We were approached in 2009 to design and develop two websites that formed part of the Arts Council’s digital strategy. The sites focussed on black and ethnic minority artforms and Fail were involved from the very start of the whole process.
Both sites had to disseminate a lot of information in a very clear and concise manner. Social media and social networking were tightly integrated and everything was delivered in a distinctive design.
Radium are a leading music and sound design company based in London. We set about building a standards-compliant site tied to a comprehensive content management system. The site has a large amount of video playback embedded so it was important to make sure that from a design point of view, those elements stood out.
Warp Records are one of the most revered and influential independent record labels in the UK. They established Warpmart which sold physical music whilst Bleep was one of the first specialist digital download stores on the Internet.
The original site was considered to be a design classic, so we decided the only way to move forward was to reject everything that had gone on before: favouring simplicity and functionality. The site had a light, breezy design, the content management system was sophisticated and comprehensive and covered all facets of running a busy online store.
Since 2009, Warpmart merged with Bleep and no longer functions as a standalone site.
Sound 323 was an experimental music shop, primarily selling CD's. It offered music from a wide variety of leftfield genres. Drone, Electronic, Improvisation, Free Jazz, Musique Concrete and Field Recordings amongst others.
We wanted to build a site that would ooze simplicity. So that the activity of choosing specialist titles from a large catalogue across a wide spectrum of genres would be easy, intuitive and pleasureable.
Lex Records is an independent record label releasing left-field and experimental hip-hop. Having an established and popular web presence already, Lex asked us to create their very first online store.
The brief was to integrate a fully-functioning eCommerce store with their current label site. This meant introducing brand new functionality, whilst strictly adhering to their distinctive branding.
Working in conjunction with web development agency BDR and BMW Germany, we were asked to create standards-compliant templates based on BMW's stringent design guidelines for the BMW UK site. Accomodating Flash and other embedded multimedia elements whilst maintaining strict W3 compliant code that would work on a variety of browsers.
Despite the fact that the work we did was completed way back in 2005, we're pleased to say that code we deployed is still being used on the BMW UK site today.
Understanding your needs
We meet, we talk, we listen. We try to understand what it is you want the website to achieve. We also bring a decade's worth of experience to the dialogue.
Wireframing and Prototyping
Using a variety of methods - from specialist software to good old pen and paper - we will carefully design your website to be as easy to use as possible.
Superior User Experience
Having strong grounded knowledge in traditional graphic design means that we are able to create beautiful looking websites that provide a pleasurable experience for the end user. We know about grids, colour, typography and interactivity.
Designing to Standards
We strongly believe in web standards and go out of our way to make sure that sites are designed in such a way. This will guarantee that the widest possible audience can access it.
Reliable back end technology
We use rock-solid, tried and tested Open Source technology to build incredibly reliable, resilient and scalable websites.
Analysis and Support
After the launch of a website, we can provide ongoing support for maintenance as well assisting on future strategy. We can also assist in analysing statistics so that possible improvements can be made to the site.
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