A moving background can make a call to action feel responsive while its label stays easy to read. This CSS example slides a colored layer behind a … [Read more...] about Create a Button with a Sliding CSS Background
Put a Video Inside a Custom Shape with CSS
A custom shape can connect a video to the rest of a brand’s design. Our TFES work used a logo-shaped video treatment; this teaching example starts … [Read more...] about Put a Video Inside a Custom Shape with CSS
Can AI Build Your Website Content? Yes. Should It Do All of It? No.
AI can help turn rough notes into a useful first draft. The harder part is deciding what the page should say, supplying facts worth sharing, and … [Read more...] about Can AI Build Your Website Content? Yes. Should It Do All of It? No.
Animate an Icon Without Moving the Whole Card
A service card can feel lively without making its text jump around. Animate one decorative icon and leave the rest of the card steady. On Carrier … [Read more...] about Animate an Icon Without Moving the Whole Card
Why Helpful Websites Make the Internet Better
A helpful website makes a real task easier. Someone can understand what a business does, find the information that matters to them, and take the next … [Read more...] about Why Helpful Websites Make the Internet Better
CSS Logo Cards: Reveal a Project Brief on Hover and Focus
A logo grid makes a portfolio easy to browse. A short project brief gives someone a reason to click. This CSS pattern combines the two: the logo fades … [Read more...] about CSS Logo Cards: Reveal a Project Brief on Hover and Focus
Sonshine Sports Apparel: A Bright, Animated Custom Website
Sonshine Sports Apparel is a custom T-shirt and apparel shop in Independence, Missouri. We designed and built a colorful custom website that brings … [Read more...] about Sonshine Sports Apparel: A Bright, Animated Custom Website
J. Scott Drummer: Bringing a Creator’s Work Under One Roof
J. Scott Drummer combines performance, teaching, and online content in one creative business. We built a custom website that gives those different … [Read more...] about J. Scott Drummer: Bringing a Creator’s Work Under One Roof
Independence Square: A Custom Website for a Historic Downtown
A historic downtown is more than a destination on a map. It is a collection of businesses, visitors, events, and people working to keep the area … [Read more...] about Independence Square: A Custom Website for a Historic Downtown
TFES: A Custom Website Shaped by the Brand
For Taylor Forge Engineered Systems, we designed and built a custom website that carries the company’s visual identity well beyond its logo. The … [Read more...] about TFES: A Custom Website Shaped by the Brand
Work Ensured: Turning a Startup Idea into a Custom WordPress Application
Work Ensured began with a founder’s long-held idea for a new business. We worked directly with him to turn detailed requirements into a custom … [Read more...] about Work Ensured: Turning a Startup Idea into a Custom WordPress Application
Chris Temple Yoga: A Custom Website Built Around Movement and Color
Chris Temple gave us broad creative freedom with his yoga website. We used that opportunity to develop a custom experience in which color, movement, … [Read more...] about Chris Temple Yoga: A Custom Website Built Around Movement and Color
Carrier Lynx: A Custom Website Built for Clarity
Carrier Lynx needed a fully custom website that made its role in the freight industry easier to understand. We organized the experience around its … [Read more...] about Carrier Lynx: A Custom Website Built for Clarity
Park House on Main: Branding and a Connected Rental Website
Park House on Main brought the brand and the website to us together. We created the logo, colors, typography, and WordPress site, then connected the … [Read more...] about Park House on Main: Branding and a Connected Rental Website
How Kansas City Businesses Can Sound More Professional Online Without Sounding Stiff
A lot of businesses want to sound more professional online, but they are afraid that if they clean things up too much they will start sounding cold, … [Read more...] about How Kansas City Businesses Can Sound More Professional Online Without Sounding Stiff
Why Website Ownership Matters More Than Most Businesses Think
A surprising number of businesses do not fully know what they own online. They may know who built the website. They may know where the invoices go. … [Read more...] about Why Website Ownership Matters More Than Most Businesses Think
AI Content vs Expert Content: What Actually Builds Trust?
AI can produce content quickly. Trust usually moves more slowly than that. That does not mean AI content is automatically bad. It also does not … [Read more...] about AI Content vs Expert Content: What Actually Builds Trust?
How Google Actually Understands and Ranks a Website
Google can feel mysterious from the outside. One day a website seems to be getting traction. The next day a competitor is showing up above it. … [Read more...] about How Google Actually Understands and Ranks a Website
The Future of the Web Will Belong to the Most Human Brands
As more of the internet becomes automated, polished, optimized, and generated at scale, the brands that feel most human are going to matter more, not … [Read more...] about The Future of the Web Will Belong to the Most Human Brands
Good Design Is Kind: Why the Best Websites Respect People’s Time
Good design is not just attractive. It is considerate. That is one of the reasons I care about web design so much. At its best, design is a kind of … [Read more...] about Good Design Is Kind: Why the Best Websites Respect People’s Time
How Kansas City Businesses Can Stand Out Online Without Feeling Gimmicky
A lot of businesses want to stand out online, but they do not want to feel cheesy, loud, or gimmicky while doing it. I think that instinct is … [Read more...] about How Kansas City Businesses Can Stand Out Online Without Feeling Gimmicky
Most Businesses Don’t Have a Traffic Problem. They Have a Clarity Problem.
A lot of businesses think they need more traffic when what they really need is more clarity. That may sound a little blunt, but I mean it in a … [Read more...] about Most Businesses Don’t Have a Traffic Problem. They Have a Clarity Problem.
What Makes a Website Look Expensive (Even If the Budget Isn’t Huge)
Some websites feel expensive before you know anything about the budget behind them. They feel calm, intentional, and polished. The spacing is … [Read more...] about What Makes a Website Look Expensive (Even If the Budget Isn’t Huge)
Design Is Not Just Visual. It’s Functional Trust.
A lot of people hear “good design” and think about aesthetics first. They think about color, typography, spacing, animation, and whether the site … [Read more...] about Design Is Not Just Visual. It’s Functional Trust.
