The Cheeky Monkey Media Blog
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Creative Design
7 Helpful Tips for Good User Interface Design
November 25, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason There are many factors that go into a good user interface design, I have rounded up 7 that I think are really important. Use of White Space Proximity defines relationships Quality of design improves credibility and forgiveness Using colour to grab focu… Read more
What A Chair Taught Me About Functional Web Design
August 28, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason Today’s web design is pretty exciting, and at the same time pretty demanding on its architects. With the desire for device-agnostic interfaces and websites, designers, more than ever, need to focus on function over form. The Chair I recall a project in… Read more
A Perfect Parody of Modern Web Design
May 12, 2014 / Treena Bjarnason Do you want to see what’s the latest in modern web design? A new website for a new show is catching the eyes of all those who dare to take a peek. “HBO presumably intended its Web site for Pied Piper — you know, the fictional start-up in the channel’s… Read more
How to Design a Website for 2014
December 4, 2013 / Treena Bjarnason Hi there Monkeys! It’s Wednesday, hump day and you know that means you will hear from me. How is your week? Mine is great and I am going to talk about website design for 2014. Are you listening? I sure hope so! I’ve come across some current trends on… Read more
How to Let a Professional Web Designer Drive Your Marketing Strategy
November 27, 2013 / Treena Bjarnason It’s a great day today monkeys! I have beneficial news for you, as always! It’s about web design. We talk about web design a lot, but you need to know how much impact web design has on your marketing strategies. Did you know that lots of small business… Read more
How to Break Into a Professional Web Career
November 14, 2013 / Treena Bjarnason Want to become a successful web professional? There are a few things you need to do, monkeys! Becoming successful in this field is not for the faint-hearted. Here are some things to keep in mind… Know Your Company and Accept their Culture. All web comp… Read more
5 Tips/Tools for Developing Your Website
November 8, 2013 / Treena Bjarnason Drop your peanut butter and banana sandwich and listen to me for a minute! Yeah, that’s right. More monkey news! This time it’s about tips and tools for developing your website and we all know that monkeys can benefit from their websites. Hear me out!… Read more
Web Design Trends You Need to Know
November 7, 2013 / Treena Bjarnason Hello there monkeys! Hope you are having a great week. I am here with some fantastic news for you! This time it’s about web design. You know that much of the excitement over web design just lasts a little bit, right? Maybe just overnight or maybe even… Read more
Classic Mistakes Made in Web Development and Design
July 30, 2013 / Treena Bjarnason No web development or design project is going to go perfectly. There are going to be mistakes made along the process. But how you deal with those mistakes will say a lot about you as an individual and a company. Here are some classic mistakes made in w… Read more
Is Your Website Targeted to Your Users?
July 16, 2013 / Treena Bjarnason The bottom line of creating any website, especially a Drupal website, is to cater to your users. People who use the Internet should be able to navigate your website without a problem. So many companies are focused on getting up the cheapest website po… Read more
Designing for Seniors
June 17, 2013 / Rick Bjarnason Monkeys need change as we age. When the banana starts peeling a little slower, some things just get left behind. If you’re building a website for an aging audience, this is an important thing to keep in mind. Good web design is about customizing the si… Read more