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Ten Years of Applecado: 2015 – Safety Reporting Management System (6/10)
Next up in our ten year review is 2015, over that year we continued a huge variety of bespoke development projects from eCommerce platforms, to a patient referral system and even an app for Vodafone. Here, I get to share one of my favourites from our archives…
Ten Years of Applecado: 2014 – Entertainment and Gig Directory (5/10)
Next up in our ‘we’re turning ten soon’ review is 2014 and we’re sharing some of the clever functionality secrets behind the local gig, concert, and event directory Go On Go Out.
Ten Years of Applecado: 2013 – Local Community Sports Clubs Directory (4/10)
To celebrate turning ten, we are skipping through our portfolio and bringing you a selection of the development projects we are proud to have worked on. This is our fourth week in the series, we’re up to 2013 and looking back at a website that encouraged local communities to participate in sports, exercise and recreation they could find around them.
Ten Years of Applecado: 2012 – Bespoke Recruitment Website Development (3/10)
If you’ve been keeping up with us for the last fortnight, you’ll know Applecado is ten soon – and we’re sharing a project from every year until our big birthday.
Ten Years of Applecado: 2011 - Direct Band to Fan merchandise marketplace (2/10)
A few days ago we started our journey back back in time revisiting a web design and development project for every year ahead of our tenth birthday.
This week, we’re talking about 2011 and Toto Merch, a revolutionary online platform for bands, their merchandise and their fans; you’ll also find more detail about Toto Merch in our portfolio.
Ten Years of Applecado: 2010 - Bespoke Web Development for Virgin (1/10)
Applecado is ten years old in exactly ten weeks time, so for the next ten weeks we have decided to shine the spotlight on one of our fantastic projects for each of those years.
Web Design Trends – follow the crowd or do what’s right for your audience?
In a couple of seconds you can find a million articles about web design trends for 2020, or how-to’s instructing you on the latest technologies your site absolutely must have - I mean, if we’re honest, we’ve got a couple of such articles. But, is it best to jump on the latest trends, are you joining the crowd, time stamping your website or even alienating your audience?
Ten Things Every Website Should Have
Whether you’re starting from scratch with a brand new venture, or redesigning and developing an existing website, there are some important things every site must have.
Before we get too far into 2019, we wanted to catch up and review some of the projects we’ve had the pleasure to work in 2018.
Not another Design Trends blog?! Read on to find out what we think will be big in design, and important in performance for 2019.
Microcopy: How small words can have a huge impact
Learn how thoughtful microcopy can have a significant effect on UX and increase conversions.
Using Stock Photography: 8 Golden Rules to Do It Well
We are lucky to get to work with some great photography from our clients, and sometimes we get to work with amazing photographers too. With the fast pace that the web and online content publishing moves, sometimes we find ourselves having to using stock photography...
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