2022 Award-Winning Projects
2022 was another banner year for 4CDesignWorks and awards recognition from the various graphic design and marketing competitions. It is…
What makes a bad logo design?
For every piece of good logo design there is out there, there are multiple more. Join us as we dive…
How Can Logo Design Transform Your Business?
A logo design is an integral tool for businesses looking to build brand recognition and awareness in their industry.
2021 GDUSA Award-Winning Projects
At 4CDesignWorks, we are proud of our work and the positive impact it has for our clients. Much of our…
4C Wins 2021 Hermes, MarCom, & DotCOMM Awards
4CDesignWorks is proud and honored to be continually recognized by our peers in the Marketing and Design industry through multiple…
PHP 8 and WordPress: Keep your website up-to-date
PHP 8 has been released and will be in full effect and likely in use by your hosting provider starting…
4C Recognized with Platinum MarCom Award for Team Achievement
In 2020 4C were recognized with a Platinum award for team achievement for their tenured employees and great work over nearly 15 years.
Get a successful new law firm website
Don’t redesign your law firm website just because it “looks old” – Read some key success points from 4C to make your new site a success!
4CDesignWorks brings home three dotCOMM Awards
For the third year in a row, 4CDesignWorks has entered projects into the dotCOMM awards and had each entry obtain…
4CDesignWorks Awarded with 2 Gold Hermes
Continuing the stretch of success and recognition, 4CDesignWorks was awarded 3 national design awards this April. We are very pleased…
Prepare to change your Hosting Provider
There are certainly key factors involved in selecting the right hosting provider, and ultimately there are a ton of vendors…
Get Ready for Websites in 2020
As a primer for this year, we at 4CDesignWorks wanted to look at some key factors that should be part…
The Impact of Page Speed and SEO in 2020 and beyond
It has been a few years now since Google had announced that page speed would be a ranking factor in…
A Decade of Award Winning Design
A Decade of Change… In performing a recap to document our most recent award-winning projects, a surprising statistic surfaced. 10…
Your Construction Company Website: How should my corporate website show projects?
One of the many important pages of your construction company (such as the “About Us” page), your construction projects display…
4CDesignWorks Recognized With 2019 GDUSA & MarCom Awards
4CDesignWorks has been entering the American Graphic Design Awards for years now and we are proud to say each year…
Your Construction Company Website: Why “About Us” is important.
Your “About” page should provide solid information and convey your company personality, more-so than other sections within your website.
4C Wins Three dotCOMM Awards
For the second year in a row, 4C has entered the dotCOMM awards and received some great news. Winning Entries include: The…
Your Construction Company Website: Do We Need Better Construction Branding?
Currency in marketing is the strength of your construction branding! Read on if you think your company could benefit from a new online and visual approach.
Trend Report: Construction Website Homepage
This post is to act as a reference for competitive/comparative analysis. In this “report” we will take a look at some regional construction companies and focus on the home page: similarities, navigation, and calls to action.
2018 Awards Recap
4CDesignWorks has been making waves for years in a variety of national and international competitions that recognize outstanding Marketing, Graphic…
GDUSA Recognizes 4C with 8 American Graphic Design Awards
The American Graphic Design Awards celebrated their 55th anniversary and GDUSA (Graphic Design USA) is celebrating alongside 4CDesignWorks, with 8 nominations…
4C Wins Another Platinum MarCom Award
Much like last year, 4CDesignWorks was recognized for each entry submitted to the 15th annual MarCom Awards. This year, sees…
Big changes to WordPress coming in 5.0
Will your WordPress website be ready for the new way to create, manage, and edit content with Gutenberg? 4C provides things to consider before 5.0 launches.
4C Wins Platinum dotCOMM Award
This year, 4C entered into it’s first dotCOMM award submitting two recent projects. And the winners are… The dotCOMM Platinum…
Is Print Still Relevant?
