In
this project we were pleased to provide STN with an effective
compact brochure Website effectively showcasing their
experience and services. This task included all of the
following aspects:
Intelligent
content planning:Before
we begin to even contemplate the design or structure
of any Website we carefully address the issue of how
the content will be suitably organised and eventually
presented online. Good content planning consequently
ensures that we design accessible Websites with clear-cut
navigation and uncomplicated
well laid out
structures. As a result
visitors are able to find the information they want
without any apprehension, delay or frustration.
Original
custom design & build:Embracing
STN's area of expertise we chose to give this
site a precision, uncluttered look and feel, using
a minimal colour scheme and subtle shiny metallic
appearance. As
with all of our work,
this site was painstakingly custom crafted from
the ground up to encompass the school's every
need. Custom
graphics and artwork:Various original key
graphics & images were created for this Website. Photography,
image conversion, manipulation:Various
photographs were taken and also provided to us
for use on the site. These were all carefully
edited and refashioned to suite. We also inventively
rendered and stylised one of STN's 3D CAD engineering
designs for use on the site. Stock
imagery:Where
appropriate professional stock imagery was also
carefully selected and skilfully manipulated to
reflect our specific required look.
Custom
scripting & programming:All of our Websites utilise
in-house custom written scripting / programming making
everything work smoothly behind the scenes. This site
utilises a custom written enquiry form providing a friendly
and effortless way for customer to get in touch with
STN.
When
the site's enquiry form is completed, its contents are
immediately sent to the right staff at STN, whilst an
automated "thank you" response is also courteously
sent out to the enquirers email address.Our
enquiry form feature also incorporates various sophisticated
anti-spam filters. Custom
created Flash features: the STN site features a
brief but effective Flash animation on its opening page.
This was based on a concept suggested by our client,
essentially representing the moulding tools that STN
are regularly employed to service for a number of their
leading customers.
A second piece of animation
is also used to form part
of the sites overall design in the top bar of each page.
This offers a stylised slide show of several relevant
engineering images (taken by us on site at STN), whilst
also displaying a summary of the core services that
STN provide.
In
the "want it now!" world of the Web,
few surfers are willing to wait whilst a Flash feature
loads. Accordingly we are always mindful to create FAST
loading and efficiently designed Flash features, ensuring
the greatest experience for all Web surfers. Accessibility
testing: As
with all of our Website's, we robustly tested this site
at various key development stages making certain that
it would be fully compatible with all popular Web browser
packages, (such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera
and Netscape Navigator for example). Ensuring
the widest available audience: We
understand that not all Web surfers use the same Web
browser packages, screen resolution or technology, meaning
that many poorly written sites cannot be properly viewed
by large clusters of Web surfers. With this in mind
we take great care to ensure that anything we place
on the World Wide Web can be properly accessed and viewed
by the widest available audience. Web
hosting and housekeeping services - an ongoing commitment:
Through our own fast and reliable hosting services we
successfully deliver STN's Website around the world.