Dev Weekly Newsletter

When it comes to images, the more REAL images you can use from the client's ACTUAL business, the better. Sometimes these photos are provided to us by the client, but in most cases we need to do a little digging into social media accounts and the like. When successful, high-resolution, appealing images are recovered and used as much as possible throughout the site and maybe even placed in a gallery.

However, more often than not, we are left working with low-quality images, if we are lucky enough to find any at all. Rest assured, Canva's Image Upscaler offers a solution for rescuing photos that you desire to use but their quality isn't quite up to par. Check out a quick demonstration below, then try it out for yourself!

Note: The differences between the two images are very subtle. They should be enlarged to view the full detail.

While this is not the most revolutionary tip this week, it is still vitally important when working on a deal. Oftentimes, you will find that a deal within Bitrix has comments on the right-hand side of your display, some of which are pinned to the top, and others that are not. These comments range from notes for the accounting team, project manager notes, and notes for you, the developer.

While working on a project, it is easy to overlook these comments, but it is highly recommended that you closely monitor them throughout the entire scope of your project. Sometimes, there are updates from project managers that might influence the trajectory of your design or additional information based on a client’s request.

Regardless of what the comment may be (unless it very clearly does not pertain to the actual building of the website), please be sure to look over them periodically and carefully. If there is anything that you are uncertain about, please ask one of us for help! We would much rather work with you to find a solution than see that important comments were not implemented onto the site during review stages 2 or 3.

Recently, we have been placing a greater emphasis on the importance of using 100% copyright-free fonts on our websites. FontSpace is one free resource that makes finding free commercial fonts easy. Just make sure to check the "Commercial Use" box when browsing. Customize your search with the other settings to find something that works for your client's new site.

Remember: Upload the font file and any accompanying information to your project's Google Drive folder to create a paper trail proving that any font you upload to Duda is approved for commercial use.