Website is an asset for any company since it represents the online presence of a brand. 

When designing your website, you should always have your target audience in mind, and at the same time make sure that it has a good user experience. A good website design furnishes several benefits, both to the business and target audience. If you are looking for a reliable website design agency New York, Dotlogics is a good pick.

Today, we are discussing why website design is vital for any business.

• Layout

It is a rule of thumb that the layout of a website should always be simple, easily navigated, and clean. Moreover, it should be designed in such a way so that the important aspects draw the attention of visitors.

Ensure that the layout of your website is not cluttered, or else it will become difficult for your visitors to navigate through. It further affects usability. Grid designs will help it look presentable. A website should have every element well organized so that it becomes easy for the visitors to look for what they want.

• Brand Image

Website is the reflection of a brand's image online, and it is the only medium through which they get to know more about your company. That said, it helps to form the first impression of a brand. Every element of your website such as colour, fonts, images, etc. forms the identity of a brand. Hence, while picking such elements you should be careful, and also make it a point to keep them consistent throughout.

You can pick some distinctive colours to represent your brand and then maintain consistency with the same colours throughout the website. 

• Website Accessibility

Website accessibility is responsible.in determining whether your target audience can access it. By making your website accessible, you will not only provide enhanced user experience but will also comply with the law. It merely means that you should design your website in such a way so that even disabled people can access it. Dotlogics is a New York website company that develops an accessible website.

The process is challenging, but professionals have expertise in building accessible expertise. With years of experience in the field, they will do it effortlessly.

• User-Friendly

You should ensure that your website is user-friendly. The more user-friendly, it is, the more people will engage with the content encompassed on it. Also, they will take the desired action. A good website design aims to furnish exceptional user experience to make a website stand out among its competitors.

When the user experience of your website is considerable, your visitors will ultimately get converted into leads.

Conclusion

Website Design is vital, and you should not ignore it. With a user-friendly and appealing website, you will make a good impression on your prospects. It will also help you nurture your leads, and convert them into loyal consumers.

Miller MO: January 14, 2021 - As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt communities, entrepreneur Janet Stephens is stepping up her efforts to enhance lives with her innovative music and movement products.

Through her Bear Paw Creek business, Mrs Stephens is helping to inspire and educate children by equipping teachers, therapists, and parents with a host of products to promote an environment of learning and enjoyment through creative movement and music.

And with the advent of the global pandemic leading to social distancing and virtual classrooms, Bear Paw Creek is now offering all-inclusive individual student kits.

Mrs Stephens started the business more than 20 years ago and has developed all of their products based on customer feedback. "Music and movement helps to develop healthy minds and bodies of all ages," she said. "At Bear Paw Creek, we offer products proudly made in the USA, that seek to enrich the lives of others."

Their colorful products include tactile-friendly music and movement props such as Stretchy Bands to balloon balls, beanbags, scarves, ribbon and chiffon streamers, classroom sets, music and instruments, bags and totes.

One of their innovations is the Connect-a-Stretchy Band which has a buckle system that allows you to use their popular stretchy bands either straight or buckled into a circle. 

"Music stimulates both sides of the brain, lifts our spirits and makes tedious activities seem fun. Incorporating our products with motion and music brings all the excellent physical and emotional benefits of exercise, strengthening our muscles, and improving coordination," added Mrs Stephens.

The company was initially created and inspired by her sister, Kathy Schumacher MT-BC, a traveling music therapist who expressed the need for higher quality music therapy props. Janet opened the business in 2000, meshing her love of sewing with the creation of a unique line of music and movement props in addition to solutions for organizing and transporting them. 

Bear Paw Creek’s core values have remained the same over the years: commitment to the people who use their products and enthusiasm for how their customers improve others' lives. 

For more information, give them a call at (417) 823-0259 or email: iThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To learn more about their products visit https://BearPawCreek.com.

On December 15, 2020, the European Union (EU) published two directives to revise the two lists regulating the presence of allergenic fragrances in toys. The provisions in the directives will strengthen EU requirements on allergenic fragrances under Directive 2009/48/EC, the Toy Safety Directive (TSD).

