I've been saying it for weeks and weeks… BIG FONT IS THE NEW BLACK. It made the River City white board, which is full of funny quotes, Web site schemes and now important Web design trends.

On Monday, INSPIREDMAG featured guest blogger, Chris Thurman from Visual Swirl, a design blog focused on providing free resources, tutorials and articles on all things design. The blog discuss ... more...

Why wouldn’t you optimize your listing for local searches?  It’s easy & it’s free. 

This is probably the hottest topic with all the clients I meet with and rightfully so. Google has recently given more prominence to local business listings on their search results page. In many cases the local business results have expanded from 3 listings to 10 listings. This reserves a large portion ... more...

River City Studio today announced the first US Antibody Registry created on behalf of the Community Blood Center of Greater KC. The Registry is a central online HIPPA-compliant antibody record that follows patients despite changes in hospital, healthcare provider or insurance. The CBC accredits the registry with remarkable savings in time and money as well as lives over the initial year of use. We aim to partner with various blood banks and partnerin ... more...

Several innovative companies are moving away from creating stagnant visuals, traditional works and tangible products. Instead, they are focusing on designing an experience with an emotional, psychological connection.

It’s all been done. You can throw away a postcard, a brochure, a flyer or an ad. You can't throw away a memory.

It's called augmented reality or integrated design. The future of design is no longer about relaying basic information, but is based on creating c ... more...