Pivot designed and created a website for Loveland-based Mirasol Senior Living Community. The website has a custom web design and uses a WordPress platform, which is an easy-to-update content management system, allowing Mirasol to highlight the affordable housing options available for seniors 55 and older. To visit the site, go to www.mirasolseniorliving.com.

Pivot Communication completed a website for local memory care community AltaVita. Located in Longmont, Colo., AltaVita provides high quality housing for individuals with memory-related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s. AltaVita is committed to kind, comprehensive care, and will eventually expand its MemoryCare Centre into a complete senior living community. Visit www.AltaVitaLiving.com to learn more.

Developing a successful web design strategy is a lot like playing a smart game of Monopoly. Knowing your plan of attack before the first roll of the dice is the secret to winning in today’s marketplace. Here are six web design strategy tips to consider before you start to build.
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This is the last of a three part guide to using WordPress. In this volume, I will show you how to insert media into your WordPress website. This could mean adding a photo to a blog post or embedding a YouTube video to a page. Lastly, I will also point you to a couple resources where you can learn more about using and customizing any WordPress website.

If you missed the first two volumes of “Guide to using WordPress” please click on the links below for a comprehensive beginners guide.

WordPress Guide Volume 1 – Login, Posts, and Creating / Editing Posts

WordPress Guide Volume 2 – Pages, Links, and Text Formatting Read more »

This is the second installment of a three part guide to using WordPress. In this volume, I will provide a brief explanation of what a WordPress page is, show you step-by-step how to create a new page, cover how to create links, and provide a few quick tips on how you can format you text.

If you have not had a chance to read the first volume 1 of “Guide to using WordPress” please click here. Otherwise, stay tuned as the last volume of “Guide to using WordPress” will be posted on our blog next week. Read more »

If text is your message, then your use of text is your tone. Typography is the art and technique of arranging type and type design and modifying type glyphs. In fact, the aesthetic you create through the use of typography often goes further in creating an atmosphere of professionalism, credibility and organization than the content of the text itself.

This article will help you achieve better results in your designs by highlighting a few aspects of typography in web applications. Read more »