recent Helen blogs
Lockdown Packaging Design

Lockdown Packaging Design

Although website design makes up the bulk of our work, we can turn our hands to quite a lot more. Recently, our clients at Azzurro Restaurant, in West Didsbury, decided to diversify a little and provide a little something else for their customers. Their own hand...

Lindsay Guest Wellness

Lindsay Guest Wellness

Lindsay is another client we've not actually met before, in person. She is based in Switzerland, but came to us via another client, Claire Jones, who is an old friend. As a health coach, Lindsay came to us as she did not have a website and with a growing business, she...

SSL…

SSL…

It seems no time ago that we were informing all of our clients about GDPR. Remember that panic? Previous to that, it was that all websites must be mobile friendly, or the sky would fall in. Previous to that, something or other that was probably vitally important but...

We’re Ready When You Are…

We’re Ready When You Are…

We first met Aquarius Plumbing quite a few years ago, when they came to us, having been recommended by another client. We had a couple of meetings where we got to know the guys, and worked out their ambitions for the website. We discussed our approach and emphasised...

Thyme For A Change

Thyme For A Change

Way back, when Thyme Out Delicatessen had chickens in the garden, we designed the orginal website. At the time, we were all more than happy with it. It incorporated the chickens in the design. It incorporated nods to the garden in the design. It had a swanky online...

A Little Bit of Context…

A Little Bit of Context…

BLOG UPDATED FEBRUARY 2019 If you don’t know anything at all about us, it might be useful for you, in making the important decision of selecting a designer, to know about our situation. Who We Are… We are just the two of us – Pete & Helen. We’ve amassed a lot of...

Back To Work…

Back To Work…

So, the glorious summer we’ve enjoyed is drawing to a close and the new season is emerging. It’s still very warm out here, although evenings are becoming a more chilly – but there’s a definite feel of “Back to School” in the air. Truth be told, we didn’t really stop...

The Future of Life…

The Future of Life…

In the words of Abraham Lincoln... …and this is just what we have been trying to do. If you’ve been on our Didsbury Life or WestFest mailing list, you’ll have received an email, explaining that we are deleting these lists. A part of this decision was made because of...

GDPR…

GDPR…

Four little letters. GDPR... But what a head-ache they have created! Like probably everyone else in the EU, we are being bombarded with emails from mailing lists we have previously subscribed to, asking us to re-opt in or unsubscribe. I have lost count of how many...

When Size Really Does Matter…

When Size Really Does Matter…

Back in the olden days – about fifteen years ago – designing a website seemed so much simpler. Smart phones were yet to be unleashed on the world and most people viewed websites on PCs or laptops – meaning that once you had designed a website it pretty much worked on...