Suzanne Scacca

A former project manager and web design agency manager, Suzanne Scacca now writes about the changing landscape of design, development and software.

Design Productivity
Which Apps and Services Should Creative Small Businesses Spend Money On?

It’s always a good idea to know what your business can do without if you end up needing to cut costs. Software is a good place to focus your attention, with so many free and cheap alternatives that make it easy to downgrade your product suite in a pinch. In this post, we’ll look at which ones you can’t afford to go cheap on and which ones you can.

by Suzanne Scacca
March 31, 2023 8 min read Share
Web Design
5 Features & Trends That Shouldn’t Appear on Websites in 2023

Every year, design publications talk about exciting new trends to use in web design. But before you go implementing new trends and features in your digital products, make sure to clean out the old stuff that doesn’t belong there. Here are five trends and features that have passed their expiration dates.

by Suzanne Scacca
March 24, 2023 9 min read Share
Web
What You Need To Know About the Most Common Website Error Codes

In this post, we’ll look at nine of the most common HTTP error codes, what they mean and what you can do to deal with them to minimize their impact on your website.

by Suzanne Scacca
March 22, 2023 13 min read Share
Web Mobile Design
Strategies for Dealing with Waning Usage of Ecommerce Apps

A recent AppsFlyer report found that ecommerce apps are experiencing drops in installations, user engagement and retention. Is this a trend that’s going to stick with us or a temporary side effect after the COVID shopping surge ended? Don’t wait and see. Do something about it today so your users and clients are all happy in the end.

by Suzanne Scacca
March 17, 2023 8 min read Share
Web Design Design Systems
4 Things Web Designers Can Do to Ensure Brand Consistency

When building a product that digitally represents a brand and enables them to do business online, ensuring that their brand identity is consistently implemented throughout it is crucial. In this post, we’ll look at four things that web designers can do to make sure this happens.

by Suzanne Scacca
June 14, 2023 8 min read Share