As I’m sure you all know, Steve Jobs recently passed away.  During the intense press coverage that followed his death, I was reminded about the inspirational commencement speech he gave at Stanford University. In that speech he mentions dropping out of college and attending a calligraphy class.  He said: “I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, Read Blog…

Sainsbury’s had a very enjoyable Christmas, reclaiming the title of second largest UK supermarket from Asda, and reporting a like-for-like sales rise of 3.6 per cent in the 14 weeks leading up to 8 January 2011. Sainsbury’s saw an increase in sales for items such as homeware and electricals. Hold on – what’s this on Read Blog…

Often when commissioning a website you can have a pre-conceived idea and a mental model already in your head about how your site or application is going to function, and how the key aesthetics are going to be rendered. In some ways you can expect the “magic” just to happen and for your site to Read Blog…

When developing your website, you want to make it as attractive, informative and useful as possible. Unfortunately, when trying to make your homepage do all of these things, you can actually end up creating a homepage which the majority of your visitors will find annoying. This can be a major problem for your business. If Read Blog…

Zend Framework is Click Consult’s preferred web application framework. In this blog post I will introduce the main concepts behind Zend Framework and the benefits of using it and other web application frameworks. What is a Web Application? In order to understand what a “Web Application Framework” is, we must first understand what a “Web Read Blog…

If you position yourself well around the net, users will be landing on pages all over your site. Mostly, however, they will be landing on your home page. It’s there for a reason. Use it to sell your business. Your home page is central to the success of your search engine optimisation campaign. It will Read Blog…

Every day we are bombarded by websites. From high-end brand outfits through to local companies advertising their services. But have you ever stopped to take the time to look at the visual structure of a site? The way it is arranged, the colour scheme, the overall brand message? Probably not, as the average web user Read Blog…

The layout of your pages plays a surprisingly important part in your SEO. Your page design can put blocks in the way of your SEO company, can trip up the search engines when they come to call, and can annoy users to the point that they turn around and leave. Many aspects of your design Read Blog…