Blog Charity Website Design: How Web Design Can Empower Charities and Nonprofits to Have a Bigger Impact in Our Digital World February 29, 2024 Web Design Every charity and nonprofit organisation should have a website. There are around 170,000 registered charities in the UK, and at least another 20,000 not-for-profit organisations have charitable status. In the digital age, the importance of an effective online presence can’t be overstated. A well-crafted website serves as an online home base and the cornerstone of an organisation’s digital presence. An extremely useful tool for a c ..read more

Web Accessibility and Design: The Role of Inclusive Design in Creating Accessible Websites Web accessibility and design is an approach to web design that aims to provide equal access to the web for everyone, including people with visual, auditory, or cognitive disabilities. According to the World Health Organization, around 1.3 billion people, or 16% of the world’s population, experience significant disability. The World Wide Web Consortium is an international standards organisation for the world wide web. It has developed standards and guidelines to help everyone build a web based on the pr ..read more

The Importance of Website Maintenance Keeping a website up-to-date is crucial to ensuring it’s working at full capacity, and engaging and retaining site visitors. August 18, 2022 Web Design The Importance of Web Maintenance Website maintenance is the process of monitoring and testing a website to ensure it is fully functional and that end-users can interact with it as intended. It refers to the practices of monitoring a website’s overall health and performance over time. Keeping a website up-to-date is crucial to ensuring it’s working at full capacity, and engaging and retaini ..read more

The Key Elements of Web Design June 24, 2022 Web Design Elements of Web Design In our digital age, websites have become ubiquitous. As of 2021, there were just under 1.9 billion websites online, and it is estimated that the number of internet users globally will grow to 5.3 billion by 2023. From personal websites, social media, business and e-commerce, to entertainment, news, and education, there are many types of websites we can visit online. Websites provide an invaluable opportunity to connect with an audience digitally, grow a brand, share information, and buy or sell products ..read more

Established over a year ago the Brighouse Business event group ‘No Nonsense Networking’ (NNN) has grown in popularity following a number of excellent and well attended events. The most recent of which were a joint Digital Workshop event in November with UCVR* and a Google Digital Partner and a Christmas Buffet Lunch hosted by Town Hall Dental. As part of a UCVR initiative to build networks along the Calder Valley, NNN will now receive funding from the Calderdale Business and skills team to enable them to become sustainable and self sufficient. Kate Adamson of Grinning Graphics, a Branding a ..read more

To get the most out of me, the client must give me as much information as possible, but more importantly, I must ask the right questions to get the most out of my client.  Within the Web Design and Logo Design world, the process of finding the right solution for the client involves a lot of communication and in-depth discussions about their needs, their aims and missions but also who they are as a person or company.    To get the most out of me, the client must give me as much information as possible, but more importantly, I must ask the right questions to get the most out of ..read more

Your brand is defined by your customer. Your brand is what your customer says it is.   When it comes to hiring a designer for your logo or website, it is helpful to understand what your brand is, and what branding actually means. Advertising is a repetitive message to convey your greatness. Marketing is telling other people, large numbers of people about your greatness. Public Relations/Word of Mouth is other people telling other people about your greatness. Branding is when people know and understand that you are great. The world we live in today moves at great speeds. Our a ..read more

As we reach the end of the year, and indeed the decade, it is time to reflect. We are approaching our third year anniversary in January 2020 and this has made us particularly reflective of not just 2019 but our journey so far. 2019 has been a great year with many interesting and engaging projects.  Some highlights for Grinning Graphics this year include being nominated for “Best New Business” at the Yorkshire Choice Awards 2019, seeing long term clients increase their brand presence and witnessing their ongoing success, working with more charities and social enterprises, and helping man ..read more

See related article on Forbes.com – Out With The Old, In With The New: Rebrand Your Business For Success Finance Tech Company Yorkshire Payments undergo an extensive office re-brand. See what MD James Howard and Kate Adamson from Grinning Graphics had to say about it. Kate Adamson of Grinning Graphics and James Howard of Yorkshire Payments were interviewed about the extensive re-brand and office design for the new headquarters on Brighouse High Street. About Yorkshire Payments Yorkshire Payments is a merchant services provider based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. Founded by James Howard ..read more

Woke Advertising Woke Advertising is the practice of using social issues as part of advertising and marketing campaigns. The term ‘Woke’ comes from being conscious of injustice in society. In the current political and environmental climate people are looking for ways to play a part in fighting injustice and making a stand for what they believe in. By associating yourself with someone or something who share your views you can feel like you’re actively making a difference. The progression of Advertising methods The progression of advertising and the impact of the internet has change ..read more