A responsive site for Reading based video production company Muddyface. This build came from a bold design from the very talented team at Catch graphics. My involvement was to build the front-end templates and implement the CMS functionality. The portfolio needed to be really interactive to help encourage users to explore the content.
Portfolio site for Creative Director Balwant Ahira. This build was from a minimalist design provided by Balwant, and incorporated various animated UI elements, encouraging exploration and interaction.
A single page site for vucanvas who specialise in integrated collaboration technology. This site was designed to showcase a specific product, and advertise an upcoming exhibition.
A corporate site for Thread, a London based marketing company. This design was provided by the client and my involvement was to produce the front-end templates, and implement the CMS functionality.
Site to promote the work of the European Union of the Deaf. Based in Brussels, Belgium, EUD is a not-for-profit European non-Governmental organisation (ENGO) whose members comprise of National Associations of the Deaf (NADs). The brief was to create a very visual site with clear and logical navigation paths, allowing categorisation and tagging of all content to aid the user experience.
A responsive site for the East London Primary school. The brief was to make a site that was colourful and engaging, but at the same time to create a strong business-like look and feel for the school.
Site for the Adventure of Nana Barb series of books.
A responsive site for the East London Primary school. The brief was to make a site that was colourful and engaging, but at the same time to create a strong business-like look and feel for the school.
Portfolio website for London-based, high-end, bespoke furniture designers Goldman & Rankin. This design concentrated it's effort on letting the portfolio photography do the talking, so aimed for a minimal design & muted colour pallette.
Site for serviced office provider in SE London. The site brief was to have a very visual site promoting the office spaces, and also to include other useful information such as details about the surrounding areas, and general help for small businesses.
Corporate site for Clear Plan, developers of cloud-based budgeting, planning and reporting solutions - and the only dedicated UK partner of Adaptive Insights. The project aim was to build a site that made the product and services visually appealing, while focussing on encouraging on-site signups.
Site to promote the work of the British Sign Language Broadcast Trust. It's primary focus was to allow it's predominantly deaf users to watch the programmes/films funded by the Trust, and also to allow the Trust to engage and interact with the Deaf community. The brief was to create a very visual site with clear and logical navigation paths, which would allow users to easily find the content the wanted, but also to encourage discovery of additional content along the way.
Responsive site for a Soho-based Agency representing Directors of Photography and Production Designers. The site was based around a full-screen slideshow design by the very talented Mike Brimmer. It required a 3rd party data fed to bring in all the content, and is all about promoting the video portfolios of the creatives on the roster.
A responsive marketing site for Ellis Green Hairdressing. The brief was to strongly convey the visual look and feel of the salon itself, as well as making very clear that it is an Aveda Salon. The homepage design is based largely around a single page scrolling layout, introducing various key aspects of the business, and inviting further exploration.
Site for Elmhurst Teaching School Alliance. The design needed to represent the professional approach and offerings of the Teaching School. I designed and built the site, and also produced brochure templates for printed marketing material.
This was a responsive re-design, for Quatreus who are specialists in creating face to face experiences that strengthen relationships and improve communication.
Responsive site for London based recruitment consultants, who specialise in the Not-for-profit and Charity sectors. It was designed by the good people at Radford Wallis, and built around a single page scrolling mechanism. It utilises a 3rd party data feed for all the jobs data, with bespoke categorisation and search engine functionality to filter the content.
A responsive site for Berkshire based decorating and restoration company, Fields of Reading. This build came from a design from the very talented team at Catch graphics. My involvement was to build the front-end templates and implement the CMS functionality.
Business card website for Global Fashion Agency, Heritage Cloth. Simple, clean, and minimal.
A clean, minimal site design for the ELA SCITT (East London Alliance School Centred Initial Teacher Training). The brief was to create a strong look and feel for the Alliance, and to encourage on-site registrations.
A marketing site for Dog Tracker Nano, a smart tracker for dogs. This design was based around a single page scrolling mechanism and provided by the client - my involvement was to produce the front-end templates, and implement the CMS functionality.
I am a UK-based Web Developer & UX/UI Designer with well over a decade of experience creating websites. Focusing primarily on content, usability, and accessibility, my work places the end-user at the centre of the design process. As a Developer coming from a Graphic Design and Photography background I understand that aesthetics and brand values can be as important to a successul design as logical structures, hierarchy, and a great user experience.
My role tends to change with each project, and I can fit into different teams easily. I have extensive experience covering most aspects of a website project - from research and planning, through to the design, front-end build, and back-end application development / CMS integration. I specialise in Content Management Systems such as Concrete5, Wordpress, and Shopify (for Ecommerce).
When I'm not designing/building/curating online experiences, I love listening to a wide variety of music (I'm an old-school vinyl junkie at heart), drinking too much high-grade coffee, working out new tunes to play on my accoustic guitar, exploring the beautiful Wiltshire countryside on my bike, or relaxing with my amazing family.
Why choose to work with me?I've worked with Rich on various projects running from full CMS-driven website builds through to HTML email campaigns. I've always found his work to be of a high standard, and his technincal knowledge / input invaluable. From a Design Agency perspective, outsourcing to Web developers can be a complete minefield, but I've always had a great experience with Rich because he is trustworthy, and takes real care about his work output.
Mark Cattermole
Owner / Director
Catch Graphics
I've worked with Rich many times over the last five years, and I've only admiration for the way he takes on a brief of any size and produces fantastic results every time. When it comes to website development, he is a rare breed as he comes from a design background – which means he not only has the technical ability to produce cutting edge websites, but the design flare to match! If you get the chance to work with him, you'll find him extremely personable, easy to work with and a true expert in his field. I really can't recommend him more highly.
Paul Gale
Creative Director
The Good Collective
We have worked with Rich over the last five years on the design, build and support of our website, bslzone.co.uk, and he is now working towards the launch of a BSL Zone app later this year. Throughout this time he has been a pleasure to work with: Rich is proactive and forthcoming with new ideas and designs, highly reliable in keeping the site up to date and always available while also being very approachable and responsive to our requests and questions. He communicates technical things in straightforward, clear language which is really helpful for all of us, too.
Ruth Griffiths
Executive Chair
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust
Richard Tidmarsh has been an invaluable support in liaising with our staff team to keep our website up to date. Richard takes great care in presenting a positive and professional website to promote the highest expectations of learning.
Tom Canning OBE
Headteacher and National Leader of Education
Tollgate Primary School, London
At Elmhurst Teaching School, we were very impressed with both the quality of consultation and the quality of the website that Richard built for us. As school leaders, without advanced levels of technological and web-design knowledge, Richard has been able to support us to design and manage a professional, effective and easy-to-maintain site, and this has really helped our public image.
Jonny Walker
Assistant Director
Elmhurst Teaching School Alliance, London
Our site has now gone from tired and dreary to colourful and informative with the help of Richard Tidmarsh.
Richard's support has been second to none, with his expertise we have been able to breathe life into a new site which the whole school community loves. Any issues and amendments are always dealt with quickly and to the highest standard.
Keith Boothe
ICT Learning and Resources Manager
St. Edward's Catholic Primary school, London
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