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CMYK, RGB, & Spot Colors What is the difference, and why does it matter? I’ve found myself explaining to clients why their business cards won’t look as bright as the colors on their computer monitor (if printed in CYMK) or why it’ll be hard to matc… Read more CMYK, RGB, & Spot Colors

PPI? DPI? RESOLUTION? WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?! As web designers, we often work with clients that throw around terms like DPI or Resolution, but then find that clients don’t seem to fully understand what any of it means. Even as professionals, it c… Read more Understanding Resolution vs Pixel Dimension

Note: “Raster” images are also often referred to as “Bitmap” images. For the sake of this article, I’ll stick to calling them “Raster” files/images, but they’re often interchangeable. FORGIVE US FOR FORGETTING Graphic designers often forget that … Read more VECTOR VS. RASTER IMAGES

You’re ready to get your day started and you step outside only to be enveloped by a cloudy, grey sky. Maybe you sigh and drag your feet a bit, but you know you must carry on with your day. Your list of errands feels endless and each task seems more tir… Read more Using Color In UX Design Can Influence How Your Users Feel

Incorporating Good Design, UI, and UX Many-a-good website and app have been ruined because the time was not taken to ensure the end product was easy to use and beautiful by incorporating good design and UI/UX. These costly mistakes could have been avoi… Read more The Importance Of Good Design And UI/UX

Exactly what is a favicon? You’ve heard of it – you think you know what it is… but… wait.  No. It’s referred to in many terms – an icon, bookmark icon, tab icon, URL icon, shortcut icon, website icon, website symbol, site icon, and mor… Read more What is a Favicon?

One of the most useful features about your Zendesk Guide (Help Center/Knowledge Base) is that it can be customized to match your company’s branding. Integrated branding ensures that your customer has a seamless experience, and can easily identify your … Read more Applying Branding to Your Zendesk Guide

Being part of a company with employees all over the world, we work primarily out of our homes… garages… and coffee shops in the cities we call home.  I’m sure I speak to the majority of the group in saying that I enjoy my pajamas and the dog as my… Read more Pajamas, RAFT, & Brainstorming

Is technology beautiful? Or can art be technological? Maybe the answer to both is yes. Beauty and creativity can be found in unexpected places, oftentimes using or made with technologies both old and new.   80-year old wooden escalators were given… Read more When Art and Technology Meet

In a world where we are constantly looking at and interacting with our devices, quality design is just as important as the technology running behind the scenes. Design has so many different aspects that must be considered for any project: colors, shape… Read more Four Innovative Design Blogs to Keep Your Design Team Motivated

GIFs as Communication Being a company whose employees are scattered throughout the world, we find ourselves here at 729 Solutions frequently using GIFs to express our emotions, hammer in the point of our message, and just bring a little fun into our wo… Read more GIPHY & AWS

Taleswing Release to the iTunes Store 729 is excited to announce Taleswing’s release to the Itunes store. This mobile app lets users weave video stories together to create powerful life tales, montages, and visually creative adventures. 729 used … Read more 729 in the News: Taleswing Release to the iTunes Store!