Right now the marketing world is entertaining a lot of thoughts on the whole subject of print. I, like many…
2017 Marketing, Design, and Web Award Recap
This year 4CDesignWorks has once again been recognized among several national competitions including the GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards, MarCom Awards,…
4C Wins 11 GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards
4CDesignWorks is proud to accept the American Graphic Design Award for which it has been honored for 11 separate works…
Platinum Status: MarCom Award Recognition
This year, 4CDesignWorks goes 3 for 3 with their entries into the MarCom Awards, the international competition for marketing and…
Young Creatives
As we approach the publicized move of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh from the location I grew familiar with, as…
New Tyler Mountain Water Pittsburgh eCommerce Website wins Hermes Award
4CDesignworks was recently approached by one of our long-time clients, Aqua Filter Fresh Inc. Distributors (AFF – a distributor of…
Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Project Gets Added Recognition
Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP (MUS Law) partnered with 4CDesignWorks to reignite their dated brand, develop a SEO friendly website,…
Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Branding Gets Recognition from Hermes and CREATE! Awards
Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP (MUS Law) partnered with 4CDesignWorks to reignite their dated brand, develop a SEO friendly website,…
Three Marketing Lessons We Can Learn from the Shamrock Shake
As a junior marketing student and descendant of Irish immigrants I naturally took interest in the business side of my…
4C Wins 9 GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards
The outstanding merits of the 4CDesignWorks team has made achievement the standard in the creative division of 4CTechnologies. 4CDesignWorks has…
Logos: applications are important!
Note: this post is in regards to some 2016 “year-end” opinions on the best and worst of logos. Specifically, the…
2016 Design Award Recap
Each year, 4CDesignWorks enters their work into industry leading design and marketing competitions. While each competition is different, 4C believes…
Growing Up with Technology: The Prepared Millennial
As Generation X inherits the managerial world from the retiring Baby Boomers, the last of the Millennials are filling up…
4CDesignWorks Awarded Gold Hermes
Our story began with a technology company. For decades, 4CTechnologies successfully provided custom technology solutions for our satisfied clients. But…
Policy Awareness: Your Smartest Choice
Contributed by Director of Strategic Planning & Development, Kathy Olek Donatelli A clear and concise social media policy seems pretty…
Technology Can Lower Job Stress
I recently stumbled across an article regarding stressful jobs and I had some pretty specific thoughts about it. So I…
After the Holidays Marketing How-To
The holiday season isn’t just an important time of year for the retail industry – it’s an excellent marketing opportunity…
Tips to Increase your SEO
One of the key factors we often look at when building or rebuilding a website is Search Engine Optimization. The…
Take the “Work” Out of Networking
Contributed by Business Development Manager, Joe Gastony Sometimes, it’s not what you know it’s WHO you know. These words have…
Avoid Creative Pitfalls
In the creative industry where everything is go-go-go and do-do-do you may find yourself at the mercy of deadlines and…
4CDesignWorks Receives Recognition in 2015 GDUSA Awards
Our strength at 4CDesignWorks is that we offer a complete synergy of technology and marketing solutions. We work desk-to-desk with…
4CTechnologies Earns Best Places to Work Nod
We are happy to have the opportunity to be recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of the area’s…
My 4C’s of Contracting Your Social Media
This is 2015, people. Your organization can’t survive without a social presence. I’m not telling you something you don’t already…
Play with your food
Feeling hungry? Recently, there have been food-related companies that have made a change to their brand. This change extends from…
4CDesignWorks wins 11 GDUSA Graphic Design Awards
4CDesignWorks is proud to continue a four-year running streak for multiple honors from the GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards. This…
The Golden Age of PHP Frameworks
Both PHP and I– as a developer– have come a very long way since a year ago. Earlier this year,…
4CDesignWorks Wins Videographer Award of Distinction
4CDesignWorks is proud to announce that their production of the Orientation Training Video on behalf of PJ Dick, Trumbull, and…
Creating Successful Campaigns With Reach
Multi-touch campaigns usually require collaboration with other folks on a campaign team, utilizing left- and right- brain leanings to promote a central idea from all fronts. To see some examples of multi-touch events and campaigns check out the 4CDesignWorks portfolio and see some work.
