Beautiful Internet: 10 of the Best Fonts for the Web
At Flying Hippo, we’re sort of font snobs. We’re constantly on the hunt for the best web fonts. In particular, there are 10 web fonts that
4 Things Web Designers Can Learn From Food Trucks
Design principles are everywhere. Even in places you might not notice or expect. Take food trucks for example: not only are they mobile hunger-fighting supertrucks
Business Critical: Test Your Brainpower With “Lucy,” Google Becomes The Sheriff
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Flying Hippo launches Urbandale Schools’ New Website
I think everyone has home team pride. And that is certainly how we feel today. Flying Hippo proudly launches the redesigned school district website for
Our Creative Process: From White Page to Homepage
There it is, staring at you. Laughing. Mocking. Just waiting for you to make a move. The dreaded blank sheet of paper. Whether you’re a
Focus or Folly: An Argument Against Over-specialization
It seems like these days, everyone is expected to specialize in a super niche field of study. “Be a type designer, a JavaScript engineer, or
Learning From Experience: 3 Lessons From Building K-12 School Websites
We’ve had the pleasure of working with some high-profile schools and school districts on redefining and refocusing their digital strategy. Often, schools come to us
Changing With the Times: Future Proofing Your Site with Responsive Design
For the past couple of years, the web has started to embrace a new paradigm: responsive design. That is, a single site architecture that resizes
Quit Wasting My Time: Optimizing PNGs and JPGs for the Web
Here’s a little secret you may not know about the photos used on the web: Almost every file (JPG or PNG) is packed full of
Beauty in Simplicity: Avoiding Overdesign on the Web
“‘Think simple,’ as my old master used to say — meaning to reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to
Business Critical: Direct Message Madness, Too Many Choices, Native Ads in Comments
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From HTML and CSS to KPI and CTA: Flying Hippo is a Digital Agency
When we first started this company, the web was a much simpler place. Boy, how times have changed. Back then, many brands were still apprehensive