LightSpeed » design http://lsdev.biz Website Development - WordPress - Cape Town Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Single Page Websites – The elegant and minimalist solution http://lsdev.biz/single-page-websites-the-elegant-and-minimalist-solution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=single-page-websites-the-elegant-and-minimalist-solution http://lsdev.biz/single-page-websites-the-elegant-and-minimalist-solution/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:59:30 +0000 Ashley Shaw http://lsdev.biz/?p=9861 A strong web presence is of incredible importance for any business or enterprising individual. It is your online business card and 24 hour storefront that promotes your business to a global audience.
Many SME’s put off getting their own website for various reasons:
  • Website development is seen as expensive, and in the current economy business owners might prefer to hold on to their cash.
  • Management of a website is seen as a hassle, and in tightly run businesses they might feel that there is no time to devote to managing a website
  • They feel that they don’t have enough content to populate an entire website
At LightSpeed we’ve developed a website package to address these concerns and offer an affordable web presence for any business. A single page website is a minimalist solution for small businesses, designers, artists and others that want an elegant yet simple online presence that is easy to manage and visually intriguing.

What’s the difference between a single page website and a normal website?

Well, at LightSpeed we don’t every build any ‘normal’ website. All our websites are exceptionally well crafted with the best bleeding edge WordPress technology available and premium themes, but nonetheless there are differences between a standard website layout and a single page website:
  • Single Page sites have one URL for all content, whereas a normal website has multiple pages, with a different URL for each individual page
  • On a single page website different types of content are displayed on tabbed areas of the same page, whereas with a normal website there will usually be a page dedicated to each different content type.

To put it in Geek:

“A Single Page Website is a website that displays all content on its one and only page, the Home Page. Navigation between content areas is done through the use of HTML A-tags (The name attribute) linking to bookmarks on the same page instead of other pages. This enables us to create stylish minimalist designs with innovative navigation.“

Our Designs

At LightSpeed we’ve come up with many innovative themes for your single page website, each with it’s own unique navigation and look. These themes can be styled to fit your color scheme and corporate branding.

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Our previous single page website solutions include a stylish online catalog for Mat Blac handcrafted leather apparel and a unique web based  portfolio for Mememotion, a Cape Town based motion design studio.

If you are looking for a cost effective yet stylish web presence powered by the best content management system, our Single Page Website Package is the place to start.

]]> http://lsdev.biz/single-page-websites-the-elegant-and-minimalist-solution/feed/ 0 Lightspeed Redesign Evaluation – Part 3: Features http://lsdev.biz/lightspeed-redesign-evaluation-part-3-features/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lightspeed-redesign-evaluation-part-3-features http://lsdev.biz/lightspeed-redesign-evaluation-part-3-features/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:34:18 +0000 Barend Potgieter http://lsdev.biz/?p=2005 Features – Intro

This page is clear, but perhaps the use of a picture, cropping the first text box to the right might liven it up.

Suggested Content: For the Intro paragraph in this area

(Note:  For the text here you want to get at the heart of your business.)
Lightspeed prides itself on developing cutting edge digital strategies for your individual business needs. Whether you are just starting out on the web or need help in improving part of your existing online presence, we have the solutions you need.

Suggested Content: For the Services box

Here at Lightspeed we understand that there are times you need to improve parts of your digital strategy. Try our great offerings in standalone services from Hosting, SEO, to Maintenance or combine these services into a product offering that ideally fits your business needs.

Suggested Content: For the Services box

Starting with your digital strategy, setting up a new business?
Choose one of our cost effective and all inclusive packages – including design and / or templates, hosting and e-mails! All add-ons, products and applications available.

Features – Services AND Features – Packages

These two pages basically comprise similar information, so the following applies to both:
The Services screen gives you further information on the services on offer but there is no action buttons or links to take you to an action. Only the Quick Contact area is available, or else the user will have to click the top ‘Contact’ Tab. Linking from here to the application section could improve usability.
Also, as shown in the image below, when selecting a service from the list, the description box of the service will be displayed underneath. This description might benefit from the use of a different font, fontsize or colour.

With regards to White Space, there is an opportunity to add more whitespace between the Packages paragraph and the ‘What we offer’ section, depending of course on the content of the paragraph and if it doesn’t hinder the flow of information.
The paragraphs under the list items could also be cropped or boxed in more to the left, freeing some white space to the right.

Suggested Content:
Features – Services

Lightspeed’s services are tailored to your unique business needs. We believe that the marketing must lead the technology. We undertake extensive strategic work prior to building each digital campaign. We offer the following services:

Features – Packages

Our packages are designed to give you optimum benefit of our talents and are available in a variety of offerings that spans Hosting, Optimization, Maintenance and Community Networks.

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