The Brolik blog

We love launching brands, creating entertaining content and designing smart, friendly websites and applications. We also like to discuss our experiences and advice regarding these topics here on the Brolik Blog.

Make the Logo Bigger

Make the logo bigger, a simple client request. But what's the motivation behind it? And why is it the chagrin of designers everywhere?

My Breakthrough: (Comfortably) Designing for the Web

“I’d say the greatest improvement I’ve made over the last year is becoming more comfortable designing for the web. I try to consider the user as much as possible throughout the design process.” - Hannah Volz, Designer

My Breakthrough: Get to Code Faster

"My breakthrough changed the way I approach building a website. Instead of thinking of every last detail of every last page, I shifted my focus to designing a system and getting to code faster." - Alex Caldwell

Above the Fold vs. Below the Fold: Everyone Scrolls

The concept of designing for the fold has always been a focus for web designers, but as technology continues to grow and diversify, is it an outdated principle?

Responsive Website Design for E-commerce Platforms

Responsive design is essential to e-commerce platforms. Your CMO, not your CTO, should be leading the charge!

We're Having the Wrong Conversation About Responsive Design

Can't we just be friends? Why do we have to argue the case between Responsive Website, and Native Mobile Application? Why not both?

10 Signs You Need to Create a New Website

It’s important to project the best image of your business, and your website is no exception to this rule. The web is likely the first place your customers and potential customers are going to look to learn about your business. Check out this list to see if it's time for a redesign.

We Built A Responsive Web Design Framework, But It's Not For Sale.

Licensing Leverage, our responsive web developer framework and CMS, is tempting. We've considered it for over a year, and even planned pricing models and started writing full documentation. However, we decided that the product is more valuable to us and our clients if it stays in house. We built it for us, and it's staying that way for now.

A Guide to Leverage's Top jQuery Plugins: Make Images Responsive, Hide Elements With Classes, and Animate Based on the ScrollTop Property

We’ve open-sourced several of Leverage’s top jQuery plugins that help us make our sites more responsive, interactive and easier to create.

How To Approach Mobile Website Design

Would you be worried if 30% of your customers walked in and then directly out of your store? 30% or so of all web traffic nowadays is mobile. Are you worried now? If your website isn’t optimized for mobile visitors, it might be time to re-evaluate.

2013 Web Design Trends

Now that we are more than halfway through 2013, let's examine some of the popular web design trends that have emerged. In this article we will discuss some overarching concepts as well as some specific web design techniques.

Infographic of the Day: What's the Fastest Web Browser?

There are a ton of browser options out there, and for the amount of time we all spend on the Internet, you don’t want to waste any more time waiting for pages to load. To help shed a little light on the benefits and drawbacks of what’s available, I’ve created an infographic detailing the features of various browsers.