News & ideas
Updates, new projects, and insights from Wildfire Studios
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How much data does your website need to collect?
What’s the smallest amount of data you could collect on your website while still having a successful business?
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Two kinds of websites
There are only two kinds of websites. Which one are you making?
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JAMstack is not always the answer
I’m going to say something that will probably ruffle a few feathers, but this is just my opinion: you don’t need to make everything a JAMstack site.
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WordPress is a big old ball of spaghetti
You can do better than everybody else’s bad default.
Ten years of Wildfire Studios
August 21, 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Wildfire Studios.
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New Case Study: One Story Website
The new One Story website uses image collages and a large colour palette to share the story of its kids and youth curriculum for churches.
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Setting goals for your website redesign
Before you begin that ambitious new website project in your organization, you have to know: what’s the problem you’re trying to solve?
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Why you should write your website copy before you hire a web designer
Writing your website’s copy first resolves a lot of potential problems before they have a chance to sneak up and bit you in the butt.
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New Client Website: One Story
The website for One Story stuns with bright colours, gorgeous image-based layouts, and a beautiful responsive design.
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Emotive: Keeping You Up to Speed on Electric Cars
It’s not every day one gets to say this: I recently had the chance to work on a website about electric cars for the province of British Columbia.
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Electrafest: It’s On
I was excited to work with Flipside Creative on the new website for Electrafest 2021, Western Canada’s largest electric mobility showcase.
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Introducing the New Plug In BC Website
I’m excited to unveil the new website for Plug In BC, a program from the Fraser Bin Council in beautiful British Columbia.