Christmas is just around the corner and we’ve been very busy designing and developing websites over the Autumn term. One of our favourites is The Eastbourne Academy, a modern and fresh design that compliments the Academy’s current prospectus. Here’s a selection of other websites we’ve launched:
Ripon Cathedral School is a Voluntary Aided CE School in North Yorkshire. Headteacher Darren Dudman initially contacted us to discuss a new website. Although Cathedral School is the original ‘Cathedral School’ dating back to 1812, the mistaken perception of many local parents was that a local independent school dating from the 60s was the ‘Cathedral School’. Clearly some repositioning was required. We were more than happy to help review the [...more]
With the launch of the website for Plaistow Hill School this week, I was suddenly struck by the number ‘purple’ websites in our portfolio. It’s also interesting that there are a disproportionate number of Academies using the colour purple. Purple is associated with nobility and spirituality. The warmness of red combines with the coolness of blue to create a colour which you could say is both hot and cold. Pantone [...more]
Newport Junior School and Bellevue Infant School are two federated schools in Hants. The challenge with federated or linked schools is to ensure that each website reflects the distinct character of each school, but yet be obviously linked. Splash Page The first thing a visitor sees when visiting either website is a common ‘splash’ page which immediately introduces the Federation and allow visitors to choose the school they wish to [...more]
Think you’re a great web designer? We have TWO jobs that may be of interest to you. Full details are available on our website: http://www.greenschoolsonline.co.uk/AboutUs/Web-Design-Job/
It’s a question we get asked quite often. We like to think that all of our websites are ‘good’, but we recognise that it’s a subjective term. However, there are some simple guidelines that apply to every website: 1. Great design – the design positions the school. A clear interface helps parents use the site (assuming that’s the primary audience) 2. Good, targeted content – well written content that’s clearly [...more]
Guest post by Jodie Collins: Podcasting might sound like the domain of advanced techies but all you need is some basic IT and something to talk about. Jodie Collins explains how it works Podcasting used to be something I only heard about during Chris Moyles’s breakfast show on Radio One. I thought it was something just for radio DJs. That was only two years ago. Now it is a word [...more]
The beautiful spring weather has inspired many schools to launch new websites recently.My favourite design is probably the Enchanted Nursery School – but with a name like that, the scope for design fun is huge! Here’s a selection of other sites we’ve launched in the last six weeks: