Client Website – Gray-Jones Studio
We love working with clients who's businesses are visually striking. Case in point, Kelly of Gray-Jones Studio. As an interior designer, Kelly was able to provide us with some beautiful photos of her work, and we sought to make a website that would give her...
How a Website is Like a Car
We all remember the excitement of getting our first car. If we're lucky, our parents also prepared us for the realization that owning a car isn't all fun and freedom. Unless you want to get stranded somewhere, there are certain things that need to happen. Changing...
Client Website – Dr. Julie Fennimore
Dr. Julie Fennimore is a clinical psychologist who needed a simple, one-page site so people could find her more easily online. She wanted us to incorporate a color palette similar to that of her office, so we used a photo of a painting on her wall as the primary...
Client Website – Garden of Ease
Garden of Ease Landscaping & Design Co. specializes in the design and build of residential and commercial landscapes, and also offers full-service landscaping maintenance. Since our establishment in 2003, owner Lynne Bernstein has steadily built a reputation for...
Client Website – Mac’s Deli & Cafe
We built a new site for our friends over at Mac's Deli & Cafe! If you're a Sonoma County local, you've most likely eaten at Mac's. If you're local and you haven't, you're missing out! It's our favorite place to eat, so we were thrilled to be able to work with...
Client Website – Scholasti-Kits USA
Scholasti-Kits USA takes the stress and hassle out of shopping for your kid's school supplies. As a busy mother, Racheal Lichau was determined to find a way to make life just a little easier for other parents. With that in mind, she started Scholasti-Kits USA so...
Is Your Website Getting Fewer Visitors Than it Deserves?
If the answer is yes, here’s one possible reason why: 2007 – Apple introduced the iPhone and kicked off the smart phone revolution. 2010 – Apple did it again by firing up the tablet revolution with the introduction of the iPad. 2011 – Smart phone sales outpaced PC...
Welcome to the New Smart Monkey Design!
We had some downtime during the last holiday season, so we took advantage of it by completely redesigning smartmonkeydesign.com! It’s amazing to me how quickly a website can start to look outdated, and our website was no exception. In fact, sometimes web designer’s...
The Question Nobody Asks
I find there’s an interesting trend among potential clients. Just about everybody asks me about SEO. Most people seem to have at least a passing knowledge of what SEO is and why it’s important. Search Engine Optimization helps get your website higher in the search...
Looks Matter (and so does size)
Last year there was a university study done which showed that visitors of websites which used large images were 30% more likely to buy whatever service or product the website was advertising. Just look around the web a bit and you’ll see the Hero Image trend is...