New Design for Artlines Website

Published | 10.53, 27th of January 2010, by Jay Vincent | Design

We decided to give our own website a fresh new make-over for the new decade! We've opted for a functional, minimalist and light design, to highlight the content and improve navigation.

The new site makes use of a couple of neat little tricks to improve performance and general user interaction, including sIFR flash replacement on the page's main titles and image spriting on the navigation menu.

We now feel we have a website which, not only presents valuable information to potential clients, but showcases our own abilities, technically and creatively.

Comments and feedback are of course welcome!

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Beauty and the brief

Published | 13.10, 22nd of January 2010, by Chris van Aurich | Design

Beauty is that creative masterpiece that every designer strives for, the thing that makes them smile with artistic glee. But that as a designer is not our job, the job we undertake should - yes - be creative but our objective should always be the client's desired end product, hence the brief.

Designing isn't a secret activity we carry out behind closed doors, magically emerging with a sparkling new creative masterpiece. It starts when decisions about 'why', 'how' and 'when to go ahead with a project' are being taken.

Design work begins with a brief setting out the aims and objectives of a project and outlining certain targets and parameters for its completion. But, ideally, designers need to be involved before the brief is even written for two reasons - first, its members will understand the brief better if they've had a hand in composing it and, secondly, the customer-focused, creative skills that designers possess can help decide the direction the project should take.

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A big thank you to the whole team!

Published | 11.22, 22nd of December 2009, by Chris van Aurich | Random

A big thank you to the whole Artlines Media team, with a combined walk of 12 miles 80% of the staff have made it in. With the other 20% having a day booked off. We will work our hardest to complete all the projects as soon as possible.

Marlow Hill, High Wycombe - very snowy indeed!

 

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Struggling for ideas with what to get me for Christmas?

Published | 13.04, 10th of December 2009, by Jay Vincent | Random

How about these pillows, in the shape and style of the Adobe Creative Suite icons?! Every designer's dream..!

http://www.mysuitestuff.com/shop.html

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Current UK search engine market share

Published | 13.10, 15th of September 2009, by Chris van Aurich | SEO

Top UK search engine visits:

1. Google UK - 64.89%
2. Google - 16.29%
3. Google UK Image Search - 4.69%
4. Bing - 3.11%
5. Yahoo! Search - UK & Ireland - 2.41%
6. Ask.com UK - 1.58%
7. Google Image Search - 0.72%
8. Ask.com - 0.35%
9. Google Poland - 0.34%
10. Tiscali UK Search - 0.32%

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