zero8 web design & build

I really enjoyed building Watt & Pew's website. They have some really cool pieces of furniture and items for sale which when the imagery is strong it always makes my life easier.

The general web site design was to try and mix a modern look and feel to contrast the retro vintage pieces that Watt & Pew sell.

Lots of social integration was added via Tweets and Facebook likes as well as a 'follow us on' for both.

It was also decided to operate the site as a catalogue initially as opposed to a fully featured shopping cart.

I'm really looking forward to seeing all the new stuff being added to the site as they make room for stock...

A little grungy and a bit 'street' was the order of the day here. Graffiti and music styles set the tone.

This logo was based on a well known music publication. You may recognise it. We wanted a logo to represent a musical look and feel for teenagers.

This is the third reincarnation of their logo. The brief was to go from their two dimensional logo to a 3D affair, and to update the colour palette.

Our client's a big fan of Times New Roman so we used that as the main font. This font's almost as old as the hills - an absolute classic, but we thought it needed a something a little extra. So we decided to give a 'hand crafted' feel, as if it was drafted on a drawing board.

We based the idea on heat and water, for plumbing and heating. The same symbol was rotated 90 degrees and we changed the colour to correspond with each element - fire and water.

These pictures were taken recently at the i gigi General Store for submission to two high street magazine publications, Home & Garden and Drapers Magazine.

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This is a little side project for me and the bro. We set up an internet radio show and needed a website to let people know about upcoming shows.

Sadly we haven't done a show for a while as we've both been way too busy. But one day soon, we'll be back on it. It's too much fun to shelve this one.

If you're into fresh, old, new beats and grooves then hit the link below, bookmark our site and keep checking back. The Sweet Brothers' next live gig in Brighton is on New Years Eve 2010, if you fancy it?

If you've ever had Reiki, then you'll know the feeling you get after a session. The brief was to create a site that conveyed that experience. It needed to feel calm, relaxed and easy on the senses. Not too fast, bold or challenging. You get the idea.

We used a soothing colour palette, smooth transitions, and introduced traditional Reiki symbols and imagery.

The site also needed to be informative and easy to navigate. We included a little bit about the history of Reiki, which our client thought was a nice touch.

On this project the first thing we discovered was the high prices their previous web developer was charging to make the smallest of changes. We felt this was unreasonable and suggested using CMS - a Content Management System.

The beauty of CMS is that our clients can log into their own website and amend web pages whenever they want. This is great for making small changes to a site that come up from time to time, particularly in service industries. But for those bigger jobs, we're always able to step in when needed.

The brief was to present a clean, professional looking site with an emphasis on linking to their professional bodies, testimonials and certificates. Also a lot of hours have been put into the SEO - Search Engine Optimisation. Try a key phrase in Google like 'plumbers brighton' to see how well they perform.