We get clients in a variety of ways - but never via doing the rounds at breakfast meetings or putting ourselves on random websites which promise to deliver lots of new clients. Breakfast meetings are an absolute oxymoron, as far as I am concerned. If you can't have...
We now never take on projects that don't personally interest us. If we don't get that feeling immediately, from experience, we know it's not for us. In the past, we had to take on projects which, if we are honest now, looking back, didn't float our boats at all. Our...
It would be very easy for us, as designers, with presumably the knowledge and expertise that clients might not have - otherwise they would design their own websites - to push an agenda. To convince clients that what they need, is really what we want to deliver. To try...
Styal Lodge is a premium wedding venue, nestled in the picturesque National Trust Village of Styal, in the beautiful Cheshire countryside. We first encountered the team, through an introduction from our friend, client and wedding photographer extraordinaire, Jonny...
WHAT MIGHT PUT US OFF TO SOME PEOPLE: 1. We work from home 2. Home is no longer in Didsbury, but in Istria 3. We don’t drive big, flashy, executive cars 4. There’s only two of us – me (Helen) and him (Pete) 5. We don’t bombard clients with salesy bullshit. We...
No two websites are ever the same. (Certainly if designed by us, as all of our sites are bespoke, not off-the-peg templates). And no two clients are ever the same. And this really focuses our thinking in terms of how we work with them. Often things with clients are...
If you are client of ours, you will know we no longer live in the UK. If you know nothing about us, you won’t know that we live abroad, but we are able to continue to run our design business as if we were still in Manchester. This gives us a unique insight into how to...
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...
Choosing your designer is a big decision and we’d like to help you make the right decision. We’re not right for everyone – and not everyone is right for us – so if we can tell you a little bit more about us, you can make a more informed decision. Unless you already...
It’s been a while since we blogged, but we’ve been far from idle. As well as launching some gorgeous new websites, we’ve been working on a number of current projects, as well as diarising some lovely new work which will fill our summer months. But, we’ve also been...