Launching the World’s Most Powerful Live Events Platform

Ticketfly, a subsidiary of Pandora, takes pride in being the world’s most powerful platform for connecting fans with live events. Its strong ticketing, digital marketing and analytics software helps promoters sell more tickets, streamline operations and increase revenue per attendee. Named one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies in Music,” Ticketfly pinged Westwerk for a […]

Considerations Before Issuing Your Next RFP

The Request for Proposal process may be dreaded by most, but it’s certainly not dying anytime soon. Clients and agencies alike face an array of challenges and miscommunications when it comes to the standard RFP process. In hopes of making the process quicker and less painful for both parties, we’ve rounded up some questions to […]

Four Web Design Trends to Watch for in 2017

Staying up to speed with web design trends can really make or break a website. It can take a site from being just okay, to something really spectacular! As we kick off the new year, we see a plethora of new design trends, making this the perfect time to take a step back and predict […]

Holiday Gift Guide for the Designer in Your Life

The holiday season is upon us; a time for baked goods, festive parties and finding the perfect presents for the loved ones in your life. Have a designer on your list this year? We’ve got you covered! Avoid the gift-giving struggle by following our guide curated by the Westwerk design team: For the trendy designer: […]

Six Design Trends to Leave in The Dust

In the world of web, design trends are continuously changing. Due to the quickly evolving creative industry, it’s a vital part of every designer’s job to stay up to speed on the latest and greatest in the field. That includes knowing when to let a trend fall to the wayside. Start by leaving these six […]

Five Tips to Avoid Logo Heartbreak

After a year of observing and working closely with the Westwerk design team on a variety projects, I’ve picked up on a thing or two along the way, including the many ups and downs of creating a great logo! Designers have all experienced a “gotcha” moment in the logo design process. They dedicate time and […]

Westwerk Website Throughout the Years

Website design has come a long way since 2005 when Westwerk first opened its doors. Similar to our agency, the website has grown, evolved and experienced some drastic changes over the past 11 years. In honor of the launch of our new website, we are taking a walk down memory lane to reflect on our […]

Walking the Walk on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

For most of us, web accessibility might seem like a remote and distant issue. We vaguely know it’s important (or know we should think it’s important), but we don’t really know why. If you’re someone who doesn’t live with a disability, navigating and communicating over the internet comes so easily you probably don’t even notice […]

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Designer in Your Life

It’s that time of year yet again! If you’ve got a designer in your life, you probably already know the struggle when it comes to the holidays and shopping for that special someone. Since design is a part of–quite literally–everything, and designers each have their own unique design sense, their tastes can be a bit […]

How to Design Your Website for Google Analytics

You have undoubtedly heard about designing your website for your users (UX design), conversions (conversion optimization), and search engines (SEO), but what about Analytics? Below are a number of considerations to ensure your website data is as easy as possible to track in Google Analytics. The good news is that most of these tips and […]

Why the Hamburger Menu Is so Controversial

Chances are you’ve already seen it: those three stacked lines, usually placed in the top right or left corner of a mobile site. Commonly referred to as “the hamburger” because of its resemblance to a patty of meat sandwiched between two buns, the tiny icon is generating some controversy in the UX/UI and web design […]

Westwerk Zeroes in on Zumba Fitness

Zumba, the fitness company known for taking the work out of workout, recently tapped Westwerk to enhance its existing blog, Zlife, and implement new functionality to support an upcoming promotion. The workout company wanted to update Zlife and give it the flare and features to match its one-of-a-kind motivational movement. First, Westwerk collaborated with Zumba […]