Graphic Design, Web & Print
Posts tagged web
Summer is definitely here.
May 19th
If you need evidence that summer is actually here take a look at the front of the technique van – I can’t remember the last time I saw a vehicle covered in ‘evidence’ like this.
We’re working as hard as ever in the web dept, – Tom is buried in PHP and MySQL for an online antiques software package and I’ve just launched a rather good looking site for Knollands Septic Tanks & Drainage. Not the most stylish subject or product but I’m really happy with the way the site looks and feels – take a look: www.knollands.co.uk
Next projects are a Virtual Press Office for Tom and a new website for Carter Retail for me, along with all the usual day to day stuff, all of which are made easier when I open the curtains to bright sunshine.
Personal wise I’m racing my motocross bike at Whaddon on Sunday and it’s forecast to be 24º so sweat and tears are likely. I’m lying joint 3rd in the championship and 2nd place is only 9pts away so if I have a good day I’m looking good for 2nd. Oh, and one of my main rivals is out through injury – am I a bad person for smiling when I heard?
Jeremy Hall
Feb 15th
We’ve setup a blog for one of our clients Jeremy Hall, and it looks like he’s really got into it. There’s a new post every day as Jeremy tries to rise to a self set challenge – start a business and sell it for £1m profit within 3 years.
Myself and Tom are totally captivated by Jeremy’s posts and are really chuffed that he’s so enthusiastic about using the blog.
Go to www.jeremyhall.co.uk for more »
Nuts
Feb 15th
Wow – what a month! It’s all gone a bit nuts here in the web dept. We’ve got loads of projects lined up for the next 2-3 months and some really exciting websites to produce – there’s a very stylish and contemporary brochure site for a high-end furniture dealer in London (very cool), another brochure site and re-brand for a waste water management co., an affiliate e-commerce site for a very well known high street pharmacist, an interactive site with 3D illustrations for a retail refrigeration co., more stuff for Who’s Who and to top it all there’s a possibility we might be developing a Virtual Press Office for a company with worldwide distributors.
Oh… and I got my first race victory yesterday – hooray!
Hush Hush
Jan 14th
I’m just putting a spec together for a new website – can’t say too much as it’s confidential but it could end up being the biggest project we’ve worked on. It’s for a leisure company that’s got big ideas and a promising future, they need a website design that inspires the visitor, shows off their facilities and creates an online community for their members. Myself and Tom are looking forward to creating something a bit special, we’ll update the blog when we have more to show…
Countdown to launch…
Jan 13th
Tom and I have been working on a cracking new site for Manfred Schotten Antiques and it’s not far from launch. Just a few tweaks here and there and we’ll be good to go. This sport antiques website has been a challenging project to work on as we had to consider Schotten’s existing back office system and product database during both the design and build.
If I’m honest I find it easier to design a site based on a new spec than using an existing system but I have to say I did enjoy designing this one. Manfred Schotten Antiques have fantastic premises with some amazing sports memorabilia so the new website design needed to do them justice and convey their personality. I went for a simple design so not to detract the user from the products on the site but included some nice details to create some character like rough borders, paint-roller style edges and lined paper backgrounds resulting in a design which is a kind of ‘shabby-chic’.
Tom worked his magic when building the site and integrating the existing database and we are both really happy with the results. There is plenty of scope for further development and adding functionality so I’m sure we’ll be updating this post as we add new features.
