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19 awesome web design freebies on Dribbble

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 18/06/2013
19 awesome web design freebies on Dribbble

Dribbble is a fantastic place to find inspiration and ideas, as well as commenting on other people’s work. It is also a great source of web design resources that community members have been kind enough to make available for free. Here are 19 stunning free web design resources you can download from Dribbble. As with [...]

Voting for PC Pro awards 2013 now open

Posted by: Alex
Date posted: 17/06/2013
Voting for PC Pro awards 2013 now open

Voting for the annual PC Pro Excellence Awards has begun and we’re aiming, with your help, to be recognised for our contribution to the web hosting industry. The PC Pro awards is the UK’s biggest IT survey, and it’s extra special to us because it’s entirely controlled by customers submitting honest and genuine reviews of [...]

Link Friday Week 13

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 14/06/2013
Link Friday Week 13

An unlucky number for some, our 13th Link Friday is packed so full of amazing links that you can’t fail but to find something that you’ll want to use. I say you make your own luck, so make sure you check out these awesome resources. You won’t regret it. A nationwide network of volunteer-led coding [...]

Interview with Dan Edwards, .Net young designer of the year 2013

Posted by: Alex
Date posted: 13/06/2013
Interview with Dan Edwards, .Net young designer of the year 2013

This year’s .Net award winners were announced last week, with some of the biggest names in web design and development being honoured for their work in the last 12 months. The Heart Internet sponsored young designer of the year category was won by the superbly talented Dan Edwards from Sussex. We caught up with Dan [...]

31 fresh flat design reads & resources

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 12/06/2013
31 fresh flat design reads & resources

Flat design is swiftly becoming one of the fastest growing trends in web design. With the simplicity of Google’s and Microsoft’s latest offerings, it’s time to ditch the shadows and 3D effects and move towards bright, humble designs. If you want to find out more about flat design and how to make it work for [...]

Freelance Web Designers: 5 ways to go the extra mile for your customers

Posted by: Robert Mathers
Date posted: 10/06/2013
Freelance Web Designers: 5 ways to go the extra mile for your customers

The freelance web designer market is highly competitive at the moment. In 2012, we conducted a survey of 500 web designers in which 79% thought prices were being forced down due to increased competition and 4/5 believed that work was either more difficult or just as difficult to find compared to the last 12 months [...]

How to make a brilliant infographic, part 1: Gathering the data

Posted by: Alex
Date posted: 05/06/2013
How to make a brilliant infographic, part 1: Gathering the data

In the age of social media, people like to share interesting and visually stunning pieces of content, things which can be perfectly combined with a well thought out and beautiful infographic. Infographics enable you to fuse aspects of PR, SEO and networking as the content you create will spread a strong, positive message about your [...]

Interview with Website of the Month winner Amanda Mercer

Posted by: Robert Mathers
Date posted: 04/06/2013
Interview with Website of the Month winner Amanda Mercer

April’s Website of the Month winner was ceramic designer and maker Amanda Mercer. We caught up with Amanda, the site’s designer, Carys Tait of Carys-ink Illustration & Design, and Laura James from Kinetic Pulse who built the site to discuss how they worked together to communicate Amanda’s approach to her work. Tell us a bit [...]

Website of the Month Winner May 2013

Posted by: Robert Mathers
Date posted: 03/06/2013
Website of the Month Winner May 2013

May’s Website of the Month competition saw a range of strong websites with diverse content competing to receive first place…

Security update for your VPS, Hybrid or dedicated server

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 30/05/2013
Security update for your VPS, Hybrid or dedicated server

Whether you are one of our customers or use another provider, we strongly recommend you follow the steps described below to ensure your VPS, Hybrid Server or dedicated server remains secure. A high-severity vulnerability has recently been discovered in the Linux kernel which potentially allows a local user on the system to gain root access [...]