Agency this, agency that. There are so many different types of “agencies” out there—it can be difficult to decide which one is right for you. To give you a helping hand, we’ve compiled a list of different kinds of creative agencies to give you the inside scoop on what each one does, and whether or…
A Client with a Mission Every once and a while, the team at WDG gets to work not once, but twice, with incredibly stellar organizations. Each client partnership we stumble upon has the potential for growth and connection, and there was no better example than Excelencia in Education. Excelencia in Education was brainchild of Deborah…
As a web developer, I have spent a lot of hours developing websites using Drupal. So it’s no surprise that I have a pretty extensive list of my must-have, favorite Drupal modules. Here is a list of four modules that I have continually found to be useful for my many projects. Favorite Drupal Modules Context…
A couple months back, our awesome developer, Kurtis, gave you the lowdown on some Must Have Tools for Developers that make their jobs easier, and more efficient. Lucky for you, we’ve compiled a new, updated list of must have developer tools our team couldn’t, well, develop without. Our developers weigh in: Navicat Need access to your databases when…
What’s a Grid? As a writer, I live and breathe by the numerous style guidebooks and outline-filled notebooks that straighten out my thought process. Although a reader will never see those coffee-induced pages of madness which hopefully lead to beautiful prose, outlines and frameworks give harmony to what I’m about to write. Let’s break out an analogy, shall we? A…
It’s no news that Drupal has become an industry leader in web content management since its emergence in 2001. Still, there are many misconceptions and questions from our clients about what Drupal does and what it is (or isn’t) capable of. As a creative agency that specializes in Drupal development, we know many of our…
Importance of Analytics Analytics are a holy grail for throughout the process of planning and building a website as well as a handy reference guide for managing your website after launch. You can track users on your site, where they are coming from, what kind of content attracts the most users, and what sorts of devices…
It’s no news that Drupal has become an industry leader in web content management since its emergence in 2001. Still, there are many misconceptions floating around about what Drupal is and what it is (or isn’t) capable of. As a creative agency that specializes in Drupal development, we know these assumptions are more myth than…
Challenge, Meet Solution Jackie King is the Executive Director of Ramona’s Way, a non-profit based in Washington, D.C. that provides services for women who are survivors of emotional and physical abuse. Without a doubt, the mission that Jackie and thousands of other non-profits like hers stand for is a noble one. There was just one…
Last Wednesday was the kick-off event for Capital Camp and Gov Days 2014, a three-day conference on Drupal and open source technology for the government. (WDG is a Gold-level Sponsor!) More than 500 people from government, contractor, and private sector industries were expected to be there, and with good reason. With a countless number of informational sessions,…
In today’s digital landscape, you don’t have to look too far to find different screen sizes that all have access to the Internet. Computers, tablets, and mobile phones: all can be great sources for online information, if they are designed the right way. Whatever industry you work for, including responsive design into your website strategy is…
There are many assumptions out there about what web designers are and do, many involving the wire-framed-glasses-and-gingham-shirt, spew-creativity-at-the-blink-of-an-eye variety. Web designers might wear cool glasses (hi, Zach!) and are certainly creative, but there is more to it than that. Leave it to Ross Nover, from Friendly Design Co, to illustrate this exactly point— literally—with an awesome illustration.…
Last week, WDG’s senior Drupal developer, Grant, traveled down to Texas for DrupalCon Austin 2014. The barrage of parties aside, more than 3,300 Drupal developers, designers, and agencies were there attending various networking and educational sessions to learn more about new innovations in the Drupal community. Grant gave us the lowdown of some of his favorite keynotes and sessions…
As far as I know, there aren’t any big secrets that I can divulge to make you a better designer – this comes from years of practice to refine your craft. What I can provide is tips on how to get to that point of awesomeness by enhancing your efficiency in all aspects of your web design work. Every second you…
The Web Development Group (WDG) has been ranked one of the best Drupal Web Design companies by 10 Best Design. Located just outside of Washington, DC in the heart of Old Town, Alexandria, WDG is the only Mid-Atlantic firm to have received the Drupal Web Design Company awarded by 10 Best Design. Well known for building extraordinary and award-winning Drupal-powered user…
The recently re-branded and newly launched GWU School of Public Health and Health Services at The George Washington University has been renamed the Milken Institute School of Public Health in recognition of record-breaking contributions from several sources, including the Milken Family Foundation. Long recognized as an industry leader in the public health field, the former GWU…
With Drupal 8 in active development, there are many features that our WDG developers are excited about seeing. The biggest change with Drupal 8 is the adoption of Symfony. The core of Drupal has been re-written on top of the Symfony framework, meaning that many of the hooks available in Drupal’s API are being dumped. This will allow…
Managing a WordPress site should feel smooth and intuitive. But as sites grow more complex—with dozens of pages, plugins, post types, and settings—it’s easy for the admin dashboard to feel cluttered and slow. That’s exactly the problem WDG set out to solve when we built Jarvis, a quicksearch plugin for the WordPress admin. Jarvis introduces…
With GiveBack DC well underway, I spent some time chatting with and getting to know the awesome folks at Mentors, Inc., one our hosted nonprofits. Mentors, Inc. is a passionate small nonprofit in downtown DC who pour their hearts into mentoring and helping today’s DC students towards high school graduation and college entry. They have been…
With a crisp breeze in the air hinting at fall, it can only mean one thing: GiveBack DC is running at full speed! We announced the hosted nonprofits this week and we’re happy to say the agencies have already dived in headfirst with their nonprofits to help these great causes step it up online. The teams…