Double win at the UK Small Business Awards

Shaun and Lesley holding up the awards for Best Website Design Business and Top 10 Best Graphic Design Business

If you’ve worked with us, you’ll know we don’t do what we do for trophies! We do it because we care about getting design right for the businesses we work with. So we were very honoured to receive two awards at the UK Small Business Awards. We were named Best Website Design Business, and also…

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We Don’t Just Design Logos and Websites, We Help Shape Brands

If the title of this post looks confusing, we understand. Shaping brands is usually the responsibility of marketing experts, not expert designers. But the process of designing a company’s logo or website (or both) involves a lot of detailed research on our part, and a lot of soul-searching on theirs. Both help define what a…

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What Comes First, Web Design or Content?

What Comes First, Web Design or Content

It’s the classic website conundrum – or at least, it is for most people. As experienced web designers, it’s obvious what we must think. Design is the most important starting point for a new website. Isn’t it? Read on, and you might be surprised! People will visit your website for the content first. If the…

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5 Reasons Why WordPress Updates Are Essential

Woman on laptop doing wordpress updates

If you have a WordPress website, congratulations. You’re already using one of the most robust and feature-rich website and content management systems in the world. To get the very best that WordPress has to offer and to keep your data, design, and visitors secure, it’s essential that you keep WordPress up to date. In this…

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Why your logo design may not be print ready (yet)

Close up of an offset printing machine during production using new logo design

Signing off on a brand-new logo design is a thrilling moment for any business owner (if we were its creators, rest assured it’s an exciting moment for us, too!) Now you’ve got something that perfectly encapsulates all your business is and does, you can’t wait to show it off.  Excitedly, you start adding your new…

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Why We Won’t Design Your Logo for £50!

How much does it cost to design a company logo? We might as well answer: “how long is a piece of string!” If you’re in the market for a logo, whether you’re starting a new business or re-branding an existing one, then you’ve probably noticed the dizzying number of logo design options available. These include…

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