Design

Understanding Your Brand Beyond the Desktop Website
Understanding Your Brand Beyond the Desktop Website
Caitlin Mekita

A lot of new Magento online store owners make the mistake of assuming that everyone is finding their website and viewing their store the same exact way – on the same device, on the same browser, and with the same viewing pattern. It’s also easy to assume that your only online presence exists only in […]

Web Design – How To Use Icons For a Better User Experience (UX)
Web Design – How To Use Icons For a Better User Experience (UX)
Jill Govier

Visual communication is one of the main aspects of any website. It is important for the user to be able to properly navigate through each web page without frustration. Getting, and keeping, the attention of the user can be difficult, but it’s not hard to achieve. This can be accomplished by the use of clear […]

Responsive Magento Template vs. Mobile App Extension
Responsive Magento Template vs. Mobile App Extension
Jill Govier

Most companies who own a Magento eCommerce store want their customers to be able to access the website through their mobile devices. There are two ways to go about this: First, for Magento stores that are not responsive,  an extension  can be purchased that makes the website mobile friendly by adding the mobile app extension […]

Magento Features Spotlight : Wishlist & Compare
Magento Features Spotlight : Wishlist & Compare
Caitlin Mekita

During initial consultations, many of our clients express confusion about two of Magento’s built in features, Wishlist and Compare. While they often appear together, Wishlist and Compare do different things and are utilized by different kinds of shoppers. In order to help clear up any confusion, I’m going to explain how these features can enhance […]

One Step Checkout for Magento: Awesome Checkout vs. OneStepcheckout
One Step Checkout for Magento: Awesome Checkout vs. OneStepcheckout
Caitlin Mekita

We recently got the chance to work with a new checkout solution called “Awesome Checkout” which is built by a company called Anatta Design. The extension was used for a client of ours who is using Magento Enterprise. Awesome Checkout claims to be “full of shortcuts” and to eliminate checkout errors, making a swift checkout […]

The Process Behind The New Shero Designs Logo
The Process Behind The New Shero Designs Logo
Jill Govier

After four years, the Shero Designs logo gets a fresh new look. Besides designing and developing websites for mid to big size companies, our team is comprised of three talented graphic designers Jillian (Me), Caitlin, and Beth. Although the main part of what we do is web design and front-end development, all three of us […]

New Magento Website Launch – Organic Pharmer
New Magento Website Launch – Organic Pharmer
Caitlin Mekita

  WHAT WE DID Magento Design & Development   THE CHALLENGE Organic Pharmer is a brand new health food shop located in Rye Brook, New York. They needed help building a well-branded website from start to finish. Our developers worked closely with the designers and partners at Organic Pharmer to create a beautiful and functional […]

Default Magento Checkout vs OneStepCheckout
Default Magento Checkout vs OneStepCheckout
Jill Govier

The checkout page on your Magento eCommerce site is extremely important to your business and especially for your customers. Many users do not know the difference between the default Magento checkout and the Magento extension, OneStepCheckout. In this blog post I will explain the pros and cons and the effects it has on checkout conversions. […]