Social media is an ever growing part of our lives. It has changed the way we view the world, communicate, and keep up with information. It offers unparalleled opportunities to engage with customers, build brand awareness, and drive business growth. As important as this message is, how do you choose which platform to start [...]
Website backups are critical to your ongoing success in 2023, and now is the perfect time to evaluate your backup strategy. We’ve all been there. You saved your important document, that slam dunk power point presentation, that final video edit… and tragedy strikes when you lease expect it. Coffee spills across the keyboard, and [...]
Once your domain name is established, the foundation you build everything else on is your website hosting company. There are many types, shapes and sizes when it comes to shopping for hosting, and it can be difficult to determine which is right for your business. This is why we personally connect with each client [...]
What is the big deal with web maintenance anyway? In the online community, your reputation is everything. Your voice and platform are at stake and you can't afford to damage trust with the people you serve. Losing your credibility may mean losing your audience and being replaced by your competition. [...]
Arends Hogan Walker: Some of our favorite projects to work on involve working with a brand as a whole. After a merger of three Illinois agriculture dealerships, AHW was one of the largest and best equipped John Deere dealerships in the Midwest. They needed a full identity to help carry their brand. Over the [...]
Browsing the internet recently I discovered a website that combines two of my favorite things, well designed interactive websites and True Crime narratives. I am one of those people who spends (probably) an unhealthy amount of time listening to true crime podcasts, watching documentaries and reality shows about true crime, and reading true crime books. [...]
We helped Sparrowhawk tell their story through a clean brand identity and online presence Sparrowhawk Technology is a technology security company based in Illinois. Founder Matthew Jones, came to us give his brand a visual Identity and a website. Visually, we knew we wanted to portray a strong sense of security and tie-in Matthew's [...]
Often times in graphic design, we need to look outside of our industry to find inspiration. I was doing some reading recently and stumbled across the words of Dieter Ram. Dieter Ram is an industrial designer and has spent most of his life creating some truly iconic designs for electronics, furniture, and other household items, but [...]
As Thunderstruck's resident Web Designer and giant Harry Potter nerd, I thought I would take my blog this month to give a shout out to the beauty that is the Pottermore website. Pottermore, for those of you out there who aren't as obsessed with the magical world created by J. K. Rowling as I, is a [...]
We all know when it comes to design... Typography is important. Like REALLY important. Whether you are designing for print or web, figuring out your typographic aesthetic and hierarchy is one of the most important steps to any design. One typographic tool that has been making life easier for designers and developers for as long as I have [...]
Keeping your business WordPress website maintained and up-to-date is a critical function to help your site operate smoothly and attract new customers. For a small monthly investment, count on Thunderstruck Design to make sure plugins are kept up-to-date, fix minor problems before they become bigger problems and to make daily back-ups. To sign up, contact [...]
Ever wonder what it takes to get a website up and running? Since we just launched our own new website, we thought it would be a great idea to explain the general website design process here at Thunderstruck Design: Initial Consultation At Thunderstruck, all of our projects start with an free [...]
This month we are celebrating the birth of the modern programming paradigm as the first code was successfully executed on ENIAC, one of the earliest electronic general-purpose computer, in 1947. This machine was no laptop, heck, it wasn’t even a desktop! Measuring in at eight feet tall and eighty foot long. It didn’t come with [...]
