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About Andrew Thomas

Andrew is Chief Creative Officer at Brolik Productions and has extensive experience in web design and development, branding, application development, film production, visual effects, and traditional print design. He enjoys reading and writing about technology, usability and entrepreneurship. He also dabbles in music, fashion, track bikes and snowboarding.

Responsive Web Design or a Separate Mobile Website

There’s a lot of talk about how you should structure your website’s content for mobile devices, and there’s a lot of talk about what techniques and strategies can be used to build your mobile website. Let’s not confuse the two topics. More…

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Responsive Design in the Real World (Part 1)

With some experience under our belts and some time to reflect on the technique, we’ve learned that responsive design isn’t without challenges, but it’s worth every hardship. More…

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How Many Design Options Will You Show Me?

There is always one “correct answer” to any design problem. Instead of asking your designer for multiple design options, help your designer give you what you want through upfront discovery and iteration of a single design. More…

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Responsive Web Design (And What It Means To You)

Responsive web design is gaining popularity among designers and programmers, but non-tech business owners can really benefit from understanding what responsive design is and what it could mean for their business. More…

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The Web Is Not Print

The web is finally starting to take shape as its own medium. As designers, coders and users, we all need to embrace it as such, and we need stop placing print design constraints on web design and stop judging web design in print design terms. More…

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Web Typography That People Will Read

If you’re not a graphic designer, you may not realize that graphic designers pay attention to every detail of every word- right down to the space between each letter and the space between each word- striving to make content as easily digestible as possible. On the web, however, where it’s especially important to display your content well, designers tend to fall short. More…

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Coding: Genius vs. Monkey

Recently, a client asked: “How much of coding needs a genius and how much of it can a monkey do?” This is a pertinent question, and I believe I can shed a little light on it. More…

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Better Products and Relationships Begin With Better Briefing

When you quote a project, you square away its main objectives and project goals. But what about the details? Digging deeper in that initial phase can improve final product and client relationships. More…

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Make Sure To Code My Site in HTML5

The vast amount of information available on the Internet and the increasing tech-savvy of today’s business owners is fostering a new understanding of web design, application development, social media, and more. But with all the information out there, make sure you separate the facts from the buzzwords. More…

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Why You Need to Notice Usability (and How It Can Make the World a Better Place)

Usability is a key concept in web development. The term is self-explanatory in some ways, but it’s important to know exactly what it means in the web context and also in the larger context of the actual, physical world. More…

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