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Responsive Image Solutions: Fluid Images

In this installment we are going to look at the first of these and the most basic responsive image solution of all: Fluid Images - which aims to address the scaling issue.

HTML Emails

HTML Newsletters - Design Considerations

HTML emails are a great way of keeping your customers up-to-date, but are not as versatile as web pages. Here's our list of things to consider when designing and building HTML emails.

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

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

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 SVG sprites

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

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

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?