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    Lessons from the Config 2025 Conference

    Discover the top insights our designers and UX specialists brought back from Figma’s Config 2025 conference.

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    University Website Summertime Checklist

    Here are a few features that can help you make the most of the summer for communications at colleges and universities.

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    Fighting Fire with Fire: How Firefighting Applies to Web Projects

    At first glance, firefighting and web projects may seem worlds apart, but they’re more alike than you may think.

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How to Draft Accessible Content for the Web

Web users are diverse, and this means that the content published on a website must be accessible to meet everyone’s needs....

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Reimagining the College Program Finder

Working closely with over 50 higher ed institutions for the past 20+ years, we understand their users and their goals, specifically...

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The Secret Sauce of Animated Video Production

Blending talent, time, and teamwork into a tantalizing treat. High-quality animated video isn’t just playing around with the latest software. And...

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My Research Assistant Doesn’t Sleep, Complain, or Drink All the Cold Brew

So you’ve talked to your end users and learned a lot. You’re excited to implement what you’ve learned! But first, you need input and buy-in from the team and leadership, which means you have to analyze, synthesize, and communicate your findings. 

Words In Favor of Brevity

Brevity is a struggle when there is so much to say. Digital Wave can help you with content strategy informed by your user’s needs - and provide some tips for promoting brevity with your content teams.

Lessons from the Config 2025 Conference

Our designers and UX specialists attended Figma’s Config 2025 conference and brought back insights and ideas for how to improve the...

University Website Summertime Checklist

School’s out for summer! But not forever. Students may have flipped their tassels and teachers may be off writing their books,...

Reflections from IA Conference 2025

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend IA Conference 2025 in Philadelphia, where information architects, designers, and strategists gathered...

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Better Utilize Google Analytics

Analytics supplies you with a vast amount of data, but it can be difficult to know what to do with all...

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Using Content Models to Define Content Needs

Launching a new website is exciting. You get to watch your pain points from the past site transform into new opportunities....

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Designing for Everyone

The integration of accessibility into user experience (UX) design improves the experience for everyone. By designing with a focus on inclusivity,...

Fighting Fire with Fire: How Firefighting Applies to Web Projects

At first glance, firefighting and web projects may seem worlds apart, but many of the core principles from the fire service can be applied to our work at Digital Wave (DW) and help ensure success in both realms.

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