what we do
Your website can be a direct line to potential and existing customers - at their convenience - so when they visit give them a reason to stay rather than hitting the 'back' button!
below are a selection of the services newmediaboutique can provide you with:
web design - standards compliant xhtml & css
The websites we design use standards compliant xhtml and css (cascading style sheets) meaning that your website will run as effectively as possible in front of the wide audience it deserves.
We achieve this through targetting testing at today's modern browsers like firefox, safari, opera, netscape and also the latest version of internet explorer 6. Alongside these browsers we also test our designs in earlier versions of internet explorer for the small amount of people who own older pcs and macs without the latest operating systems.
We discuss your requirements with you and what you aim to do with your website, enabling us to plan the information architecture to give the site a logical structure, maximising usability.
website hosting/domain names
If your site will be brand new, chances are you won't have a domain name or any web hosting. You may already have these but aren't happy with your current provider. We can set these up for you or alternatively we recommend 1&1 Internet if you wish to arrange this yourself.
website redesigns
If you think your website needs a fresh lick of paint, we can give it a makeover and redesign it to make it standards compliant. If you're happy with the structure and content we can put this into the new design, however if you want to provide new content we can easily incorporate this to.
One of the best improvements that can be made to a site is to have its structure recoded using xhtml, coupled with cascading style sheets (css) for design and layout. when done correctly this not only makes a site faster, but also more accessible to search engines and people of all abilities. A further bonus of using these technologies is that sites can be efficiently redesigned in the future.
complete design solutions
Our skills in digital and print design mean we can offer you a complete design service for everything from creating your branding then applying it to your website, emails, print stationery and anything else you need it on!
flash design + animation
For a high impact site with sound, animation and video, we recommend macromedia flash. Gone are the days of long splash screen introductions to sites as they often aren't necessary. What we offer is sophisticated use of interactivity to provide an experience that people will remember, revisit and recommend to family, friends and colleagues. Alongside this we can design flash games or presentations, perhaps to accompany your new product?
database development
If your site is going to contain a lot of pages and data, it will be most easily managed with the use of a secure mysql database on the web server. The best programming language to retrieve this with is php. added to our xhtml/css coded design, this will provide you with a powerful, expandable site we can manage for you as regularly as you need.
content management systems (cms)
Some companies prefer for us to design the site so it can be easily updated in-house by a member of their own staff. As a result we have developed content management systems that allow for people with knowledge of a web browser to simply login and add, edit or delete content without having to worry about coding. The system manages all this for you and stores the text, images and other content you enter into a database.
quicktime vr 360° photography
If you run a bar, restaurant or another place of interest, we can take 360° photography that allows people to have a look around rather than just looking at still photos in a gallery. These can be optimised to any size and they use the apple quicktime player software that many people have installed (find quicktime stats)
virtual tours
Virtual tours are a series of quicktime vr 360° images linked together in some way, for example a tour of a nightclub around the dancefloors and bars. Areas of a Quicktime VR image, like a doorway, can be made clickable so that when you click on the door it will take you to the next room's imagery.
director & flash cdrom & dvd design
if you're exhibiting at an exhibition, to be able to give visitors a cdrom introducing your company and it's products/services will make your brand stick in their minds once they get home or back to the office.
there are many other promotional situations where a cdrom or a even a dvd playing could raise the profile of your company.
e-commerce online stores
with a secure ecommerce online store, people can see your products 24 hours a day and order at their convenience from any computer with an internet connection.
our bespoke ecommerce stores are an extension of our content management system and allow you to easily manage your product range through a backend web-based administration area and customers can pay securely using encrypted credit/debit card transactions.
website usability testing
website usability testing helps to ensure your site is easily accessible to users, by observing people as they use the site for the first time. this helps to get feedback and highlight any problems, by having people not involved with the website actually use it without guidance.
the key is to undertake this form of test a little and often, rather than one big test before the new site/features go live.
search engine optimisation (seo)
search engine optimisation is a process of research, analysis and action. if your site is ranked poorly in search engines, people won't be able to find it through the leading search engines like Google.
initially we will examine your website against, comparing it to competitors in a number of areas.
based upon this research we will produce a report outlining our recommendations for what work (if any) needs doing on your site to start getting your website a higher ranking. one of the simplest changes that can be made is to have good quality text on each page that can be easily read by search engine spiders.
search engine optimisation doesn't achieve instant results and is an ongoing process - anyone who tells you otherwise isn't giving you it straight!
print design
as a result of designing websites for our clients, they have often asked us to design their stationery too, so that it matches the website's design. we can do print design from a blank canvas or to match any existing material you may have.
if you don't have a regular contract with a printer either, we can source quotes for the quantities you require, either from printers local to you or further afield.
promotional design (flyers, posters, banners et al)
Not only can we design printed promotional material, but other ways of promoting your business.
This can be as subtle as having desktop wallpapers for download from your site. Anyone who sees that on someone's computer will have seen your brand, often without realising they've taken it in.
Have you considered having your own Powerpoint template designed to replace the default options so that people don't switch off when it's presentation time?
corporate identity + rebranding
Whether you're just starting up or have been in business for a while, we can design your corporate identity for you, including logo design, colour palette and guidelines to how your brand should be applied to designs.
Even if we haven't worked with you before, have your new brand image applied to your website. Just supply us with the relevant files and your branding guidelines from the designers - we'll do the rest to your specification.