Reading Time: 2 minutes You may not be aware of it, but right here in Champaign we are fortunate to have something that many people think of as an old-world craft…a full service pipe organ building company. Housed in a simple four-story brick building near downtown Champaign, John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders has been building, installing, and maintaining pipe […]
Giving Back: Feeding Our Kids
Reading Time: 2 minutes You may be aware of the term “food insecurity,” but are you aware of what it means? We never were until this past October when we were introduced to the wonderful group of people known as Feeding Our Kids. They were having a donation drive sponsored by the Illini Radio Group. We dropped by to […]
Logo Design vs Branding
Reading Time: 5 minutes Logo Design vs Branding (and why you need a style guide) Most people know what a logo is…It’s a designed visual element used to represent a company or organization. There are many types of logos–word logos, icons, abstract images–but they all serve the same purpose: To put an image with a company. If that’s what […]
Google: Following a Trend or Blazing a Trail?
Reading Time: < 1 minute If you do anything online you probably noticed Google’s new logo was revealed last week. There’s been quite a bit of chatter about it in the design world, with everybody having their own opinion. There has been a slow, almost casual, shift in logo design over the past couple of years. Designers have been eschewing […]
How long will it take to build my website?
Reading Time: 2 minutes “How long will it take to build my website?” is probably the most common question new clients ask us, and it’s easy to understand why. Getting a website launched in a timely fashion can mean the difference between losing money or making money. While there is no hard-and-fast answer to how long the process will […]
Five tips for protecting your website from hackers
Reading Time: 2 minutes You may not think your website is worth a hacker’s attention, but small business websites are hacked all the time. Hackers aren’t always out to prank you or block your site, but rather hijack your server. What would they use your server for? A few things…it could be a spam relay, a temporary server that’s […]
