Grey Visual Design — A Santa Rosa Web Site Designer's Commentary on the World of Design and Marketing

Cheap Graphics Cards Used by Hackers Are Compromising Strong Passwords!

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I have long recommended to clients that they employ the use of encrypted password vaults like Roboform and 1Password to keep their passwords easily accessible… and safe. Now there’s an even better reason to use programs like this: to deter hackers…. by remembering very long and secure passwords.

Search Engine Strategy – New Thinking on Page Relevance

For a decade or more, we in the industry have used Keyword Density as a guide to page relevance and the consequent page ranking. But even as many of our Search Engine Ranking tools have continued to use this method of assessing page relevance….. the search engines (Google, Bing and Yahoo) have continued to develop new, more accurate and subtle ways of determining the true topical relevance of your web pages.

Project Scope: The logo symbol draws from multicultural and ancient artistic references: The powerful “bulls-eye” tail spirals are a motif common to many cultures, The eye shape is a wink to Indian art “Aladdin’s Lamp” represents…possibilities & imagination, creative magic, and an appreciation of diverse art forms from ancient cave paintings to the digital magic of today’s computer media,

Project Scope: Food writing with engaging story telling and food photography, SEO to attract & grow readership, Social Media links to Facebook via Networked Blogs and other news sources with sharing plug-ins, as well as good recipes! Project Background: Cynthe’s food blogging site inherited from my daughter-in-law, co-owned with her son, Marc Brownlow who contributes articles on occasion. Marc designed [...]

Project Background: A specialty dealer showroom, demo locale, and repair shop was opening in New York City. The sales manager wanted a store logo related to Mesa Boogie’s graphic identity that also visually tied in with the Manhattan locale. Client: Mesa Boogie, Ltd. Product Scope: Logo Store Signage for interior & exterior spaces for a new Mesa Boogie guitar and [...]

Thumbnail image for Dairydell Canine’s 2010 Barkie Awards ~ Tongue-in-Cheek Certificate Design

Project Background: Dairydell Canine’s 1st Annual Barkie Awards was an exclusive by-invitation-only event for their most loyal customers & their dogs. The party was designed as a fun way to thank & honor their clients & canine pets, while gathering valuable video testimonials and on-line reviews for Dairydell ~ a premier dog boarding & training services based in Sonoma county [...]

Project Background: The Sophia’s Garden logo was an established mark, recognizable and distinctive in the industry, so the stationery system needed to incorporate the existing logo in the design solutions we offered. Project Scope: Business Card, Letterhead, #10 Envelope ~ The handsome, boldly colored logo has art deco nuances in an extremely vertical narrow proportion. Not particularly easy to design [...]

“I LOVE the logo designed for me by Grey Visual SO much, I never tire of looking at it. The logo was inspired brilliance. I have gotten lots of compliments. It is just what I asked for. I also love that the swirling “B” looks like an “E” for Energy and an “M” for Maggie…. It successfully communicates the feeling [...]