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Website design why do I need it?
It is common knowledge that a companys' brand is one of its most important assets. On face
value, your brand is what sets you apart from your competitors.
A good website design can successfully use the Internet to communicate
and improve your brand to the global community.
is it expensive?
Only if you require the use of the latest technologies, intend to display rich media or desire a complex
design. These are rarely required in a website.
There is still no proof that websites using the latest technologies or rich media
guarantees success. To the contrary,
recent studies
have shown that websites with simple interface designs are more successful than complex, cluttered
websites.
what does it involve?
It involves the creation of a creative brief which defines the intention, target audience, tone and any
other special requirements for communicating your brand over the Internet.
how do you do it?
We design a website by
defining the requirements of the user interface and the content to be delivered.
focusing on creating an interface design based upon the defined creative requirements allowing
the client to then provide feedback, suggestions and requests for modifications.
enabling the website by using the signed off design concept and supplied content to create and populate
the website.
what sets us apart from other design firms? We understand that your website is required to be designed for and
directed at your target niche. A successful website is not about personal awards
or the latest internet fads, trends or technologies.
All our website designs are intended to communicate to the desired target audience and through
innovative style that is clear, simple and customer-focused.
Furthermore, our website designs meet accessibility and technology
standards outlined by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
The WAI is a not for profit initiative that was created to ensure that current and future
Internet standards address the needs of people with disabilities.
Our website designs are tested for compliance by the open source product
Tidy. Tidy is a
software tool which validates the tags of a specified mark-up document (i..e. HTML, XHTML or
XML).
We strongly believe that a website design needs to keep in mind that some disabled people
can have trouble reading small text, colours, tone combinations and other sophisticated
visual clues.
are disadvantaged when sound is used for navigation purposes and when captions for
audio are not offered.
are disadvantaged when websites that do not offer keyboard or single-switch support for
site navigation or interaction.
are disadvantaged when websites are complex and do not have consistent navigation.
do you develop new brands? We don't specialise in brand development, but we have alliances with the
best design firms in Melbourne. We understand the importance of a companys' brand and
will happily assist you to develop yours.
