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Responsive YouTube Embed Have you ever tried to make a YouTube video responsive? Surprisingly, YouTube does not provide a responsive embed function. All the embed options only offer a fixed width/height, which can be problematic on tablets/mobiles etc. Since all our website builds are now responsive - we have found a solut...Read more...
Sans-serif logo design revolution Whilst working on a new logo design for a client - we were asked to keep the logo simple and text-based (typographic) yet with a luxury feel. While researching, it quickly became apparent that many luxury brands (particularly fashion houses) have all started to converge... They have been swapping th...Read more...
Open Graph: How to Drive More Social Media Traffic to Your Website Social media networks can be a significant traffic driver to a website, so it is always in your best interest to optimise your presence on them by adding Open Graph tags to your pages. So what is Open Graph? "Open Graph enables any web page to become a rich object in a social graph." - This is how...Read more...
Embedding Music and Video on your Website We look at a selection of embed scripts to allow you to place video, audio and other content into your website... But importantly, the below examples are all responsive versions of embed scripts which are not always the 'default'. In addition to the hands, there are often customization parameters wh...Read more...
New website launch: FC Drainage The new website launched this weekend! www.fcdrainagesolutions.com - FC Drainage Solutions offer a 24h Emergency call-out service to resolve your drainage or plumbing drama day or night... But they also carry out CCTV Surveys, Plumbing, Heating, Tanker Services etc... The new site is mobile-fri...Read more...
Positioning HTML text on background images A great slider / 'Hero Box' or banner can add interest and set the tone of a website, and convey some meaning. Eye-tracking research has shown that people are attracted to information-carrying photos - but positioning HTML text on an image isn't straightforward in responsive web design. (Responsive ...Read more...
How and why to make your website 'Mobile-Friendly' How and why to make your website 'Mobile-Friendly' It's a fact that there are now more mobile devices than people worldwide!A few years ago, the Internet was shaken by what digital marketers dubbed 'Mobilegeddon'. This term arose when Google announced it would modify its algorithm to favour mobile-...Read more...
A Guide to the CSS Flexbox The new CSS Flexbox Layout (Flexible Box) module aims at providing a more efficient way to lay out, align and distribute space among items in a container, even when their size is unknown and dynamic (thus the word "flex"). The main idea behind the flex layout is to allow the container to alter its ...Read more...
The Perfect Full Page Background Image Our clients often require websites built with full-screen background images or full-screen image slideshows. Pre-CSS3, we had to use a combination of CSS tricks, JQuery and even Flash, but now CSS3 is widely supported across all browsers/devices. We can use the 'background-size' property. There are...Read more...
How Much Should a Website Cost? Pricing a website isn't as easy as you may think... At DigitalFlare, we regularly receive questions from people who want to know, 'Exactly what do websites cost?' And like asking how long a piece of string is, it is a question that has no black-and-white answer. DigitalFlare has been building webs...Read more...
Logo Design Styles and Logo Build Questionnare Logos are essential for business if you plan to build or design a strong brand identity. A well-constructed logo can create loyal followers through simplicity and memorability. If you want a logo designed by our team, you should consider some essential steps and be aware that a logo is the visual re...Read more...
Get Google Apps for your custom Domain Google Apps is a cloud-based productivity suite that helps you and your team connect and get work done from anywhere on any device. If you don't know much about Google Apps, look at the Google Apps website here. Many of our clients love using Google Apps to use Google's reliable email servers mainl...Read more...