The We Are Life Design Blog

We think our work speaks for itself. But if you want to delve a little bit deeper, and see what makes us tick – or not – take a read of our blogs…

feat of clay : website

feat of clay : website

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...

hassle free emails

hassle free emails

Emails are a way of life now. Whether we send long, detailed missives, carefully thought out and thoroughly checked, to a one liner, on the go, on our phone, they are one of the key ways to...

delivering exactly what *you* want

delivering exactly what *you* want

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...

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...

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…...

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...

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...

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,...

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 –...

Are We Right For Each Other?

Are We Right For Each Other?

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...

A Community Design Project

A Community Design Project

Through Didsbury Life, we’ve worked with The West Didsbury Residents’ Association for a number of years, on such events as the annual Christmas Lights Switch On event, WestFest, community litter...

Back In the Land of the Living…

Back In the Land of the Living…

…and after SEVEN months of erratic – and sometimes non existent internet connection –  we really do feel that we are back, now that we seem to be fully online, as of today. It’s been a frustrating...