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Content creation - what you say matters

The first attraction to visitors might be visual, but it’s the sparkling conversation that will keep people coming back for more.

Sound on the Web - the invisible other half

Consider your favourite film, but with no soundtrack. It would be strange right? Those long periods between dialogue filled with silence. Most of the time however, those gaps feature mood enhancing...

TYPO3 v6.0 Update: A Designers Eye View

TYPO3 v6.0 Update: A Designers Eye View

All of our websites here at Liquid Light are built using the powerful open source content management system, TYPO3. We have recently updated many of our client websites to the new version of TYPO3 v6.0 and have noticed quite a few...

The legalities of owning a website

Whilst having your own website is easy, few site owners are aware that there are actually quite a few rules and regulations that they need to abide by if they are not going to get themselves into trouble.

8 Common pitfalls when designing your new website

8 Common pitfalls when designing your new website

As a web design agency we need to learn from mistakes, improve our processes and ultimately make sure we can spot the risks before they impact the project. This comes down to experience of working on web projects everyday, which improves our ability to see and avoid any potential pitfalls.

6 cool new things in TYPO3 6.0

Last November saw the release of TYPO3 version 6.0 and as we’ve upgraded some of our clients we’ve been playing around with some of the new features. We pick out 6 things that should make life much easier for coders and content editors using TYPO3.

Top tips for resolution independence

Wouldn't it be great if somebody invented an item of clothing that would adapt to any person wearing it, without any loss in quality or appearance (think Back To The Future 2 and Marty's shrink-wrap clothing)?

Is your head in the cloud?

It’s the buzzword of the moment but what does the cloud really mean to those of us who don’t converse in techno speak or run vast IT empires? Should we really care about it?

Donation page design tips

An online donation page is one of the most crucial parts of any charity website. That said, it is surprising how often the donation page can end up feeling a bit like an afterthought. Here are some quick tips on how to improve the...

How to increase charity donations on the mobile web

Recent findings indicate that people are 67% more likely to make an online purchase if the website they’ve reached on their phone is smartphone-friendly. Liquid Light explores what this means for the future of online charity...

How to test your mobile site

How to test your mobile site

A mobile version of your web site has to adapt to an ever increasing array of screen sizes and operating systems. We run through some ways to give a site a thorough testing before it’s released into customer’s hands.

10 Excellent examples of image sliders in NGO websites

An 'image slider' generally refers to the changing image space usually found at the top of a website homepage.

They come in all shapes and sizes and varying methods of interaction. Sometimes just used to add more visual eye candy...