPal for the convenience of our clients. You can now pay deposits and invoices securely online with just a few clicks. This payment option can be found on our Contact page.

We welcome your feedback and would love to know what you think of these changes. Check back soon for upcoming posts on web fonts, logo designs and a fabulous Friday Finds website. That’s all the news we have for now, thanks for reading!

Some benefits of WordPress software include full editing capabilities with access to all CSS and PHP files via FTP uploader or their own functional text Editor, among other technical goodies for the geek in all of us. The blog is also now incorporated into the GetCreative web site, so no more linking externally to read the blog. Thank goodness!

There were two main goals for the new blog design: style and function. The new header says far more about our company than the generic Blogger header that we had previously, and the links, borders, and colors are now on track with the rest of the site. One feature that we’ve added for convenient readability is the “Read the rest of this entry” link. This gives you an overview of the last ten posts on the blog homepage, without having to scroll through entire articles if you don’t feel like reading them. (Although of course that isn’t an issue here on our blog, as such articles do not exist.)

So- click around, read a bit, view some images and let me know what you think! Feedback, both positive praise and constructive criticism, is always welcome and (usually) appreciated.