4CDesignWorks Wins Hermes Awards For Social Media
PITTSBURGH, PA—(May 20, 2014)— 4CDesignWorks, the integrative marketing and design division of 4CTechnologies, is proud to announce two Hermes Creative…
Understanding Color Output From Web to Print
Post contributed by Jacqueline McClellan, Graphic Designer at 4CDesignWorks As a designer, I hear about one particular problem a lot. …
GIS Technology Helps Local Business Thrive
GIS technology and consultation can provide value to any business-large or small! In an age where actively engaging customers…
What’s the Big Deal About WordPress?
So you’re thinking of getting your very own little nook on the World Wide Web. You’ve gone through the trouble…
4CDesignWorks Adds Three (3) Awards To Kick Off 2014!
4CDesignWorks was recently recognized with 3 MarCom Awards! 4CDesignWorks snagged a Platinum Award for their outstanding video animation on the…
Top 10 Reasons to Join a Professional Organization
Whether you are interested in strengthening your network, furthering your career or maybe just in need of a few more…
4CDesignWorks Honored with 11 American Graphic Design Awards
This year 4CDesignWorks was honored with a Certificate of Excellence for 11 different projects. 4CDesignWorks has established an impressive resume…
4C Wins Regional Social Madness Competition
4CTechnologies is proud to announce their recent win as the Pittsburgh Regional Social Madness Champions in the small business category.…
4CTechnologies Wins Regional Social Madness Competition, Advances to National Level
4CTechnologies is proud to announce their recent win as the Pittsburgh Regional Social Madness Champions in the small business category.…
Does Your Website Reflect Your Business?
Your business is always changing. Reacting to customer demand, the economy (local and national/international even), the environment, shareholders and employees…
Diamonds in the rough
Contributed by 4CTechnologies Director of Strategic Planning, Kathy Olek If you are a recent grad looking for a job in…
Five Simple Steps to Successful Tradeshow Management
Contributed by 4CTechnologies Director of Strategic Planning, Kathy Olek Have you ever wanted to showcase your product or service at…
Brand Rescue?
Feature artwork provided by Tim Higgins. Many may be familiar with the television show “Bar Rescue” currently in its 3rd…
4CDesignWorks Adds Two Hermes Awards
4CDesignWorks, the interactive marketing and communications division of 4CTechnologies, has been recognized by The Hermes Creative Awards! 2013 Hermes Creative…
Mobile Friendly vs. Mobile Optimized vs. Responsive Design
If you use a smartphone, you know how difficult it can be to load websites that look phenomenal on your…
3 Essentials For Your Mobile Website
Mobile seems like the hottest word of 2013—and with good reason! If you’ve been paying attention to technology trends over…
Professional Services & Event Marketing/Design Recognition
4CDesignWorks recently won MarCom’s Gold Award for the Pontem Group Website (in the Professional Service Sector). The website features a unique…
4CDesignWorks Recognized For Outstanding Creative Abilities
4CDesignWorks, the interactive marketing and communications division of 4CTechnologies, has been recognized with multiple awards from two distinguished sources, The…
4CDesignWorks promotes Graphic Designer
4CTechnologies is pleased to announce that Joshua Schmitt was recently awarded a new title of Senior Graphic Designer. This recognition…
4CDesignWorks is Ecstatic to Announce 12 GDUSA Awards
4CDesignWorks, the interactive marketing and communications division of 4CTechnologies, has recently been recognized with a staggering 12 American Graphic Design…
4CDesignWorks Honored with Two Hermes Creative Awards
4CDesignWorks was honored with two prestigious Hermes Creative Awards based on the evaluation of the Association of Marketing and Communication…
4C Receives Videographer Award
The Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals recently recognized 4CTechnologies with a Videographer Award, in the category of Corporate Image.…
4CTechnologies’ President Selected As Diamond Award Winner
John Riley (JR), President of 4CTechnologies, was named a 2009 Diamond Award winner by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The annual…
4CDesignWorks In The Pittsburgh Business Times
Photo featured in Pittsburgh Business Times. 4CTechnologies recently gained media attention featuring president John P. Riley, and introducing their new creative…
4C Establishes New Division Named 4CDesignWorks
4CTechnologies, a leading Pittsburgh-based management and technology services firm, recently announced the establishment of 4CDesignWorks. This new, integrated division houses…
