Web stuff
Cox Cookies & Cake
Patrick Cox opened a new venture in Soho on Tuesday. Cox Cookies & Cake takes the current trend for all things cup cake/indulgence and adds a big dose of Soho neon chic. The website as yet isn’t live but shows the intent with an animated neon identity, and thank goodness for a sign up form. The website is at www.coxcookiesandcake.com their Facebook page is here. Also on a cupcake note the Read more …
More ecommerce retail design
It wasn’t just Apple who launched their new season’s range yesterday. Over the past week or so a couple of big players in the fashion stakes have added ecommerce to their UK sites. Gap and Zara have very different approaches. The Gap model is pretty standard while Zara goes for the big centre stage image route as well as a lot more readable content and options for iPhone, iPad as well Read more …
Ecommerce checklist
If you’re setting up shop online there’s a lot of questions you need to have the answers for, here’s 80 to start with: Why do you want an ecommerce website? What has lead you to this decision? What are your expectations of having an online store? (turnover/profit, life change, more spare time/less spare time) What is your USP? Are you competing on price? Who are your competitors? Who Read more …
Mood board heaven
No sooner than we talked about the need to create an online mood board app than along cam Pinterest. A doddle to use and very addictive and of course super useful. Sign in with twitter, create pin boards, pin images from web pages (unfortunately not from Google Reader) upload images and follow other users. Still got 4 invites left so add your name to the comments if you want one. Read More …
Setting up shop – online
If you’re thinking about setting up an ecommerce or mail order shop, or even adding ecommerce functionality to your website you need to be aware of UK distance selling and e-commerce regulations. Here’s a link from Out-law.com to help in writing those all important terms & conditions. Also much more useful ecommerce set up information on the site. Read More …
Rapha Cycle Club
A good piece about the Rapha Cycle Club café from Noisy Decent Graphics. Also worth looking at his flickr group of the café. The Rapha website’s not too shabby either and a nice video on Monocle. These days there’s no reason not to have a shop, a pop up shop, a twitter, a facebook page, a van, go to festivals, write a book, a photo essay, a magazine, have a loyalty card, a website, a Read more …
The Mid-Century Modernist
We really like this redesign of The Mid-Century Modernist, especially how the gallery is done, pulling in and displaying ebay auctions. All done in WordPress. Originally spotted (I think) from Erik Spiekermann’s twitter. Read More …
Made up
Just spotted made.com, a new furniture website and to make it even better for a new visitor there’s a pop up money off voucher. Nice idea. Originally spotted (and more info) on the very fine Design Milk. Read More …
New Google Internet Stats
Launched today but hidden away Google Internet Stats is a neat little site to back up those all important presentations/proposals. Five main areas are covered (with room for expansion) and the opportunity to submit your own stats. Originally from Read Write Web via twitter Read More …
Super Supermarket Sarah
A lovely website with a real sense of discovery and browseability. Hover over the products to see what’s still available and what’s sold. Click the browse button to see a different catalogue view. Take a look for yourself. Supermarket Sarah. Originally from the very excellent Design Milk Read More …
