As Drupal 7 reaches its end of life, now is the time to migrate from Drupal to WordPress. Migrating a website to WordPress takes time and effort that seems rather daunting if there’s no need to make the change. However, the Drupal 7 and 8 end of life announcement means that those who are not… Read more »
Materiell has been using and contributing to the Foundation project for many years, so we are truly excited to announce our partnership with the ZURB team. Recently, our creative director and lead developer joined our project manager in obtaining their ZURB Foundation Certification, meaning every part of our design development process has a ZURB Foundation… Read more »
The launch of Foundation 6 marked some of the biggest changes to the popular CSS framework in recent memory. At Materiell, we’ve been using Foundation for quite some time and now that we have a few projects under our belt using Foundation 6, we’re happy to say we love it more now than ever before. Here’s why. Big Things Come… Read more »
As WordPress users, we’ve been trained to keep all components of our WordPress install – plugins, themes, core, etc – completely up-to-date to avoid security issues. In fact, the number one question I get about JointsWP is: how do I update JointsWP and/or Foundation? Here’s the answer: you shouldn’t. The Case for Not Updating JointsWP is… Read more »
As a business, non-profit, educational, or government organization seeking design or enterprise web development services, it can be difficult to identify a creative agency capable of making your vision a reality. In the ever-evolving and competitive field of web design and development, it sometimes might seem like there are countless options available to you. How, then,… Read more »
As we’ve previously explained, WordCamp events in years past have been organized as conferences and run by regional volunteers who are enthusiastic about the WordPress CMS. Materiell team members have attended several of these events, including WordCamps held in San Francisco and Orange County, California. Usually consisting of development, design, and content-focused tracks, these WordPress-centric conferences are… Read more »
With our strong track record of designing and developing websites for higher education, it probably comes as no surprise that Materiell strives to keep up with the latest in education-focused technology. The Canvas learning management system (LMS) is one of the tools we integrate into WordPress multi-sites for clients with an eye toward educational content and… Read more »
Since our founding back in 2009, Materiell has been consistently recognized for our work on individual web design and development projects, as well as on the WordPress platform as a whole. We are pleased to announce that Materiell has also now been recognized as a top Washington, D.C. area web design and web development firm across all… Read more »
Law firms and other enterprise businesses often present a special type of challenge for website developers due to the sheer amount of content their sites contain. As we have emphasized in the past, choosing an appropriate content management system with which to organize this content is crucial to designing a website that is both impactful and easy for visitors… Read more »
As a web design and development firm with strong roots in Arlington, Virginia and the surrounding Washington, D.C. metro area, Materiell prides itself on the websites we create for local companies and organizations, including educational institutions. This is why we are pleased to announce that the Arlington Public School District (APS) has chosen Materiell to… Read more »