Our new GLOW section celebrates and highlights campaigns from our favorite clients. We like to say that one of our favorite things about working with nonprofits is that it gives us the opportunity to bask in the warm glow … Read more
The Cornershop Blog
1,000 Days Later
Yesterday marked one thousand days since the doomed Deepwater Horizon spilled millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and, as the Environmental Defense Fund points out in their compelling new infographic, the Gulf is still waiting. Waiting … Read more
Achievement unlocked: Six months in business
Wednesday just so happened to be our six-month anniversary. At least the six month anniversary of the day the state of Michigan officially acknowledged us as a legal entity. While it’d be another month (or two) before all three of … Read more
We’re thankful for you.
Without you, we never would have started Cornershop, and it never would have been as successful as we’ve been thus far. You make it not just possible, but worthwhile.
Mobile or responsive? How do you decide?
ICYMI: Google is using mobile-access as a factor in SEO rankings. If you want to be higher on the list when folks search for you, then you’re going to want to invest in mobile or responsive site design. Take a … Read more
Scoring with your constituents
Email can still be an effective communications tool, though it requires understanding who your constituents are and what they are interested in.
CSS media queries and flexible embeddable widgets
While CSS’s media queries are typically used in service of responsive design, we’ve identified another use for them: embeddable widgets that adapt to the space they’re placed in.
Responsive design works for email, too!
In the past, accommodating different email systems has largely consisted of simply offering an HTML formatted message, and a “plain text” version of the message for those who can’t (or won’t) receive HTML emails. No longer.
Future-proof your web presence with responsive design
Made possible by recent changes in web technology, responsive design allows a website to change its formatting in response to the size of the screen it is being displayed on.
A quick introduction to wireframing
Wireframing is often neglected in the website development process, but it has a huge impact on a site’s success. It’s critical to understand what wireframes are and what role they play.