www.Sudbrook.Info

Background

A small village in South Wales (UK) near the River Severn. It has a rich history ranging from the Iron age, Roman times to a small present day village.

Brief

"The main aim is to produce an appealing, light-hearted review of Sudbrook through the ages rather than a dry academic document. It should entertain and allow people to reminisce about the history of the small village.

The site needs to present a wide range of text and graphics, whilst allowing the user to search for specific points of interest. It should also have database entries that are relevant to Sudbrook today.

The colour choices need to be sympathetic to the original source documents, that is 'evocative of sepia' and 'things past'. The site also requires a guestbook where people visiting can comment about their experiences of Sudbrook or make requests for future content."

Design

The bulk of the website content was based on typical historical records in addition to sources such as postcards and original artwork. Given the visual nature of much of the content it was appropriate to use a split screen where images were available accompanied by supporting text.

A searchable database permits users to find records relating to specifc dates or keywords. Results are listed chronologically.

Each record also has thematic tags that increase related hits whilst searching. Additionally, there are a series of pre-loaded searches that users see in the form of a traditional horizontal menu and also a list of keywords at the bottom of each page. This feature permits users an easy starting point for learning about the history of Sudbrook.

www.HanburyApps.Co.UK

Background

Support site for an iPhone App called 'Sevens' which is a sudoku variant.

Brief

"The main aim is to produce a website to act as a contact point for non-mobile users - iTunes would directly service iPhone users need for information. The site should compliment the games rich colours and list some of the many positive reviews the app has recieved."

Design

Having created the interface, Vergence were in a strong position to use transfer the design elements to the web. The original colour style and logo were adapted and an animated aurora effect for the background was created.

Is was important that this latter effect was subtle so not to distract users from the copy. The textual content focussed on positively reinforcing the brand so reviews were listed. It was decided to replicate the menu system from the iPhone's home page to navigate. Using Flash enabled the subtle background animation and a the sliding menu system to be successfully realised.

www.nKoder.Co.UK

Background

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Brief

"The need is to ceate a sales site that looks sleek and professional without being imtimidating. Potential clients are to be reassured about the high level of security this product offers and it's incredible ease of use. The targetted purchasers are average home-computer users rather than corporate clients so the design must be slick and modern rather than cool and austere."

Design

The original colour scheme and fonts were retained and copy was developed to emphasis the level of security this product offers. Screen shots were added to reassure the end-user about the simplicity of use. Provision was made for downloading the trial version of the software and a payment mechanism was added to the website permitting users to upgrade to the full software as required.