Design HQ

Posted by Dave Wiltshire on February, 3rd 2012

Another busy, nail-biting and exciting week at Juno Web Design, after hundreds of hours of work, this week saw the launch deadline for 3 of the biggest clients we have worked with. Some of us will admit to not having much sleep this week, but that is the dedication our team shows when changing over new websites onto new servers.

Much of the work has been back-end development, but as always design is key to the look and feel of the sites. Once the sites are up and running we can tell you more about the work we completed for these big London brands.

Today we’ve had the pleasure of a client traveling to Nottingham for a design day. We enjoy these type of days, we can really get under the skin of the clients and see what they want. They can also learn about the processes we use and [...]

An eye on design

Posted by Dave Wiltshire on January, 25th 2012

A good-looking website is half the job. Websites that offer incredible imagery and design, that inspire you to spend time looking around, are what every business desires. Gone are the days of crammed in pictures, flash design, flying text and sounds. Users want to have a smooth, enjoyable, experience when visiting an online store or site, so design is targeted. It also represents the ethos of the company.

At Juno Web Design, we are lucky to have our own Duke of Design- Alex.

Alex has been with Juno for 10 months, he previously worked as a 3D artist, producing graphics for video games. He has a great eye for detail and really knows what customers want and enjoy. His creative style is vast, from hard-hitting advertising visuals, to boutique style websites. He is incredibly talented and can create something stunning from a [...]

Using Stock Photography in Web Design

Posted by Dave Wiltshire on March, 29th 2011

Stock photography can either be used very well or very badly when it comes to graphically designing a website, so what should you look out for?

How many times have you seen clean-cut, generic, world-friendly images (like the one on the right) appear on websites, magazines and brochures?  These common photo stock images usually have an underlying message within the image with a cheesy title such as “man frustrated with laptop”, “woman smiling on a beach” or “corporate business handshake”.

The more specific the stock photo title is, the more likely it will get found using specific searches on websites such as iStockPhoto and DreamsTime.  A funny example of ultra-specific stock photography is the “woman laughing alone with salad” list at TheHairPin.com, check it out!

The problem with stock photography is that most images and models have been used [...]

Trec Nutrition – Split Testing

Posted by Dave Wiltshire on January, 18th 2011

When it comes to background colours what should you chose for an online supplement store?

Our Magento ecommerce clients Trec Nutrition originally designed their website with a dark red and black background.  The site’s now been split-tested with a clean white look as the different variant similar to any other generic product website.

Our web designers at at Juno know that websites that encompass hobbies and sports need a different look that say a clothing retailer or corporate site.  Putting our feelings and design choices aside the SEO team knocked up a different CSS file for the white background and split tested two different CSS files rather than hack the internal code.

Here at the two resulting homepages for Trec Nutrition:

Currently we have very conclusive data [...]

One poster design one hour please…

Posted by Dave Wiltshire on July, 8th 2009

We are forever getting urgent calls for design to meet print runs and like to fulfill, even if it means working into the small hours. Today we had that call from Ich Mowatt, local audio post and music specialist, MD of Sounding Post and general all round good guy. Ich is hosting an event coming soon to Nottingham and needed to meet print today with posters for an event promoting his business, and Giltbrook Studios.

The event is for networking and promotion of local bands and talent and will be a great bash. If you are a musician there are lots of fantastic professional recording prizes for audio and video that could help you get your music out there.

Contact Ich directly to find out more…

Tel: 0115 9459433

Here is what we came up with in one hour.

Unbelievable Printing Offer!

Posted by David Wiltshire on October, 5th 2007

We offer to all of our clients an excellent printing offer. 10,000 quality double sided fliers and 50 posters for only £150.00 (print only).

We are accomplished graphic, print and web designers and should you need new artwork, just let us know. This is mass paper marketing on a shoe string and a proven tool to promote your business. So far several clients have leapt on the bandwagon.

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Design For Print & Printing

Posted by David Wiltshire on May, 26th 2007

At Juno Web Design we design for print. Generally print businesses specialise in certain niche area within printing, digital to litho, large run or small run printing. For example a print agent may have the facilities and equipment to offer good value for business cards but not large advertising posters. If you need a range of items printed the likelyhood is to get the best value and quality you may require the skills of more than one print agent.

We have good relationships with a number of high quality local printers and will source the best printer and quote for your specific job. Our printers are not constrained by material and finish and provide a vast range of card and paper materials to plastics, metals and fabric.

We recently saved a London based company running large monthly leafleting campaigns several thousand pounds by using one of our print [...]