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Just like a business, municipalities have a brand they need to popularize and the best way to do just that is online. Websites for municipalities, however, must be highly accessible and appeal to an audience that's more diverse than any business' target market. A thoughtfully designed and executed online presence is exactly what cities, towns, counties, villages and hamlets need not only to attract new residents and industry but also to act as a valuable resource for those who already call the area home. Knowing how to effectively present your community's 'brand' to a wide audience requires an understanding of the area and the people who live and work there. When you work with website designers who know what matters most to the people in a specific region, the challenges they face and the opportunities they wish to seize, the website development process is streamlined and the end result is...

The saying, 'a picture is worth a thousand words,' couldn't be more relevant for websites. When used properly, images are always more effective than text at expressing a concept or communicating with today's picture and video-hungry website surfers. The Bigger, the Better For 2015, photos are as important as ever to web design. In particular, some of the best website designs this year will use those huge background images that are being used increasingly for everything from e-commerce stores to not-for-profit organization sites and beyond. Using a single, high quality image as the background for a web page is a great way to make a statement. Huge background images are not only visually-attractive and offer a very clean looking website design, but they can also set the tone for a company's branding much more effectively than text ever could. Remember, our brains process images much faster than words. Blocky Card...

The second post in our three-part series on this year's web design trends is about motion, and specifically, harnessing the power of HTML 5 to add visually attractive and even informative video or moving parts to websites in exciting new ways. Subtlety is Key Now, I'm sure we've all visited sites with obnoxious and totally distracting videos before, but when used properly, motion or ambient background videos can be used in truly impressive ways and for a variety of different purposes. In 2015, more and more website designers are using motion to create unique yet non-nauseating user experiences that are not only memorable but can also help to build a brand and inform site visitors. Whether it's a background video or sections of content and images that move into place on the page, what's most effective from a visual and user experience prospective is using motion as subtly as possible....

For any website design company that's worth its weight, staying on top of the latest trends in the tech world is a must. When it comes to website design, you need an online presence that's compatible with the most cutting-edge technologies on the market, or else you risk owning a site that's more of a frustration and less of a resource to those who wish to learn about you or your business and consume your content from a variety of devices. One of the latest trends - and, some would say, challenges - in website design is wearable devices, which is the topic of today's post and the first in a three-part series on web design trends for 2015. If you're at all in-tune with the tech world, you've likely seen or read about smartwatches, the latest in a line of super cool technology that keeps people more connected than...

Saltmedia would like to thank all of the not for profit organizations that entered this year's Peace Country Website Giveaway contest. For the second year in a row, we have received several entries from incredible not for profit organizations that do so much good for our community. It will undoubtedly be a tough decision, selecting which of the entrants receives a free site from our Grande Prairie web design company, but it's a decision we couldn't be more honoured to make. We will announce the lucky winner July 1st - so stay tuned! Last year, we held the first ever Peace Country Website Giveaway Contest as a way to give back to the organizations that play vital roles in our community and make a difference in the lives of many who live here. We at Saltmedia feel it's very important to promote and recognize these not for profits, and what...