The two directives – (EU) 2020/2088 and (EU) 2020/2089 – update the lists under Point 11 of Part III in Annex II of the TSD. These lists are:

• ‘Prohibited List’ – contains 55 allergenic fragrances. Their presence is allowed if it is technically unavoidable under good manufacturing practice (GMP) and each fragrance is no more than 100 mg/kg. These substances should not be used intentionally
• ‘Labeling List’ – contains 11 allergenic fragrances. These require their name to be listed on the toy, on an affixed label, on the packaging, or in the accompanying leaflet if their concentrations are greater than 100 mg/kg

The changes brought in by the two directives are:

Directive (EU) 2020/2089:

• Deletes methyl heptine carbonate (CAS 111-12-6, entry 10) from the ‘Labeling List’
• Three allergenic fragrances added to the ‘Prohibited List’:
  1. Atranol (CAS 526-37-4)
  2. Chloroatranol (CAS 57074-21-2)
  3. Methyl heptane carbonate (CAS 111-12-6)

Directive (EU) 2020/2088:

• Two additional enantiomers (CAS 1117-61-9 and 7540-51-4) added to citronellol under Entry 4 of the ‘Labeling List’
• 61 new entries added to the ‘Labeling List’ – some of which contain more than one CAS number

Following these changes, the ‘Prohibited List’ now contains 58 fragrances and the ‘Labeling List’ now contains 71 entries.

Member States are required to transpose these provisions into their national laws by July 4, 2022, with the provisions becoming effective on July 5, 2022.

SGS EU Toy Directive Services

SGS offers a wide range of services to ensure that products comply with the EU Toy Safety Directive. They offer training, safety/risk assessment, technical documentation check, labelling review, testing according to harmonized standards, SVHC screening, inspections and audits. They have the world’s largest network of toy experts and testing facilities, including around 20 toy laboratories and three 3 EU Notified Bodies (France, Germany and Netherlands). In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s EU Toy Directive Services. 

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full EU Strengthens Requirements on Allergenic Fragrances in Toy Safety Directive SafeGuardS. ]

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On December 9, 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published a list of designated toy safety standards that demonstrate presumption of conformity with Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.

The list includes:

• Mechanical and physical – EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018
• Flammability – EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014
• Migration of certain elements – EN 71-3:2019
• Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities – EN 71-4:2013
• Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets – EN 71-5:2015
• Finger paints – EN 71-7:2014+A2:2018
• Activity toys for domestic use – EN 71-8:2018
• N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances – EN 71-12:2013
• Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games – EN 71-13:2014
• Trampolines for domestic use – EN 71-14
• Electric toys:

-   EN 62115:2005

-   EN 62115:2005/A2:2011

-   EN 62115:2005/A11:2012

-   EN 62115:2005/A12:2015

-   EN 62115:2005/A2:2011/AC:2011

-   EN 62115:2005/A11:2012/AC:2013

Stakeholders should be aware, in relation to finger paints, that the limit for climbazole (entry 22 in Table B.1 to Annex B) has been revised from 0.5% to 0.2%. This revision was based on opinion SSC/1506/13 of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), which was adopted after the standard was published.  

The UK has published the list following the end of the transition period following Brexit – the UK officially left the European Union (EU) in January 2020 with a transition period that ended on December 31, 2020.

The BEIS has previously published guidance to stakeholders about placing products onto the market in Great Britain (Wales, Scotland and England). For more information, review SGS SafeGuard 143/20.

SGS Toy & Juvenile Product Services

SGS offers a wide range of services to ensure that products comply with relevant standards for toys, whatever market the manufacturer is targeting. They provide consulting, training, product development, testing, audit, and inspection services to ensure that products comply with strict regulations, demonstrating the safety and quality of toy products being brought to the market. In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Global Toy Safety Services. 

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full UK Announces Toy Safety Standards for Great Britain SafeGuardS. 

Subscribe here to receive SGS SafeGuardS direct to your inbox.

For further information contact:

Hingwo Tsang

Global Information and Innovation Manager

Tel: (+852) 2774 7420

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Website: www.sgs.com/hardlines

LinkedIn: sgs-consumer-goods-&-retail

About SGS

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.​