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Charity set to tackle cyber-bullying with a new website

March 24, 2011 in News Roundup

Julian Leighton, director at Orange Bus with Lisa Pringle, local services manager at Family Lives.

Julian Leighton, director at Orange Bus with Lisa Pringle, local services manager at Family Lives.

A new website, designed by a North East digital agency, is set to provide help and support to families affected by bullying.

Family Lives, a national charity that provides 24-hour assistance to families across the UK, is calling for stronger partnerships between parents, pupils and teachers in the face of the online bullying problem.

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E-commerce Web Developer

March 9, 2011 in Jobs

Company: GUITARGUITAR
Location: Newcastle
Job type: Permanent
Expires: 18th March

The technology division at GUITARGUITAR is committed in providing leading-edge software solutions to enable the company to provide musicians with the best possible buying experience and after sales care.

Key to its success are individuals who think outside the box, display creative flair and present a commercial attitude towards development.

This is the ideal role for an enthusiastic person with a mixture of web development and design skills to play a key role.

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New Sage One website puts user experience in the centre

February 22, 2011 in News Roundup

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Easy navigation and accessibility played a huge part in the development of accountancy giant Sage One’s new website.

Designed and built by Newcastle-based digital agency Orange Bus, the new site boasts simplicity in its user experience as it aims to offer a real alternative way to find answers instead of contacting the company’s call centre.

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Perceptions on web accessibility need changing

January 21, 2011 in Features

web_accessibilityThe content on the web keeps impressing us. During the two decades of its existence, the web has transformed from a clumsy novelty into a versatile social phenomenon taking on the whole globe.

We’ve seen the skills of web developers grow and their clients becoming more and more tech savvy resulting in innovative and good looking websites.

But not for all. Accessibility guidelines are still considered as a drag by too many web developers leaving a huge number of web users excluded.

We talked to Gary Robson, Technical Director at Industrial Strength, a North East web design company, to find out what’s so off-putting about accessibility.

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Gems of early web design

January 14, 2011 in News Roundup

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A blog post by Asylum.co.uk brings together a selection of some of early web design’s “finest” achievements.

Sites that were once cutting edge – well, maybe not all of them – now have us hooked for all the wrong reasons.

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Junior Designer

December 23, 2010 in Jobs

Location: Stokesley, North Yorkshire
Salary: £14k
Closing date: Apply ASAP, interviews in January 2011

Have you recently graduated with a creative degree in graphic design, multimedia design or art? Have you worked in a creative agency or in-house design team, either on a full time, voluntarily or freelance basis? Would you like your first step on the career ladder with a well established creative agency based close to Middlesbrough and Stokesley who specialise in design, marketing, branding and social media?

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UX London 2011

December 18, 2010 in Events

Date: 13-15 April 2011, from 9:00am – 5:00pm
Venue: The Cumberland Hotel
Marble Arch, London, W1H 7AL, UK
Cost: Standard ticket price is £895 +VAT
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UX London is a unique three-day event combining inspirational talks with in-depth workshops presented by some of the industry’s biggest names.

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Hackney Community College Digital Media 10 Week Evening Courses

December 18, 2010 in Events

Date: 24 January 2011 at 6:00pm
Venue: Hackney Community College
Falkirk St London, Shoreditch Campus
London, N1 6HQ, UK
Cost: £300
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The Hackney Community College Digital Media 10 Week Evening Courses include:

Digital Radio Production Using Garage Band
Digital Video Editing with Adobe Premiere
Digital Video Editing with Final Cut
Digital Video Motion Design with Adobe After Effects
Graphic Design with Adobe Illustrator
Print Design with Photoshop
Print Layout Design with InDesign
Web Design with Adobe Dreamweaver
Web Interactive Design with Adobe Flash

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Sizzling start for North East online cooking community

October 26, 2010 in News Roundup

sizzledish_alan_leeDeveloped by Durham business man Alan Lowery and Gateshead-based web-design company Industrial Strength, an online cooking community Sizzledish has attracted more than 900 members in the first two months.

Launched to beta stage in August, the site is aimed at everyday cooks to share their recipes and love of food.

The members, called Sizzlers, can post and rate recipes, type in ingredients to get ideas for meals and create their own individual cookbook of favourites.

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Digital experts find strength in numbers

August 25, 2010 in News Roundup

Flemming Arnott; Jill Heslop; Richard Myers (managing director); Hanna Miettinen

Flemming Arnott; Jill Heslop; Richard Myers (managing director); Hanna Miettinen

Digital media agency Industrial Strength has recruited three new staff members on the back of a series of client wins as it pushes for growth.

The Gateshead-based company specialises in website design and development, multimedia and online marketing for a client base including Sage, Tommee Tippee and Gentoo. It also works as a digital partner to top advertising and design companies in the North East, London and Geneva.

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