We regularly work behind the scenes with designers and developers.
If there are any services you would like to offer your clients that are not in your skill set - or that you simply don’t have the capacity for -
design understood can fill in the gaps and get the job done.

We understand the importance of being able to offer a full package to your customers but designers and developers rarely come as one.

Whatever your area, work with us to complete the set...

1. Design

Liasing with clients is something that freelancers in particular are used to. Finding out their needs and requirements from an early stage is essential to website development.

Designing for web involves understanding different principles to that of print work. Essentially it is having a basic understanding of the build process which influences the design and layout in numerous ways.

If required we will provide you with guidance to make the transition from the design to build process as smooth as possible.

2. Build; xHTML & CSS

Ensuring your website is up to date and adhering to web standards is important for any website.

To 'future proof' website's so that they work in all cross platform web browsers design understood builds website's using XHTML and CSS. Adhering to W3C standards will reduce page load times and help push your site up search engines, giving your website greater visibility.

At design understood we are always looking out for new features and enhancements. The latest developments being in jQuery, CSS3 and HTML5 – all things that add new and exciting features to your sites.

3. Content Management Systems [CMS]

We regularly build bespoke web system solutions for our clients. There are many CMS systems which can applied to website's. Common examples include:

• - page text and image management
• - photo gallery’s
• - news
• - case studies
• - portfolios
• - downloads
• - blogs
• - forums
• - newsletters
• - e-commerce website's
• .....and anything else you can think of!

4. Search Engine Optimisation [SEO]

We undertake entry level SEO on all our website's. This provides all the pages with optimised meta tags and keyword density of the page contents.

For advanced and ongoing SEO services please contact us

5. Marketing

Marketing your business and website is a very involved process. Marketing covers everything from online advertisement management such as Google Adwords, e-marketing with the use of html email newsletters, printed work such as leaflets and posters, to audio and visual advertising across the media.