Website Example: Sheffield Bike Shop

Brand Design

The aim when designing a logo is to create a strong enough look/direction that a user or client can instantly get a feel for the type of business that you offer. When branding is done right it should tell a story of your business almost immediately. A logo is a good starting point for creating brand direction. Although this is only a small part of the overall brand image it’s arguably the most important aspect to get right at the beginning of a design project. A logo should project an image or style that is carried through and matched in all aspect of any future branding, most importantly the website. When presenting the initial ideas/concepts we’ll arrange a meeting to discuss through each concept and share the vision we have for each version. We’ll discuss your target customers/clients and market competition. Sometimes it can take a while to finalise the small details but it definitely shouldn’t be rushed as it will help all other aspects of brand design fall into place.

Homepage Intro

Once a strong brand direction has been found it’s then a case of matching the styling of the website. If enough time has been spent on the initial branding stages it’s typically a relatively smooth process. We began by mocking up what an initial landing section would look like on the homepage. This small section of the site can show enough detail to project the look and feel of the whole site. We can therefore show you more design ideas as it’s quick to generate ideas/concepts for this smaller portion of the homepage. Generally designers will jump straight into designing full pages. This is great but potentially at the stage you might not want all their time and effort spent producing a single design you don’t like. Multiple options give you more control over the process. This stage of the process can continue until you’re completely happy with the way it’s going to look. Taking smaller steps and getting feedback from an early stage is crucial to making sure clients get a website that fully meets your expectations.

Full Pages

In this example the full homepage design was finalised in a single version. This was mainly due to the very specific direction I received from the content on the site. The client knew exactly what they wanted on the page, my job was laying it out in the most effective way to draw users to scroll down the page and make a booking. This all them had to be tied into the brand look that was original created in the earlier stages.

Web Development

The images below show the editing platform. This is a bespoke system that is build to give you full control eating your website. The website is built responsively, i.e. it moves and adapts depending on the width of the device/screen viewing the site. The site is built using bespoke code but written in a way that gives you full editing access to make future content updates and generate new pages as necessary.

Search Engine Optimisation

Ensuring a website reaches a high ranking position is an ongoing process. Generally future maintenance is only small adjustments but it’s important it’s monitored on a monthly basis so I can advise you what to do if it looses position slightly. Typically this will involve looking into the sites that rank above you and creating a list of things we need do to regain position.