Details: Abbotsley Country Homes is an exclusive development in 6 acres of delightful Cambridgeshire countryside with 20 plots all destined for lovely wooden lodges. Having worked with me previously through Designation when I built the original website, the team were keen to work with me again to update the site ready for Phase 2 of their plot release.

Client: DAV Management for Article10Design (2006-2011)

Details: DAV is an independent project and programme management company. In late 2010 DAV decided the time was right for a new skin for their Eddie CMS website, as well as a new WordPress blog, as part of a rationisation exercise to help communicate their competitive advantages.

I worked on most aspects of this project from the consultation through to delivery creating a very different look for for the company which helps differentiate them from their competition.

Details: Blue Tomato is emerging as the premier restaurant and food magazine for the capital. With inspiring articles, the latest news and key events for the foodie in us all. Built using WordPress 3.0 at the moment of it’s release the site proves how far the ex-blogging platform has come to now be a serious player in the CMS arena. It has multiple templates covering the various sections, with lots of bespoke coding to ensure that features such as the restaurant search provides visitors with some exciting places to eat in London.

Details: Sarah Britten-Jones is a British visual artist with a background in ceramics. Some of her work involves the process of appropriation, where something is taken and changed very slightly in order to create a new piece with new meanings, so her website has been designed to look similar to the website of a large well-known global furniture store. The site is built in WordPress and acts as Sarah’s portfolio and her blog.

“John is a very intelligent designer, with a thorough understanding of his subject and always responds promptly and effectively to queries.”
Sarah Britten-Jones

Details: When Dreamspace wanted to evolve they came to Designation having worked successfully together in the past. I ran the brand consultancy phase including workshops with the client. This phase following the Designation brand process to research and define a new brand based on the big idea that was identified to match the new direction the company was going in.

We proposed a number of varied brand names which were measured against a range of crtieria. From those option the client choose a name that I’d created, Verasseti, which is based around truth and integrity, values integral to the proposition. The initial branding launch collateral was then developed including a new website, which I designed and developed.

“John is excellent to work with, delivers good results to deadlines. Would definitely recommend his work, and would work with John in the future.”
James Percy, Director, Verasetti

Details: TVCCG were looking to expand and update their email marketing capabilities, as part of a push on their digital marketing. I provided consultancy to help them decide on the best solution for their multiple needs and then implemented (with the ability to integrate into their CRM, website and analytics package), and supported, the chosen solution.

“I worked with John on our new e-mail newsletter designs. The finished product is excellent and John’s advice was invaluable.”
Ginette Gower, Head of Sales & Marketing, Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group

Details: This is a campaign microsite to support the Chestnut’s Challenge (www.chestnutschallenge.org.uk) which aims to raise awareness and support for the Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice in Sussex, led by some great kids within or connected to the hospice itself.  The Take the challenge, Pass it on microsite is part of a YouTube video viral campaign put together by the hospice and it’s team (see campaign credits) to be the hub for sharing the content. I designed and developed the site and helped make sure it was live for the big launch event in December ’09.

I hope the campaign will be a success for all involved, especially the children, and indeed why not get involved yourself by either donating to the hospice or by passing on the link to your friends so that they can get to meet the wonderful kids involved. Please visit www.challengesussex.org.uk

“John always replies promptly to requests, is good at solving problems and coming up with solutions. He explains things clearly and completes work on time and within budget – a pleasure to work with!”
Janet Parsons, Communications Manager, St Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House Hospices

Details: I’ve worked with the team at Nationwide People for over 10 years producing and supporting their public website and private intranet applications for their recruitment services. The public site is on its 3^rd evolution, and the ASP and SQL Server based intranet is still going strong and meeting their bespoke needs.

“I have known John for many years and highly value his judgement when considering branding, design and web development issues. He is very conscientious and responds to requests for help in a timely manner. The quality of his work is high and he takes great pride in providing a professional service. I particularly like the way John will give an honest opinion – unlike others, who may simply agree to anything a client says. I prefer this honest approach, and would recommend John to anyone requiring similar services.”
Colin Locke, Director, Nationwide People Ltd

Details: As part of Kyocera’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mission GreenLight is a hub for information and interaction on the topic of business and climate change. If you’ve got an opinion, an insight, or need inspiration then it’s the place to go.

I worked with the Kyocera Marketing team to conceptualise the site, oversee the brand creation and the design and development of a theme for the Drupal CMS that runs the website.

“John has been excellent from beginning to end of the projects he ran with us. Taking our rather loose briefs and turning them in to outstanding end products. He has created 2 themes for websites we have run on Drupal, he managed the project from beginning to end within budget and has been on hand for any queries, questions etc afterwards. All round excellent work and service.”
Rob Attryde, Marketing Communications Manager, Kyocera MITA UK

Details: SLS Group is an event delivery and implementation company that provide services Worldwide for a event organisers who need overlay, look and/or fit-out services. Be it temporary structures, way-finding, flags or fence scrim SLS can do it all. They needed a website full of images to help illustrate this wide range of services that they can offer, and that’s what Designation delivered. I was involved primarily in the early consultation and the development of the site itself which utilises JavaScript (including the MooTools framework) to add movement and interactivity to the image browsing.