This section provides links to and descriptions of some of our recent web development projects.
Maes-Yr-Haf
Listed in the Times as one of the top ten restaurants to open in the UK in 2007, Maes-Yr-Haf offers fine cuisine and luxury stays to those seeking total relaxation on the Gower coast. They needed a website that captured the well-designed elegance and luxury of a visit to Maes-Yr-Haf, allowing people to explore the restaurant and rooms. Ech have provided a design based around the interior design of the hotel (utilising wallpaper textures and the colours of the furnishings), undertaking photography and building a site that combines html (clear to search engines), flash movies, javascript enhancements (to add to the interaction) and a content management system to allow the Maes-Yr-Haf team to make regular updates.
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Matrix Knowledge Group
Matrix is a London based research, consultancy and informatics firm with clients including the NHS, the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Home Office.
Ech carried out a full rebranding of the company, carrying out extensive consultation before developing a suite of design materials and brand guidance for the group. Outputs from this project have included logos, stationery, Microsoft Office templates, fliers, event stands, reports for publication and a large content management system controlled website.
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Access Partnership
The Access Partnership help NHS organisations to deliver change and improvements to their provision of care. Their new website allows them to share best practice tips, news, advertise events, describe their services and allows visitors to send them questions. All of the content on the website is controlled by an easy to use content management system, to allow the AP team to keep the website up to date.
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Thompson AVC
Thompson AVC are a bespoke provider of high tech security and cabling installations. They asked Ech to take their existing branding to a new level by developing an updated visual identity for the company. Ech have put together an identity that is bright, bold and clear, working from the outset with the view that we wanted Thompson AVC to stand out from the staid corporate look of their competitors. Their refreshed branding can be seen on all of their stationery and collateral, on their new flash enhanced website and on their fleet of vans and vehicles.
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Loop2
Loop2 is a catalyst consultancy that focuses on helping organisations, partnerships, teams, groups and individuals understand, shape and respond to the complex worlds in which they operate. They wanted a clear, concise website that provided a blog style experience to allow visitors to dig into their articles and extensive expertise. We designed a text-focused site, which uses a range of colours to aid navigation and which reinforces their existing branding.
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Buntings Surveyors
Ech supported Buntings Surveyors in putting together a clean, minimalist site that would showcase their core service offerings. Our solution has been to make use of strong banner images, along with elegantly well spaced type. The finished website is driven by a content management system that allows Buntings to update the pages and add news as they wish.
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RSPCA North West Middlesex
The RSPCA North West Middlesex branch asked Ech to design a website for them which was highly visual, easy to navigate and which was easy for staff to update on a regular basis. The finished website uses a content management system which enables the branch to advertise animals that are up for donation, post news stories attract donations and provide information about other their activities.
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Irish Linen Company
The Irish Linen Company has been a magnet for the naturally discerning for over one hundred and twenty-five years and entrusted Ech with translating their strong reputation and wealth of tradition into a clean, clear web presence that enables visitors to see the fine quality of their products, just as they would were they to walk into their shop. Our solution was to combine classic font devices with an image gallery showcase approach.
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The Hearing Aid Council
The Hearing Aid Council (HAC) is the UK regulatory body for hearing aid dispensers. This project involved the creation of a whole new look for the HAC, designed to facilitate access for a range of groups. The site incorporates a searchable database for dispensers, a facility for them to log in and update their details and searchable resources on examinations, disciplinary hearings and news features. The design involved extensive research into design for disabled groups and incorporates a breadcrumb trail for easy navigation, resizable fonts and liquid layout.
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Glenelg Cottages
Ech designed a website for two luxury cottages in Scotland. The brief was to deliver a design that was as minimalist as possible, in keeping with the natural beauty of the area it represents.
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Hollyhock Court
Hollyhock Court is an exclusive new residential development being constructed in Wolverhampton. Ech designed a website for the development (along with other branded materials such as construction hoardings and billboards) to promote the upcoming properties to the local market, which includes the ability to contact the responsible agents and to explore the area using Google Maps.
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London Borough of Bromley
A project took place in Bromley to rehouse people with learning disabilities accommodated outside of the borough, into supported living homes within the borough, which promote independence. Ech were commissioned to design and build a website that explained the project in detail and which was accessible to people with learning disabilities. The project included consultation sessions with service users and this feedback was used to refine the site prior to launch. The site is now offline, but we can grant access to those interested in designing for accessibility
The Worple Press
Ech designed a website for the Worple press, an independent publisher. The website is in keeping with the style of Worple's publications and provides information and news on their authors, publications and events.
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Cassiopeia Consultancy
Website for London based firm Cassiopeia Consultancy. This was a rapid project to establish a web presence and means of contact to accommodate the needs of this growing company. The site features sparing use of pages, new logo design, POP3 email accounts and technical support and hosting.
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