Author:
Gareth Nixon
Apr
28
We are always on the look out for talented, enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about their work. First and foremost, we distinguish ourselves by truly understanding and communicating user experience, so we look for and culture this talent in our team members.
The people we work with also have to be confident enough to work with blue-chip clients as well as supporting start-ups and clients inexperienced at commissioning digital projects.
Believing in individual growth and prosperity, we frequently offer shareholding options to staff beyond twelve months and operate an informal bonus incentive.
We are hunting for four particular people right now to join our digital team:
We are an equal-opportunities employer.
Author:
Gareth Nixon
Apr
28
We are seeking a gifted and ambitious web developer to join our digital team, working with a challenging and exciting client list. Read the rest of this entry
Author:
Gareth Nixon
Apr
28
We are looking for a talented and passionate mid-weight developer who lives and breathes digital production. Read the rest of this entry
Author:
Gareth Nixon
May
26
Although it seems utterly obvious, you would be stunned by the number of web design projects that are started without any agreement on their eventual purpose. Imagine commissioning an architect to design your house but failing to tell them you mean to incorporate a café at some point in the future.
Often, the reasons for this stem from basic human emotions: Clients often don't know how or why say, a website, can actually benefit them and can be afraid to ask. It is the developer's responsibility to make sure the client is educated to the point of being able to make informed decisions. This isn't about applying a pre-conceived notion to the project, it's about working with the client to understand their needs. Sometimes, this process can take five minutes, occasionally it can take weeks. The point is, the client needs to feel absolutely comfortable about how they are going to move forward. Read the rest of this entry
Author:
Gareth Nixon
May
21
Commissioning a web design project (or any digital media project for that matter) can be a pretty daunting exercise, especially for the uninitiated. Getting what you actually need out of the project at the end can be even harder. Why? It's a lot like building a house except that it is pretty easy to test whether a builder or architect knows what they are doing. How do you know what to test for in a digital media project? Read the rest of this entry
Author:
Mark Elphinstone-Hoadley
Feb
24
…stands for Facelift Image Replacement. It is also known as Facelift. The methodology of this is very similar to sIFR in that it uses JavaScript to replace text elements, but this uses 32 bit PNG images to replace text.
Author:
Mark Elphinstone-Hoadley
Feb
22
…stands for scalable Inman Flash Replacement. It allows the designer to use the font of their choice by embedding it in Flash (SWF) and then, using JavaScript, hide the text of each selected HTML element and embed a SWF file that displays the text as their font family choice.
Author:
Mark Elphinstone-Hoadley
Feb
18
Having spent the last couple of years studying and integrating Font Replacement technology and removing it and plugging it in again and configuring CSS values in 5 different browsers and chewing bits of rubber foam off my decrepit stress ball… I found it would be quite generous to relieve you, the blogger/web designer/web developer of causing any further harm to inanimate objects.
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