Gard’s web team are experts in user experience (UX) design and custom WordPress development. We create user-centered websites supported by research into audience needs and expectations. We thrive on complexity and know how to present nuanced information clearly. The resulting websites are well-organized, engaging and attractive, and easy to manage.
Where do your tax dollars go? If you live in Washington State, now you have an easy way to find out. Gard just completed a new website for… Full story »
Design is much more than decoration. Good technology design is ultimately about helping the user do their job, and do it well. Bad design hinders the user and, in some cases, can lead to nothing less than catastrophe. Full story »
Your brand is like your house. You’ve built equity over the years and taken care of the details. You want visitors to feel at home. But needs change… Full story »
At Gard, one of the most rewarding aspects of the work is bringing our clients and the community together. Sure, much of the magic happens in the office at a desk – but every so often we get to be a part of the scene we helped create. And just recently, a particularly great scene took place at Pioneer Courthouse Square on September 7, 2017: The Standard’s 9th annual Volunteer Expo. Full story »
The Bite of Oregon has been Portland’s premier culinary event since 1983 — long before Portland was known for food and foodies. Before Oregon’s wine industry was recognized… Full story »
User experience and user interface designers play matchmaker, bringing an organization and their audience together. As I outlined in User Experience Design is All Around Us, UX design… Full story »
A few of us at Gard attended a recent event at the University Club in downtown Portland, “The Future of News,” featuring Richard Meeker and Mark Katches. Meeker… Full story »
Redesigning a single, large website entails managing a lot of moving parts. Multiply that by four, set them on not-quite-parallel timelines, and it’s akin to playing three-dimensional chess.… Full story »
Jenna Rose, our front-end web developer and photographer, has worn many hats at Gard Communications over the last five years (all color-coordinated, of course). She joined the firm in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of North Texas. She previously managed a busy veterinary hospital, where she wrangled excited puppies and wandering kittens just as often as paperwork. Today, she wrangles web and digital projects like a true professional, no matter the size of the beast. Full story »
How do you successfully transform the brand of a well-established engineering firm? Gard Communications recently wrapped up such a metamorphosis for BHEGroup, formerly Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers. The 60-year-old… Full story »
