Our work.
Working strategy.
Our objectives are fairly straightforward; provide you with the highest quality web site for the most reasonable amount of money in the best time possible. This gets broken down into our 'design principals' with which we stick when first designing web sites. Our design principals are that that a web site has to be:
- Fast loading.
- Search engine friendly.
- High degree of usability.
- Easy to navigate.
- Accessible.
- Compatible across different browsers.
- Manageable.
- Unique, attractive, un-cluttered and easy on the eye.
Sticking to these working models has allowed us to create web sites that really work for their owners. Many people have commented on how refreshing it is to find a web site that loads fast and allows them to get to important information as quickly as possible. We are dedicated to, and have a passion for, producing simple, clear and usable customer-focused designs.
It's not just about web sites though.
As natural extension of the web site design process we develop effective logo and brand identity, printed items, signage, packaging and other marketing materials across a wide range of media. Branches Design have an impressive track record of producing traditional marketing material alongside web sites and can offer an integrated 'onestop' approach to your branding and marketing strategy. Our innovative design skills and fresh approach allow us to develop a unique strategy to make your business stand out as the best in its field. No matter what your design requirements are, we're glad to help.
Breaking the mould.
We take a great deal of time to perfect any individual design. We want to make your business look unique, stand out from the crowd and get you noticed. We don't have a selection of 'off the shelf' template designs, each one is bespoke and crafted to you.
We help people find you.
Search engines help you find things on the web. Branches Design regards search engine placement as a key service to its customers. If you are currently frustrated with the performance of your web site then talk to us now. Here are some features we offer:-
- Constructing sites for better search engine indexing and performance.
- Complete website audits to recommend improvements to existing sites.
- Highly search engine optimised pages that target specific keywords and phrases.
- Intelligently submitting websites to search engines and web directories.
- Comprehensive reporting and monitoring of search engine traffic.
All our web designs are firmly geared towards achieving high rankings. Our results speak for themselves.
The joys of owning a 56k modem.
Having a nice fat broadband connection is fantastic. But what happens when you can't get broadband in your area? You might not even be able to justify the expense. You might just not want it. Well, many would have you believe that you must have broadband. And they are right to some degree; in order to view web sites with massive flash intros and hefty graphics you would need a fast connection. We think about things in a different way. When Branches Internet started, we were using a modest 56k dial-up connection. We later progressed to a single channel (64k) ISDN connection as broadband was unavailable to us folk out in t'sticks. Just last year we managed to get a broadband connection. So we fully understand what it's like to wait for a web site to load.
Will a quart fit into a pint pot?
With this in mind, and sticking with the fact the not everyone has / needs / wants a fast internet connection, we will continue to develop web sites with the 56k (or less) dial-up user in mind - after all, they still count for the majority of internet users around the world. So, if you're using dial-up, our web site's will probably load noticeably quicker than others. If you're lucky enough to be browsing on a faster connection then it's really going to fly!
Squeezing the last bit out of the toothpaste tube.
So, to get the best experience we need to design web sites that load fast. We firmly believe that 'less is more' and one of our mottos is 'say no to bloat!'. Its a fact that some web sites have code all over the place and graphics that would make even a ADSL user get fed up waiting. Our answer; produce lean code and highly optimised graphics using only the best tools available.
Managing it yourself.
If you wish, we can open up your web site for editing by you or members of your team using a very inexpensive piece of software called Macromedia Contribute which allows you to manage content as frequently as you like. It does have some limitations but on the whole it is an excellent, cost effective solution to content management.
What are we like to deal with?
We're a small, honest, able team of experts with loads of experience (we've been working in design, IT and the web since 1998). We give all of our clients personal attention and are proud that all are pleased to be references. We have an obsession with simplicity and clarity in web site design and the sites we've designed prove that usability and function can be elegant. Don't take our word for it, have a look at what our clients say about us.
We work with people who understand that it's their customers that take priority. These people are hard to find, so when we get them we treat them well. Do we sound like people you could do business with? If yes, then get in touch.