creative web design to search engine optimisation, content management systems to e-commerce
The Holiday Planner
What is your idea of luxury? The Holiday Planner creates your ultimate journey, with specialist knowledge of each destination, the best places to stay, dine and sightsee, from your family holiday, special occasions to memorable honeymoons. Their new-look website needed to inspire, excite and wow. Great photography formed the basis of the site and with a fully feature packed content management system the team now have the ability to keep all their travel ideas, recommendations and destinations up-to-date.
- Intuitive and simple navigation
- Bespoke Content Management System
- Search Engine Optimisation
London Safeguarding Children Board
London Safeguarding Children Board, part of London Councils commissioned us to update their online presence. We were asked to deliver a website that assisted The London Board in meeting its primary objective of providing strategic advice and support to London's 32 Local Safeguarding Children Boards. A flexible and scalable Content Management System was built to enable the department to keep all information and procedures up-to-date and relevant at a touch of a button. A secure membership area was created to give access to specific information for the council.
- Secure membership area
- Flexible Content Management System
- Document library facility
Rainforest Concern
Rainforest Concern is a charity organisation working to protect endangered rainforest worldwide. A complete overhaul of their old website - both front and back end was required to build brand awareness and act as a vehicle for increasing donations. Visually the website was totally redesigned and a more intuitive navigation and layout structure implemented. A fully flexible content management system was also integrated allowing staff to edit all of the content no matter where on the planet they are. Even from the rainforest itself!
- Bespoke Content Management System
- Slideshow and random image generation
- Online Donation functionality
Raleigh International
We were tasked with an ambitious project by this very well known International Youth Development Organisation. Not only was the front end of the brochure site completely redesigned with integrated video content together with a custom-built CMS a fully integrated community portal with user generated Blogs, forums, photo galleries and video uploads was developed. The new 'LIVE' Raleigh section is designed to build an online community of people who have been through their programmes. Volunteers will share experiences online which will deliver so much more than a traditional brochure website in terms of up-to-date information from real people.
- Online Community including forum, Blogs, photo galleries and video uploads
- Integrated video content
- Comprehensive custom-built Content Management System
Aurum Mining Plc
A gold exploration company needed to re-launch their online image due to their recent growth. The new site allows investors to view company announcements and reports which are now added through a simple bespoke CMS. The site also makes use of the GD libraries and CRON technology to update the share price graph every day from Yahoo! Finance. There is a flash based photo gallery that is easy to update and looks 24 carat. The design is clean and contemporary and is peppered with affordable royalty-free photography.
- Share price graphs automatically updated
- Flash photo gallery
- Latest news and report uploads through simple to use CMS tool
Gogogloglo E-commerce
A CMS driven secure e-commerce site which sells all things that glow in the dark or are generally fun! The shop is fully integrated into the rest of the site. There is no uncomfortable jumping out of the site to third party payment pages, everything is seamlessly integrated. The back end of the site is complete with stock control and invoicing functionality.
- Easy to use Product and CMS tool
- Secure Protx integrated payment system
- Stock control and invoicing functionality
Bolivian Mountains
To go mountain climbing in Bolivia you need to trust your guides. And that was the primary concern with this extreme mountaineering website. A dependable, tough and experienced looking site which stands head-and-shoulders above its competitors. The site makes use of stunning photography and clear layout to inspire both aspiration and confidence. Since the site launch 2 years ago the company has been fully booked through online conversions every season and is now considering expanding into other regions in South America.
- Stunning use of photography
- Fully standards compliant and highly search engine optimised
- Clear and intuitive presentation of information
News Watch
News Watch is a newly formed media and news analysis company. They carry out detailed, expert reports on how an organisation is being portrayed across all media channels. This site had to look current and vital yet as a start-up enterprise it had to convey the depth of experience its members share and inspire confidence. To this end a conservative colour scheme was selected with vibrant highlights.
- Contemporary yet trustworthy colour scheme
- Fast turnaround and tight budget
- Royalty-free image selection
Trekforce Worldwide
This extreme trekking website looks as intense as the treks it arranges. It is fully CMS driven with integrated photo galleries. There are interactive flash maps and gently fading slideshows throughout the site to add movement. Data gathering application form and brochure download functionality have been added which creates an ever improving database of potential customers/trekkers.
- Application and brochure forms functionality
- Fully CMS driven
- Interactive Flash maps
Death Watch International
This is a site with a purpose - to raise awareness of the death penalty and work towards abolishing it. It was completed as part of an overall brand development package and is bright and light in an effort not to appear too negative. The site has email address gathering functionality which will help to spread the message by the recommendation of friends. The flash game (not our work by the way) is worth a play.
- Rotating news stories
- Email Address gathering functionality
- Clean and light design
Aspire Work Clothing
This website was developed simultaneously with the Aspire catalogue. This gave both projects a satisfying synergy between online and offline communication. Their existing online catalogue was used and integrated into the new design so that Aspire could utilise their legacy technology without having to start from scratch. A quick quote system was built to speed up the quoting procedure.
- Integrated legacy online catalogue with new site to save money
- Quick quote system built in
- Synergy with printed collateral
Quest
Quest Overseas actually consists of 5 websites under one main site. They are all driven from one centralised Content Management System so updating them is quick and easy. Visually the sites are rich and colourful including Flash animations and endlessly repeating horizons. There is a brochure builder that allows users to select the expeditions they are interested in and then create a tailor made PDF brochure.
- Custom made CMS system
- Brochure building technology
- Online pre-departure zones
Stewart Company
Stewart are one of the biggest manufacturers of plasticware in the UK. Their products range from kitchen products to medical equipment and garden furniture. This example is the pro-catering range which is for professional kitchens. The site is database driven which means that the many products they have are easy to update. The site was designed to make a plastic product as pleasing and as professional looking as possible.
- Clean and contemporary design in synergy with Stewart Plastic's sister sites
- Database driven for easy maintenance
- Enquiry form functionality
