As we step into 2025, the digital landscape continues to evolve at an astonishing pace. Web design remains a critical element in creating engaging and effective online experiences. Here are some of the top trends shaping web design this year: 1. AI-Driven Personalization We are going to see smarter chatbots, dynamic product recommendations, and adaptive interfaces that respond to user behavior seamlessly. Artificial intelligence continues to take center stage in web design,…
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2024 is coming to a close, so we’re gathering together our favorite posts from the last year. We’ve shared tons of ideas, tips, and resources—from design trends and creative inspiration to marketing resources for small businesses. Whether you’re a fellow creative, a small business owner, or just here for fresh ideas, this collection will give you a peek into what we share on our Snoack Studios blog. Enjoy exploring our top posts!…
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Finding high-quality stock photos doesn’t have to be a hassle. Here are five excellent resources where you can find the perfect images for your small business: These stock photo sources offer a range of options to suit your business’s visual needs, helping you create engaging, professional marketing materials. What’s your preferred stock photo source, and why? Let us know in the comments!
When designing a website for your small business, plugins can be invaluable tools to: Here’s a rundown of some of the current best plugins developed to work seamlessly with WordPress websites, ensuring compatibility, reliability, and ease of use for WordPress users — especially for those managing small business websites. Divi: Renowned for its versatility and user-friendly drag-and-drop interface, Divi makes it easy to create stunning websites with zero coding experience. Its extensive library…
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Earlier this year, we launched this clean and professional new website for Lester Financial Group. The company is based out of Champaign, Illinois and has been in business for over 25 years. They needed a new website and wanted something that was easy to navigate and conveyed a sense of who the company was, professional and dependable but approachable and easy to work with. We worked on designing a website that fit…
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Every year Pantone chooses a color to represent the year and the trends that Pantone expects to see, and Viva Magenta 18-1750 is Pantone’s 2023 Color of the Year. Pantone says, “It is a shade rooted in nature descending from the red family and expressive of a new signal of strength. Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, and a pulsating color whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, writing a new…
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We recently launched this professional and sleek new website for Snow Architecture, a new design firm in San Francisco, California that provides architectural services from initial concept through completion. We wanted the website to be minimalist in style so the information was easy to find and the project photos could speak for themselves. The website features lots of wide open space, modern font choices, a minimal color palette, and a clean aesthetic…
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Mobile web traffic continues to grow every day, with more and more people relying solely on their phones to browse the internet. “In 2021, the number of unique mobile internet users stood at 4.32 billion, indicating that over 90 percent of the global internet population use a mobile device to go online” according to Statista. So it’s imperative that your website functions well and delivers a top notch user experience on all…
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There are so many different ways to design and develop a website and it’s fun to see what people come up with. Today, we’ve gathered together a great collection of websites that are inspirational and neat to see. I encourage you to click through to each one to see the full site! There are really great micro-animations, scrolling effects, cursor customizations, and other really interesting things. Some are clean and full of…
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Not only is it the beginning of a new year, but a whole new decade as well. And with each new year, we see new trends emerge in web design, as well as existing trends that continue to flourish and grow. Trends on the web continue to change and evolve each year as users themselves change what they need and how they use the web, dictating color schemes, layouts, security, functionality and…
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