5 reasons why I stopped working from home
5 reasons why I stopped working from home

Ahhh, working from home. That's the dream, right? Imagine rolling out of bed, opening your laptop and getting to work from the couch with a piping hot cup of coffee brewing, replying to emails in your yoga pants and doing whatever the heck you want from the comfort of your own home... all the while getting paid for your work? Sounds like a sweeeeet setup!

I still think that working from home is wonderful but it's no longer for me.

Over the past six months or so, I realized I hardly ever work from home anymore. I have to say, this surprised me! I'm someone who hugely values my flexible schedule and the web design & development business that I've built, so what changed? Why did I stop working from home?

Well, there are a few reasons and I'm excited to share my (possibly controversial?) point of view with you today!

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Website Reveal for 3 Phase Global
Website Reveal for 3 Phase Global

Another website reveal coming your way, I am so excited to share this project with you! I'm slowly working my way through the buildup of website reveals I want to share with you and I'm pumped to give you a look at the design process for a website redesign I did recently. Not only is it fun to show off my work and highlight my clients, these features are also a great way to show you what goes into a website project, a "behind the scenes" look at my process, and all the thought and strategy that goes into each design decision.

Today I'm going to walk you through the website redesign for 3 Phase Global, which is a full service lighting production company based out of Las Vegas. The new 3 Phase Global website would centre around photo and video content that highlights their work and our goal was to introduce people to the company and direct them to the contact page. This was a neat project because they had an existing website but it wasn't serving their business so we got to do a complete facelift in the areas of design, content and layout. I was able to get strategic and guide the project in a really intentional way and I'm thrilled with the final result.

In this blog post, I'm going to walk you through the website redesign process from start to finish, tell you about our goals for the project, and also explain the different features we chose to use and why. 

Let's dive right in!

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Web Design/DevelopmentCharlotte O'Harawebsite reveal, 3 phase global, client project, client workComment
Where'd you get that font? - video tutorial
Where'd you get that font? - video tutorial

When it comes to branding your business and websites, fonts and typography are one of the first design elements to nail down.

The fonts you choose will really set the tone of your website and depending on how you use them (e.g., headers vs body), the effect could be totally different. Think about how different a site would feel if you used an old-school, goofy font like Comic Sans as opposed to a classic, professional font like Times New Roman. The vibe of your brand goes from one end of the spectrum to another super fast when you mix up the fonts!

I've written before about my secrets to beautiful Squarespace typography, which is a great introduction to fonts and typography, so if you haven't read that post yet, I suggest you start there. Once you've covered the basics, it's time to dive in a little deeper to the wonderful world of fonts and typography!

In this article, I'm going to share my thoughts on paid fonts and point you towards some of my favourite places to purchase fonts online.

Let's dive right in!

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Web Design/DevelopmentCharlotte O'Harafonts, typography, tutorial, videoComment