Web Agency Glossary
We pride ourselves on not bamboozling clients with jargon, however the reality is that there are still plenty of acronyms and terms which can be a bit bewildering to non-web folk.
Creating SVG Sprites using Gulp and Sass
Following on from the previous blog post, we walk through the process we have for creating and maintaining our SVG sprites with Gulp and Sass by using custom mixins and functions
Great examples of Social Media campaigns
Things have come along way with Social Media, and with so many channels to choose from. There are the more obvious mediums like Facebook and Twitter, to the more niche platforms like Pinterest and Vine, there are some great examples of organisations that are doing it really well.
Responsive Images - What are the issues ?
In a world of ever increasing diversity of devices, many have chosen to adopt the responsive web design approach when creating their websites. But issues arise for the images of these websites ?
Avoid creative block when designing for the web
Ever opened up Photoshop or a browser to start a new design only for inspiration to desert you? Often the problem is that you’ve moved onto this stage before laying the groundwork.
What's the value of putting Twitter on your homepage?
Might adding your Twitter feed to your website actually be a bit of an 'own goal'?
Working with SVGs in Sprites
Scaleable Vector Graphics (SVGs) allow you to have images and icons which look great on any screen and can be resized without any loss in quality. When combined in a sprite, they can also speed up your website by reducing requests
Free Fonts VS. Paid Fonts
Choosing the right font can make the difference between a good and a great design. Even though most computers come with a library of fonts, this isn’t always enough. You might find your design needs a particular look and feel but...
Twitter Bootstrap 3 - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Bootstrap 3 is a rich CSS, HTML and Javascript framework. It can make building websites easier by using its pre-built components such as navigation, forms and typography.
Data, data everywhere
Thanks to the wonder that is website analytics, we now have a wealth of data on every visitor to our websites. But with so much information at our fingertips are you seeing the wood for the trees?
Free Getty Images?
A few weeks ago Getty images decided to open the doors to over 35 million of its images for people to use for free. Now that the dust has had time to settle, what are the implications and opportunities?
TemplaVoila & TYPO3 6.2 LTS
TemplaVoila may not mean much to many of our clients, but they actually use it all the time: it is the templating engine which plays a key role in TYPO3's flexibility.




