5 Steps to Refresh Your Website and Stay Ahead in 2024
Spring is in the air and whilst most people think of spring cleaning their homes, we’re thinking about what’s closest to our hearts as a digital agency – spring cleaning websites. Just like in the analogue world, digital is no different, and websites always need a tidy up. Redesigning a website may not be immediately […]
Is Accessibility Still Relevant in Web Design?
Back in 1998 building an accessible website was very different from how it’s done today. You’d open your copy of Notepad, edit the raw Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), save that HTML file, FTP it up to your server, and then test the URL using the W3C tools and presto! You had an accessible web […]
Website Redesign Considerations
Every website needs to be redesigned at some point. Whether it’s a minor redesign, to simply freshen up a well-built but aging site (Which doesn’t take too long these days), or a full-on ground-up rebuild (Which takes a little longer to do it right), website redesign is an absolute necessity. There are many reasons why […]
Traditional Terms Still Used in the Digital World
We were discussing in the design studio how a lot of the work we do in digital today has its roots in much older traditions. These “old school” words, terms, and concepts have stood the test of time and are still in use in the twenty-first century. So, let’s have a quick look at the […]
Happy Birthday, Apple Macintosh
On this day in 1984 the Apple Macintosh launched. During Super Bowl XVIII, a dystopian ad, based on George Orwell’s 1984, and directed by Ridley Scott, director of the films Alien and Bladerunner, aired for 60 seconds. The dark stage of the TV ad featured grey monotonous people filing in to watch a huge screening […]
Digital Brochures Reduce Carbon for ESG and B Corps
Talking with one of our clients this week we were delighted to discuss their commitment to reduce carbon with digital brochures. Being an incredibly traditional business (Over 250 years old), they’d always used printed brochures, and with great success. However, their new leadership team are now modernising the firm. The reasoning behind their increasing transition […]
The Continuing Importance of Graphic Design in 2024
Graphic design is still massively important for businesses in 2024. We would say that though, wouldn’t we? We’re a full-service design and digital agency, so it’s in our interest to keep the topic of graphic design alive. But let’s be honest, because that’s what’s kept customers coming back to us for the past 17 years […]
2023 Christmas Hours
As another year draws to a close we wanted to say a sincere thank you to all our clients and readers. This year, so that our team can celebrate the festive season with their loved ones, please be aware that our offices will be closed from: Midday on Thursday 21st December 2023 and will reopen again […]
Peach Fuzz is the Colour of the Year 2024
For nearly 25 years now Pantone has been giving the world a “color of the year” [You mean colour of the year, surely? Ed] For 2024, that colour is… drumroll… Peach Fuzz!
Peach Fuzz 13-1023 that is.
DIY SEO vs Using a Digital Agency
You’ve got a brand-new website design and now you need traffic and leads to drive sales for your business. What do you do next? Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is an effective way to raise your website profile in the search engine results pages (SERPs). What’s more, it’s commonly understood to get “free” traffic. And this […]