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TweetThe latest issue of ASAE’s magazine, Associations Now, provides a great article on how to communicate with your design firm. The original article, written by Jen Smith, can be found here. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Tips for Communicating With Your Designers It’s a scenario guaranteed to raise tension: You hear your designer lament the overuse of a particular [...]

What to Look for in a Design Agency, Part 2

Tweet Our first post in this series looked at how the type of agency can effect the cost of the project, and why the lowest cost agency is not always the best choice. This post will explain what software your designer should be using to prevent problems in producing the piece (try saying that five [...]

What to Look for in a Design Agency, Part 1

Tweet You want to hire a designer or an agency for an upcoming project. Sounds easy enough, right? Just like any other vendor you work with, you need to be sure that the individual or firm you select is qualified to complete your project. This series of blog posts will help you find the designer [...]

Seven Essential Checks Before Your Website Goes Live

Tweet You’ve invested months working with a top-notch designer and programmer. You’ve agonized over the appropriate wording for your homepage. You’ve argued colors, fonts, sizes and images with just about every person in your organization. You’ve tested the site, the CMS, and the database. Your site is about to go live. Before it does, there [...]