WEBSITE DESIGN
A company's web site is often the first point
of contact for any prospective customer; it is therefore a vital
asset to any business or venture. Here at The Solutions Factory
we believe that the design should be simple, clear and easy to
read and navigate. We also believe that the design should be
customer led. Your brand is unique and your website must reflect
that.
The Solutions Factory develops websites on PCs using HTML, PHP,
ASP and .NET. Programs used include Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia
Fireworks, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Photoshop, and the open source
content management system Joomla!. Joomla! will need to be hosted
on a server that has PHP, MySQL and Apache. Facilities that require
pages to be generated automatically such as emails in response
to contact requests are created using Active Server Pages. The
site must be hosted at an Internet Service
Provider who can support
this.
Websites today are not only viewed on a desktop monitor but also on a laptop, a pad and a phone, in the office, at home or on the move. Not to mention the different types of web browsers which could be used, such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera and many more. We can design the website so that it is responsive, that is easily read and navigated with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling on any format or we could design the website for a monitor and also have a mobile only site, such as we currently use for The Solutions Factory website. The Solutions Factory is ready to build a cross-platform app, if your business requires it.
For more insight into our website design philosophy and how design
is an ongoing learning process, even for us, see
our blog.
Here are some examples of the websites that we have
designed over the years.
Dan'i Sang Chinese Takeaway and Restaurant
This company is based in Llandysul and the business has really taken off. One of the web page shows the menu which can also be downloaded as a PDF. This page is very busy at weekends especially on pads and mobile phones. The website design incorporates a mobile design too.
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JonJu Tech Ltd
JonJu Tech wanted a very clean, simple looking website which is easy to navigate and is optimised for search engines.
We used a plugin and component from the Joomla extensive extensions directory and I was able to embed the pdf with a comment system below. I think it’s a good solution and you can see it if you got Knowledge Base / Design Decoded Notes and then click on the one the subjects in the list.
www.jonjutech.com |
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Old Vicarage Cottage
The Old Vicarage cottage is a three star self catering cottage in North Carmarthenshire. The cottage is surrounded by an acre of landscape garden created by the owners. It is essential that the website is thoroughly optimised for search engines as holiday accommodation in West Wales is incredibly competitive. Working in partnership with the owners the optimisation of hte website will be an ongoing process.
www.oldvicaragellangeler.co.uk |
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Inflatable Packers International Ltd
Based in Australia , IPI produce inflatable packers for the use in various industries from geotechnical to drilling. This is the second version of the website which we have developed with IPI. This time we have used the Joomla! content management system which IPI administrators will be able to update whereever they are in the world, so long as they have an internet connection. The site is also available in Spanish.
www.inflatable-packers.com |
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Ededa J
The Ededa J is a ladies fashion shop in Newcastle Emlyn. They needed a website to show a taste of the collections which they have in their shop as well as developing a digital database for a newsletter and letting people know the latest news.
www.ededa-j.co.uk |
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Arlandir Bed and Breakfast
West Wales bed and breakfast who need a simple but professional website. The site owner is able to update the site herself as it has been developed using the Joomla! content management system. This site has also been developed to be easily viewed on smart phones.
www.arlandir.com |
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Brooke Green English Organic Remedies
This site is an ecommerce site selling organic remedies and skin care products. The company used their graphic designer to come up with the look of the site and we used that to develope the site.
www.brookegreenenglishorganics.com |
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Llandysul and Pont Tyweli Community website
A community website, in Welsh and English. The contents covers everything from the history of the area to a business directory to an events diary. The site is powered by the open source Joomla! content management system and various components have been added for language choice and calendar of events.
www.llandysul-ponttyweli.co.uk |
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Modal Group Ltd: Transport Planning and Consultancy
The website uses the open source Joomla! content management system which is easily updateable from any web browser by the client. As part of the package, the site will be made as fully optimized for search engines as possible.
www.modaltp.com |
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Pwerdy: Canolfan Cymunedol
a Chelfyddydau / Powerhouse: Community and Arts Centre
The Pwerdy, Pont Tyweli, restored
for use as a community and arts centre will provide
a variety of activities for
local people, ranging from arts to IT to films. There is
also opportunity of hire the building and its equipment.
The website uses the open source Joomla! content management
system which is easily updateable from any web browser
by the client. As well as designing the website The Solutions
Factory has set up the Twitter
page and the Facebook fan page. Training to use the
website, Twitter and Facebook was part of the package.
www.pwerdypowerhouse.co.uk |
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The Hive Football Centre
The Hive Football Centre is the leading community football
centre of excellence in the London area, which boasts both
artifical and natural grass football pitches for hire.
The centre provides facilities for courses, venue hire
and is the home of the Barnet Football Club first team. The
website uses the open source Joomla!
content management system which is easily updateable from
any web browser by the client and also adaptable to the
clients needs. We have also assisted the client in setting
up a Facebook fan page.
www.thehivefootballcentre.com |
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The Pasold Research Fund
The Pasold Research Fund provides grant funding for textile
students throughout the world for publishing, workshops
and research. The website uses the open source Joomla!
content management system and it is easily updateable
from a web browser anywhere in the world.
www.pasold.co.uk |
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Typoeth Cottage
Typoeth Cottage is a self catering holiday cottage not far
from Llandysul. We used the open source Joomla! content
management system to build this site so that the site owner
is easily able to update the site whenever and wherever she
wants to.
www.typoethcottage.co.uk |
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Honeybuns
Honeybuns is a bakery based in Dorset. They use a graphic
designer who designs all of their branding, that is their
packaging and stationary. Using her designs we created this
website. It is very colourful and has a lot of graphics,
so it was a quite a challenge to make into an efficient site.
Updating is mostly done by the client using Adobe Contribute.
This site also includes an e-commerce shop, for more information
see our E-Commerce page .
www.honeybuns.co.uk |
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Archaeopress
This company publishes B.A.R. - British Archaeological
Reports and other. We
developed an online database that can be maintained by Archaeopress
and their customers can search the site to find the publication
that they wish to buy oline.
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The Solutions Factory was nominated for TOURISM SUPPLIER BUSINESS OF THE YEAR for the 2011 CARMARTHENSHIRE TOURISM AWARDS. We were really pleased to receive the Bronze award in this category which was of a very high standard. |
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