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Case Study: How Swanky Optimised this Fashion Retailer’s Shopify Store for Success
Founded by a team of fashion-loving digital innovators, Knomo is on a mission to create bags and accessories that are "beautiful on the outside and smart on the inside". Read on to find out how Swanky helped Knomo to optimise their new 2018 website for success by guiding them through various design and development solutions for all elements of their new website build; from a strong technical foundation to a striking layout that reflects the impeccable quality Knomo’s customers have come to expect from the brand. …Read More
Case Study: How a New Shopify Design Increased This Store’s Revenue by 68%
Winternational are an online luxury women’s ski-wear store, providing beautiful designer ski apparel to customers across the globe. Read on to find out how Swanky helped Winternational to boost their revenue and maximise their brand’s international ecommerce success. …Read More
What To Look for in a Shopify Web Designer
We're a full-service UK web design agency based in Exeter, Devon, which means that we design and build a wide range of different types of website. However, over the last couple of years we've found ourselves becoming increasingly specialised. Today we spend the majority of our time working on Shopify eCommerce websites. In this short article we'll briefly explain exactly what Shopify is and help you identify what to look for in a Shopify web designer. …Read More
Simple is Better than Complex. But is Easy Best?
Previously, we wrote a little piece explaining why web designers think that simple is better than complex. We argued that effective website design relies on keeping things simple. We defined the designer's role as taking a client's individual requirements - which may be inherently complex - and turning them into a clear, comprehensible website that visitors can understand and appreciate. We even quoted Leonardo da Vinci, who said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". …Read More
5 Reasons We Love Designing Websites for Charities
We absolutely love designing websites for charities. A percentage of all our work is spent delivering charity campaigns and we find them to be some of the most rewarding projects of all. We've particularly enjoyed working with local charities such as Exeter YMCA, Exeter Foodbank, St Petrock's and Butterfly Children's Hospices. Building websites for charities throws up various opportunities and challenges. Some of our recent charitable projects have really kept us on our toes. …Read More
How Do We Know if a Website Design is a Success?
Web design is constantly changing. With each year that passes we see new technologies, functionality and trends emerging that seem to radically alter what we expect a website to deliver. This inevitably means that a certain % of business websites will look very different to a brand-new 2014 design. Whilst it can be very tempting to compare a 1, 2 or 3 year-old website to a brand new one - and this can be a useful exercise in determining what condition an older site is in - we believe that there is a better way. Instead of asking how modern a website looks, we think that it's better to ask the question: "how do we know if a website design is a success?" …Read More
How to Build a $500k Shopify E-Commerce Business
When it comes to E-Commerce website design, we think that Shopify is absolutely out-of-this-world. …Read More
Can Website Design Be Green?
There are lots of things that we care about. We love our families. We love innovative website design. We love local charities in Exeter. We love pizza. We also happen to be big fans of the environment. …Read More
Website Design Trends in Exeter
We're only a very small cog in the web design industry, and many of the website design trends that we've been implementing in Exeter are being developed and stretched around the world. This is particularly noticeable in North America and Europe. We're very thankful to be part of such an innovative and progressive industry that is constantly evolving and pushing the boundaries of what was previously thought possible. Whilst there have been many technical developments, most notably involving responsive web design, some of the biggest changes have been visual ones. …Read More
Single-Page Web Design
If you're looking for an innovative, modern web design with a touch of flair then you may have come across single-page website design. A single-page is exactly that; a website which consists of one page. It will typically encourage you to stroll down to access further content. …Read More
Launch a Business with Shopify
We think Shopify is awesome. It's a great platform to create beautiful and functional e-commerce web designs that are perfectly suited for growing businesses. Whilst it's ideally suited for businesses of all shapes and sizes, resourced by a growing community of users and some serious technical support, many of our clients are using Shopify for their start-ups and new businesses. With this in mind, here are 4 simple ways that Shopify can help you to launch a successful business. …Read More
Experiments in Speed: The 100mph Bicycle
"It started out with an idea... to simply build a bike and see how fast we could go." …Read More
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