Noel Gay Artists – WordPress development

February 20, 2023

At tallhatDesign, we had the privilege of rebranding and relaunching noelgay.com in 2022. We played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s new brand identity and creating a modern and user-friendly website. During the rebranding phase, we worked closely with the client to understand their vision and goals for the brand. We helped them to …more

The Big Blue Sea Kayak Challenge

May 16, 2022

“He’s just rounded the Lizard!” The great thing about being web designer is the fun projects that sometimes come along. Where you get to learn new things and help out in some way with someone’s project. A couple of years ago I started building a site for a friend who was retiring from the Fire …more

twentyfifty – WordPress development

January 21, 2022

tallhatDesign was instrumental in the launch of twentyfifty.co.uk in 2021. We were involved early on in a re-branding project, and then the build of the multi-lingual website and training of internal staff to manage content and layouts in English and German. New developments for the site are underway for 2022. Another website and branding project …more

Don’t copy the biggest sites out there

April 21, 2020

Website design, with its usability factors and functionality, can be a tricky business. There’s a lot to think about and juggle, from branding and the ‘graphic design’ side of things, to SEO, to mobile and touch device testing, to conversion rates and ‘reducing friction’. If you’re designing for a medium or large organisation you’re likely …more

Coronavirus update

March 17, 2020

17 March 2020 tallhatDesign is planning to continue business during the virus outbreak, but is likely to begin home working very shortly. We wish all our clients the very best in these extraordinary circumstances. Please do let us know if there are any special notices or website changes you need assistance with. All the best, …more

Launched in 2019 – some new websites

January 13, 2020

2019 was a busy year. A new tallhat.com website is underway but in the meantime I thought I’d post a few new projects that have been delivered recently. Some of these have yet to make it to the portfolio… Farmhouse A brand new hotel in the Catskills (up-state New York) – tallhatDesign designed and built …more

New website for The Filter

September 14, 2019

New website design and build for The Filter (also based at the Guild coworking) https://thefilter.com

Applescript app to batch convert Apple Pages files to PDFs (drag and drop)

January 25, 2019

I spent a long time trying to find a simple way to batch (bulk) convert .pages files to PDFs on a mac. There were a few Applescript examples online, but I couldn’t get anything working with a simple drag and drop compiled app. Perhaps older Applescript versions that were no longer working with High Sierra? …more

Owls of Bath – 2018 Sculpture trail website

February 6, 2018

Delighted to have been asked to design and produce the official ‘Owls of Bath’ website for this new event (from the ‘Pigs and Lions’ team). Also produced video content for this at short notice. The website will evolve over the year as the event develops and artists produce their creations for the ‘trail’. minervasowls.org