Web Design

3 Beautiful Things You're Missing Without a CMS

A CMS, as it relates to web design, is a content management system. Not every website has one, and if yours is missing a CMS, you may not realize what you're missing. Talk to a business owner or administrator who's made the change, however, and you can get a pretty good idea of why every website we create is built with content management included.

New Launches: What We've Been Up To Lately

It's been a promising, busy year so far here at August Ash. But the sweeping improvements to our process, and the exciting additions to our team aren't the only things that have kept this place buzzing with activity.

Video of DrupalCon Denver Keynote from Luke Wroblewski

While attending DrupalCon 2012 in Denver last week, select members of our team were able to participate in a number of industry-significant events and sessions. Among them was the following keynote presentation from Luke Wroblewski, which makes a smart (and timely) case for mobile design. More to the point, Luke's speech points to a strategy of "mobile first" that we'll hopefully see implemented worldwide in the near future.

New Launch: Guitar Rodeo

August Ash recently had the privilege of launching the newly redesigned website for the locally-owned and based Guitar Rodeo. Specializing in a variety of Taylor and Santa Cruz guitars, including a bevy of custom models, Guitar Rodeo sells to musicians around the world via the new ecommerce website.

5 Blogs From 2011 Worth a Second Read

If you've been following the August Ash blog since the beginning, you know that we picked up some steam in 2011, blogging more earnestly than previously. It wasn't simply that we had more to talk about than before; we wanted to more intentionally demonstrate the effectiveness of this [almost] free tool for us and our customers who might be in the same boat.

Take Our Site With You - It Just Got Easier

August Ash recently re-launched our website with a responsive mobile web design theme. This means that, regardless of the display size our site is viewed on, it will scale well and look “just right.”

Should I Offer Instant Chat On My Company Website?

The question was recently posed to August Ash by a new customer: Should I offer instant chat on my company website? And while we helped that individual work through the many other questions that lead up to the final answer, it got us thinking. Maybe others who read our blog have wondered the same thing.

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4 Tips for Improving Your Home Page Content

If there's any truth to the old saying that "you never get a second chance to make a first impression," then it's especially true in the case of your website's home page.

Your home page is, in many cases, the first online exposure customers will have to your brand. Even your existing customers may redefine how they see you based on their first impression of your site.

This is your chance to establish priorities and express what makes your business or not-for-profit unique. Part of the goal of you home page's content, of course, is also to be as clear and brief as possible.

Mashable.com Features Site Developed by August Ash for Olive & Myrtle

We're always pleased to see our customers' work, and our work, recognized publicly. It's especially rewarding, though, when that honorable recognition comes from industry critics.

New Launches: Rippin Rivals and C. Anderson Associates

August Ash is happy to announce the launches of two new websites.

Rippin Rivals was launched a few days ago, and with only the help of some social media campaigning has already managed to stir up some heated arguments. To learn more, and see what all the "discussion" is about, head over to their site today.