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Graduate required for Trainee Account Executive Position

Author: Colin Oakley, Wed 9 May 2012, 14:29:24

Here at allmedia we are seeking an enthusiastic and outgoing graduate to join our team in a trainee capacity. Initially working across a variety of roles, learning the different parts of our business… Read More

Jenny from the Bay has a blast

Author: Jennifer Bain, Mon 5 March 2012, 14:18:27

Hello, my name is Jenny and I’ve been doing a weeks work experience at allmedia from the 27th of February, to the second of March, and i have really enjoyed myself from start to finish. As a sixth… Read More

Why I Loved 2011 - Part 1: Colin, web developer

Author: Colin Oakley, Tue 3 January 2012, 13:02:49

I think 2011 was a pretty good year and I figured I'd sum up a couple of highlights of the year. As a web developer it is great to meet so many different people in the same industry and talk about what… Read More

Website leasing - a new affordable way to get the website you need

Author: Phil Hudson, Mon 5 December 2011, 10:15:43

The creative brains trust at allmedia Towers were recently in a meeting. We were discussing our product range for our clients with particular reference to a common complaint we hear from people. Essentially-… Read More

Artworking - then and now

Author: Johnny Snakeeyes, Tue 15 November 2011, 17:08:26

We recently came across a straight forward job to just preflight and proof some pieces of artwork supplied before dispatching to the printers. When checking these files we notices a few common mistakes… Read More

My work experience

Author: Jake Lamb, Fri 28 October 2011, 17:47:56

I'm Jake, and I've been taking part in a bit of work experience here at allmedia ltd. From the 26th-28th of October, and enjoyed it start to finish! After having already done some work experience for… Read More

Using Visualator

Author: Ryan McElderry, Wed 26 October 2011, 15:47:27

Computer Arts' Visualator iPhone app is a handy and fun way to create abstract designs and shapes on the fly. However, It becomes much more interesting and useful when you begin to implement images created… Read More

Regressive enhancement in web development

Author: Colin Oakley, Wed 19 October 2011, 17:52:54

We talk a lot about progressive enhancement with web development, however in some cases we need to look at regressive enhancement. Elements of CSS3 and HTML5 provide the basics for a development team… Read More

Speeding up web development

Author: Colin Oakley, Mon 17 October 2011, 15:45:22

To speed up web development we will often use a base set of tools to give a more solid base to build a website on. These can range from a web application framework, a publishing platform or even a CSS… Read More

Magento web development

Author: Colin Oakley, Thu 13 October 2011, 17:33:59

In web development we will change what tools we use for developing a clients website to fit there need. When we build a ecommerce platform we will often build a bespoke CMS for that client's workflow.… Read More

Understanding Agile Web Development

Author: Colin Oakley, Thu 6 October 2011, 17:18:37

I was always taught about lengthy system developments, usually using a water fall or a steps diagram (I am sure we've all been there). While this is fine for large scale developments it takes along time… Read More

What is Content Strategy

Author: Colin Oakley, Thu 29 September 2011, 11:51:35

I used to think of websites in terms of design and development. I now think of websites as design, development and content. Often the biggest challenge in the development cycle is creating the content.… Read More

Markup - brings instant mark up to any website

Author: Colin Oakley, Mon 5 September 2011, 17:23:54

Markup is a great bowser based mark up tool - it allows you to draw over a live web page with a veriety of tools. You can then publish the marked up web page instantly and share it with other people.… Read More

Twitter Bootstrap - Less based CSS framework

Author: Colin Oakley, Mon 5 September 2011, 11:50:03

Twitter Bootstrap is a CSS framework to help speed up web development. It is built with Less and consists of a grid system, typography and styles for forms, tables and navigation as well as other… Read More

Fuel - PHP web development framework

Author: Colin Oakley, Mon 5 September 2011, 10:57:36

Fuel is a community-driven PHP development framework. The main people involved have come from CodeIgniter, PyroCMS and ExcitedCMS. Much like CodeIgniter, Fuel users an MCV approach which adds to a speedy… Read More

Perkins - Design & Develop the Web, Faster

Author: Colin Oakley, Fri 12 August 2011, 15:23:36

I've already talked about Less.js and it's benefits but now LESS has been integrated into a framework. Perkins is an HTML5 framework which has a grid system, css typography and @font-face driven… Read More

Why is my bounce rate so high?

