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Nonprofit Web Design Process Part 5: Visual Design

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Typically we create visual designs in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator. We like to be sure that we have a design for each level of navigation for a site and also for each responsive breakpoint so the team can see a clear picture of the entire user experience. Deliverables.

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3 Reasons Your Nonprofit Website Needs Responsive Design

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According to Adobe , on average, 83% of global consumers report they are multiscreen, using 2.23 This means that a site’s content and images respond to the dimensions of the devices its site visitors are using. The top 3 reasons your nonprofit website needs a responsive website: 1. Multiscreen Supporters. devices at the same time.

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3 Mobile Trends on the Horizon for Nonprofits

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Or having unplayable videos on mobile devices, such as ones that require Adobe Flash. Smartphone-only errors: Such as redirecting visitors to 404 page, instead of the desktop version of the page. Connect with Mike on Google+.

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Instagram for Nonprofits — How Your Org Can Get Onboard

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Adobe: [link]. National Geographic: [link]. Dream Defenders: [link]. Heal the Bay: [link]. Brooklyn Museum: [link]. Charity Water: [link]. 6 examples of brands on Instagram: AirBnB is super smart: [link]. Canva: [link]. Glossier: [link]. David Chang: [link]. Reuters: [link]. Incorporate hashtags and mentions.

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SXSW Web Awards

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The event was presented by Adobe and Convio was the sponsor of the Activism category. The emcee Baratunde Thurston was quite entertaining, he kept the awards moving at a fast pace with a couple of hilarious interludes (love me some Onion ). Check out the some of the winners from the evening: Activism: Tweet Congress. Blog: Bygone Bureau.

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Nonprofit Web Design Process Part 4b: Wireframes

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You can use Microsoft Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Axure, the free, online tool called Cacoo (I also use Cacoo for sitemaps) and plain old HTML. This isn’t a necessary step, but one that I find helps me to dream up new and different layouts for each project without the constraint of a particular tool or technology. Deliverables.

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In Our Own Words

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I was coming out of Adobe and the Silicon Valley environment and this was a big change for me. And second from Marc Cannon , VP of Services. My first introduction to Convio was a Friday afternoon meeting with Gene. ‘Con’-vio, as I was incorrectly pronouncing it, intrigued me.

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