ZigPressBristol-based Sums Ltd is a leading UK provider of educational software for multiple platforms (including the web), specialising in fun, animated maths activities.
ZigPress has been working with Sums for around 3 years, though nothing has appeared on the Portfolio page until now, because the projects were password-protected sites used by schools who were given access.
Now, [...]
I do a lot of surfing, looking for design inspiration, coding tips, or simply something to amuse me. I often start a surfing session using StumbleUpon or Wikipedia and then simply see where my interest leads me.
Sometimes, even in 2009, it leads me to a website that starts playing music or talking [...]
When designing and building websites, any professional will tell you that you should test in as many browsers as possible. In the real world, the number you can actually test in may be quite small, depending on your operating system and how many computers you have access to, but you can still set up a [...]
Zigpress’s latest project is now live. Head over to www.chicphysique.com to have a look.
The client previously had a single-page website which provided a CV and some photos but not much else. Now he can post news articles, add photo galleries, and post fitness-related articles that only his clients can see.
I’ve spent the last few evenings migrating the ZigPress site into WordPress, mainly as a way of gaining more experience of WordPress custom theme and plugin building, now that I’m starting to use WordPress for more and more projects.
As part of the exercise I’ve incorporated a web development blog into the site, and have migrated [...]