Author: Colin Oakley, Mon 1 August 2011, 10:14:18

We have recently inherited a site that gets about 1,500 visitors per month - sadly it has an 80% bounce rate. On one day last week it actually had a 100% bounce rate. What does this mean? Well bounce… Read More

Responsive Design Frameworks

Author: Colin Oakley, Mon 25 July 2011, 12:57:57

Its important to give web sites context in terms of the device you are viewing them on. What works on a desktop will not always work on a mobile. One way around this is to make your site adapt to the… Read More

AddThis - Real time Analytic and social sharing

Author: Colin Oakley, Fri 15 July 2011, 16:22:02

AddThis is one of the world's largest content sharing and social insight platform :- it offers key real time information on sharing of content via its analytics platform. It has a powerfull API that allows… Read More

Verifyapp offers user feedback, concept testing and more

Author: Colin Oakley, Mon 11 July 2011, 10:45:06

Verifyapp.com is a web based application used to quickly create tests and collect data about your website or application. It allows you to test user concenpts with immediate feedback which allows you… Read More

Only 190 miles - No Strings charity bike ride

Author: Colin Oakley, Fri 8 July 2011, 14:27:48

Yesterday, with a lot less training miles under his belt than desirable, Gary along with 9 other team members will set-off on a 3 day 190 mile charity cycle ride starting in Tynemouth and finishing in… Read More

Blueprint CSS Framework fast, flexible and easy to use.

Author: Malcolm Hire, Thu 7 July 2011, 14:20:04

Here at allmedia we have started using the Blueprint CSS Framework in all of our recently developed websites. This has cut down development time as the design and development of each site is based around… Read More

Less js brings variables to CSS and much more

Author: Colin Oakley, Thu 7 July 2011, 14:17:56

LESS.js is a tool that brings new features to CSS such as variables, mixins, operations and nested rules. This means you can write code quicker and with less complications it also means you can use site… Read More

Google+ turns a week old

Author: Colin Oakley, Wed 6 July 2011, 09:49:36

Google+ is now a week old. While Wave and Buzz have long gone but Google+ is the latest venture into social networking for Google. The features of the site are familiar however the UI is clean (don't… Read More

CodeIgniter MVC PHP Framework

Author: Colin Oakley, Mon 4 July 2011, 16:59:17

I've been using CodeIgniter for about 2 years now. I'm a big fan of MVC as it allows split off different parts of any project. CodeIgniter has a very small front print and has a good range of libraries… Read More

ignite100 + North East = digital start-ups city

Author: Colin Oakley, Fri 1 July 2011, 17:16:58

Newcastle is to be the home to Europe's first £1m digital start-up accelerator. The ignite100 programe is an itensive 13-week programme that aimds to develop 10 teams start up idea. The programme… Read More

Google Web fonts API hits v2

Author: Colin Oakley, Wed 29 June 2011, 12:39:17

Google had a busy day yesterday with Google+, homepage and mobile UI updates, Swiffy and v2 of its font directory. The new Google font directory includes a massive update to the layout including information… Read More

Feeding IE steroids - CSS3 PIE

Author: Colin Oakley, Wed 4 May 2011, 17:20:53

The PIE stands for Progressive Internet Explorer. CSS3 PIE is a JavaScript implementation of common CSS3 features into IE6,IE7 and IE8. While not a perfect solution it provides an easy way of putting… Read More

Super Mondays - Lightning Talks April

Author: Colin Oakley, Tue 26 April 2011, 11:56:54

Tonights Super Mondays event follows the very popular format, lightning talks.The confirmed speakers are: Ian Oxley: HTML5 form validation Michael Peacock: Jenkins Continuous Integration tool Alex Kavanagh:… Read More

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