Cirq Media Solutions » branding

Utilizing just about any font on your website

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:02:26 +0000

One of the big frustrations of getting your designs converted to your live website in the past is that many of the font types you like cannot be rendered unless the end user has that font type installed on their local machine. So you could create the fonts as image files and then render them them as images. This works OK for static pages. But what if you like a certain font type as your blog post titles. Creating an image each time you create a post just isn’t feasible. In recent years, a few options have been made available that allow you to use hosted font solutions that the server can push to the client’s browser.

Cufon is one of the most popular solutions. Cufon lets you upload your favorite font (provided you have a web license for commercial fonts) and then generates the necessary javascript code which gets placed on your web server. It works really well and is not too difficult to implement. I’ve used it for some of the great free fonts available. The how-to of Cufon is here.

Google has recently introduced Google Fonts, a hosted solution of selected fonts that are free to use if they fit your design. Select the font you want, get the code, implement it on your site. They also include downloaded TrueType fonts for working into your designs.

One of my favorite WordPress theme creators is WooThemes. Many of their themes, including some of the free ones, incorporate at these hosted font options.

Cirq Media completes Dr. Nate’s Naturals website and shopping cart

admin — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:46:53 +0000

Cirq Media recently completed a makeover for Dr. Nate’s Naturals, a maker of all natural toothpaste. Dr. Nate’s converted from a Drupal system to WordPress which includes a new blog and updated shopping cart system integrated with PayPal.

We did some SEO tuning across the board. Included is a section for their retailers and a place where customers can provide testimonials. Check out Dr. Nate’s Naturals today.

Cirq Media completes Red Realty redesign and IDX implementation

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:15:21 +0000

Cirq Media Solutions recently completed a full redesign of Red Realty’s website. Red Realty is a full service real estate firm specializing in both residential and commercial properties. You’ve seen their signs if you travel at all in the Murfreesboro area.

Red wanted a more robust application for their agents and clients to interact with. We chose IDX Broker as the back-end MLS IDX feed. Now each agent has a real-time bio page with current listings and a customizable bio page. From what we’ve heard so far, Red Realty likes the iPhone/iPad app the best. Agents have a branded iPhone app which they can provide to their clients and prospective clients making it easy to see both Red Realty properties and all other MLS listings from the iPhone.

Cirq Media provided SEO tuning which puts them at the top of Google for select search terms. They also have an integrated blog which will allow them to provide regular updates and their much sought after Red Market Report.

If you are an agent looking to update your social media profile or develop a new strategy, give us a shout.

Cirq Media completes Dorothy Savage site and social media integration

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:46:27 +0000

Cirq Media recently completed a new website and social media branding campaign for Dorothy Savage. The campaign included establishment of the dorothysavage.com domain name, incorporation of some really cool graphic design elements, setup / update of Facebook page, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and MySpace. Dorothy is a multi-talented actress, theater star, fashion designer, and now a Christian recording artist with her own Indie label, Crimson Pink. Dorothy is managed by Ray Ware (Bryan Duncan, Bob Carlisle, Phil Keaggy, Randy Stonehill, and more). This has been a great project because it brings together many social media elements into the mix. Dorothy can update Flickr from her phone and they are automatically update on the home page of her site. Twitter updates are visible immediately. A Photo Album divided up into her various pursuits is also there. A concert tour page. Plus she writes blog posts regularly. And she is a good writer. So give her site a looksee and get to know an up and coming star in the world of Christian music. You can visit her site HERE.