Content-driven Web Experiences
We create content-driven web applications for progressive organisations and digital content teams.
Handcrafted Service
We’re curious, progressive, and ambitious. We design and build bespoke, fast, scalable products that deliver exceptional user experiences.
We’re a partner, not a vendor. We’ll listen to you. We’ll guide you. We'll involve you in every step of the way. Not only will your software be cutting edge, it’ll be rock solid for you as you grow.
Design and Creative Technology
New technologies inspire and inform our product design. Currently we love and do most of our work with React, Node.js, and the extended JavaScript ecosystem, such as Next.js and GatsbyJS to build static and dynamic:
♦ one-off campaign, marketing and portfolio websites, internal documentation sites and style guides, and ecommerce web applications ♦
For APIs, we love using GraphQL!
React
Development
React is an open-source JavaScript library for building interactive user interfaces. It was created by Facebook.
GatsbyJS
Gatsby is an open source PWA (Progressive Web App) generator based on React that is server-rendered at build time, loading only the critical HTML, CSS, data, and JavaScript so your site loads as fast as possible, and is SEO friendly.
GraphQL and Content
Management
A content management system should be scalable, and cross-platform. We use GraphQL to build our content APIs, and provide user friendly tools for digital teams to manage their content.
Node.js
Development
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript run-time environment that allows us to execute JavaScript code on the server. It is asynchronous and very efficient.
Services
Product Design,
Prototyping & Build
Design: Our goal is to turn raw ideas into actionable elements. It requires considering interface ideas, technical possibilities, and business priorities. We ask ourselves which things actually matter, which things move the needle.
Prototyping: We believe in the value of prototyping early and often. Developing a proof of concept that enables you to speed up time to market, secure funding or regulatory approvals, whilst setting the stage to easily scale when ready.
Build: To reduce risk in the build process we integrate design and programming early, working in cycles to build meaningful pieces of the work, end-to-end, rather than building lots of disconnected parts hoping they’ll fit together in the 11th hour. Then we repeat. Together we test as we go.
Websites
& Web Applications
Data-driven apps: Progressive organisations and content teams require cross-platform API driven content solutions to drive their products.
Combining GraphQL and headless CMS solutions means that you can deliver your content to any platform, whether that’s a static website for one-off campaigns, brochure and marketing sites, portfolios, internal documentation sites, style guides, hybrid web apps, or an ecommerce website.
We utilise the latest technologies to create progressive web apps, that are reliable, super fast, and engaging.
Deployment &
Cloud Infrastructure
On-demand: We will configure your product deployments to match your product needs. There is no need to overprovision, just use and pay for what you need with on-demand serverless cloud infrastructure.
Scaling and Performance: Built for scalability, you'll be able to seamlessly scale as you grow. With performance at the core, we'll make use of global CDN's, instant cache validation, and more to ensure consistent, fast delivery to your clients wherever they may be.
Selected Projects
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Tools used: Next.js (React front-end server-rendering), Apollo Client (data management), GraphQL (API), Stripe (ecommerce/payments), Node.js (custom backend), PostgreSQL (database).
Profiles by Riskwest is a web-based risk profiling application that is used to assist organisations to understand those activities that pose risk or present opportunity to the organisation.
Tools used: React.js (front-end), Apollo Client (data management), GraphQL (API), AWS AppSync (backend), Amazon DynamoDB (database).
The Design Schools 4U application answers the question "what is the best fit school for me?" Potential students will be able to search for schools that best fit their profile criteria.
This is a single page app (SPA). Tools used: React.js (front-end).