WDG’s new Arlington, Virginia office is open in 2018! The new Clarendon office has a host of amenities, direct Metro access, in-office gym, and great bars and restaurants nearby. We will have meet ups and events starting in February for GiveBack DC and panel talks. Check out a sneak peek here!
WDG is proud to announce we have been ranked as one of the top three web development agencies in Washington, DC and Baltimore by Clutch. See why here.
Learn how to build longterm client relationships that last with WDG’s best AIGA DC Design Week tips, relationship strategies, web design ideas, and more.
Find out how WDG’s GiveBack DC initiative helped give art supplies to urban students in need in Washington, DC at Truesdell Elementary. Hear what the kids have to say about the importance of art education here!
WDG will have a brand new office space in Clarendon in Arlington, VA in 2018 with a sleek new design and incredible amenities with metro access. We will be hosting meet ups, exciting events, our GiveBack initiative, and much more in the gorgeous new space, so stay tuned on our social media for more information!
At WDG, we know life is about much more than work. Our clients and the WDG family keep us plenty busy, but we never forget our DC-area roots. We started our GiveBack DC nonprofit initiative five years ago. While the format of WDG’s charitable work has grown and changed, our dedication to the local community never…
GiveBack DC begins Summer GiveArt initiative to help the students of Truesdell.
WDG is honored to be a part of GC3’s efforts to end cervical cancer by sharing our digital strategy, visual design, Wordpress expertise, and content creation services.
WDG Was Awarded Recognition As a Top Washington, D.C. Area Web Design Company WDG® is proud to announce the research firm Clutch has named WDG as a top Washington, D.C. area web design company. The report evaluated client reviews, market presence, and clientele, finding WDG a top digital agency for overall “ability to deliver” in…
Traffic, politicians, bureaucracy—sure these are all expected in the DC metro area. What no one expected is the rise of the tech industry as a cornerstone of the city. See why we chose to build our business here, and why you should too.
As part of our give-back initiative, GiveBack DC, The Web Development Group is proud to offer our services in support of Bethany House, a DC metropolitan area non-profit organization that works to eliminate domestic violence. We are excited to announce the launch of the new Bethany House website, which was designed and developed, pro-bono, by…
Help Nonprofits, Improve the Community It all started with a question: How could we—a creative web agency—give back to the very organizations who tirelessly work to uplift our own community? The answer? GiveBack DC. Inaugurated 4 years ago, GiveBack DC is our solution to supporting local nonprofits by building fantastic website solutions at no cost to the…
Local Partnership Between Web Design and Hosting Company The Web Development Group is pleased to announce its latest community-based partnership with local Web Hosting and Support company, BlackMesh. Headquartered out of Dulles, Virginia’s technology corridor, BlackMesh is one of the industry’s leading experts in Drupal hosting and support and has already collaborated with WDG on several Drupal…
The Web Development Group: Web Agency in DC The Web Development Group, a full-service creative agency, is pleased to announce the official opening of its newest location in Washington, DC. Located on 718 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 in the WeWork co-working space, the new location will help WDG expand the availability of digital strategy services to…
Like with any career field, you only get better by learning new things. At WDG, attending workshops and conferences is a huge part of what we as designers, developers, strategists, and marketers do. After all, staying on top of recent industry trends is essential. Whether you’re a creative or a techie, I’ve listed some of…
When I was asked to give a talk at Converge SE last week, I knew exactly what I wanted to focus on. Since WDG was founded 10 years ago, we’ve made some enormous strides. From a development-focused shop, we’ve transformed into a full-service creative agency that has partnered with some of the biggest brands out…
Gone are the days of designing just for desktop. With 58% of Americans owning a smartphone and 42% owning a tablet, ensuring your website is as usable as possible is crucial. Especially now that Google has big news to share! Starting April 21st, mobile-friendliness and responsiveness is going to be a new ranking factor in Google’s search engine results. Mobile-Friendly: What…
This March, WDG’s creative and technical experts were invited to give a talk about our user experience and redesign processes. When the United States Patent and Trademark Office—the agency responsible for granting patents and registering trademarks—saw the great work we had done for the Folger Shakespeare Library, they reached out immediately asking if WDG could give a UX…
Amidst deadlines and milestones, it’s easy to forget the importance of community giving. But not at WDG. Two years ago, we founded an in-house giving initiative, GiveBack DC, to provide pro bono website services to local non-profits in need. Committing these services has helped non-profits put their missions on a digital map, something WDG is…
As designers, we are constantly learning and evolving—whether in school or in the working world. Stagnation is probably one of the worst diseases to be infected with as a designer. If you are not growing, if you are not multi-faceted, you’ve halted your potential before even getting started. So when a group of George Mason…