2% Inspiration
UK > North West > Manchester
2% Inspiration are a creative partnership of designers and programmers based in Greater Manchester.
From corporate identity to web and e-commerce solutions as well as SEO, we will give all your business communications outstanding and original impact.
We specialise in providing professional web, print and interactive design solutions that work.
Clients and Projects
Industry Sectors:
Professional Services, Building & Construction, Consumer Services, Tourism & Travel, Health & Beauty, Sports & Leisure, IT, Entertainment, Educational
General location of clients: Northwest of England
Latest Project
Adrian Wilde Hairdressing
Adrian Wilde Hairdressing is a professional hairdressing salon ideally situated in North Manchester.
What We Have Achieved
Latest Review
28 September 2009
Elizabeth Clark at Rapport Unlimited
I would highly recommend 2% inspiration to anyone looking for an eyecatching well designed website. I've known the company for a few years now and have found them to be helpful, fast and proactive, plus...
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Interview
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
2% Inspiration:
”Approachable, Innovative, Effective, Inspired, Reliable”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
2% Inspiration:
”We started as a partnership and to illustrate the fact that we work hard its a play on the phrase "genius is..."”
What We Do?
- Branding
- eCommerce Solutions
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Logo Design
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Flash Websites
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Graphic Design for Print
- Hosting
- Copywriting
- Photography
- Online Marketing
Technologies Used:
CSS, PHP, XHTML, JavaScript, mySQL, .NET, ASP, Flash, msSQL
CMS Used:
Open Source
Company Overview
Languages Spoken:
English
No. of Employees: 1-5
Established: 2006
Joined WWDC: 9 September 2009
We Recommend
Accountant:
Kim Marlor Associates
Printer:
printing.com
Articles
Adrian Wilde Hairdressing
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Copywriting
- Hosting
- Photography
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Adrian Wilde Hairdressing is a professional hairdressing salon ideally situated in North Manchester.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Content Managed (Dynamic)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Health & Beauty
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: bespoke cms, customer database, image upload.
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: August 2009
Rachel O'Brien Interiors
- Branding
- Graphic Design for Print
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Hosting
- Logo Design
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Rachel O'Brien Interiors is a flourishing, innovative interior design consultancy, for both residential and commercial sectors, based in Saddleworth near Manchester
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static) website
Organisation category: Startup
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: March 2009
River Ebro Apartments
- Branding
- Graphic Design for Print
- Hosting
- Logo Design
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
River Ebro Apartments is a set of holiday apartments which enjoy a riverbank location, with magnificent views, on the outskirts of Mora d'Ebre, Spain.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static) website
Organisation category: Individual
Industry: Tourism & Travel
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: December 2008
Chapel Cleaning Machines
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Flash Websites
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Based in Rossendale Chapel Cleaning Machines supply a wide range of industrial, commercial and municipal cleaning equipment.
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed (Dynamic)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Building & Construction
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: The website was delivered with a fully functioning content management system allowing the client to add, edit and remove content from their website without any prior experience.
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: September 2008
Promobi
- Branding
- Content Management System (CMS)
- eCommerce Solutions
- Graphic Design for Print
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Logo Design
- Website Design
- Website Development
Promobi is an online service for communicating via text messages with customers and staff. Promobi required a brand and website to promote their online messaging service. The brand needed to appeal to small and medium businesses and appear professional but approachable. The website includes e-commerce functionality to provide online purchasing whilst seemlessly integrating the Promobi existing software.
Languages: N/A
Project type: E-commerce website
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Consumer Services
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: .NET, ASP, CSS, Flash, msSQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: August 2008
Azander Photography
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Azander is a Manchester based photography company with a talented team of dedicated professionals with many years of experience in the industry.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static) website
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: July 2008
NW Fabrications
- Branding
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Logo Design
- Photography
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
NW Fabrications based in Failsworth near Manchester are a small family run business that have many years experience in stainless steel fabrication. A new corporate identity was established and applied to letterheads, business cards, and direct mail flyers. The website was designed and launched with a easy to use structure and online porfolio.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static) website
Organisation category: Startup
Industry: Building & Construction
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: January 2008
London Theatre Academy
- Branding
- Graphic Design for Print
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
London Theatre Academy is an educational tour operator with an emphasis on the passion, creativity, and learning possibilities that are inherent in the theatre. Working with some of the world's finest theatrical institutions, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and Shakespeare's Globe.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static) website
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Entertainment
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: August 2007
iboardshorts
- Branding
- Content Management System (CMS)
- eCommerce Solutions
- Graphic Design for Print
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Logo Design
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
iboardshorts is a unique online store who love boardshorts so much that they based their whole store around them.
Languages: English
Project type: E-commerce website
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Sports & Leisure
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Built using Joomla, includes: stock control
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: July 2007
ACR IT Services
- Branding
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Copywriting
- Graphic Design for Print
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Logo Design
- Online Marketing
- Photography
- Website Design
- Website Development
ACR IT Solutions are virtualization specialists, rapidly becoming known as the UK’s leading IT infrastructure consultancy. 2% re-designed their existing website and re-work the navigation structure to be clearer and include more content.
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed (Dynamic)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: IT
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Bespoke partial CMS system
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: June 2007
Get Set For Business
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Development
GetSet for Business was established in Manchester by experienced Business Consultant and Entrepreneur, Kate Beever. They have been advising new and established businesses for over a decade in a number of sectors. Their experience extends to projects with multinational companies such as Moat House Hotels, JD Williams and LateRooms.com, as well as advising hundreds of start-up businesses and charities.
Languages: English
Project type: Online application
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Educational
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: May 2007
Flirt Guru
- Branding
- eCommerce Solutions
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Logo Design
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Elizabeth Clark is the author of 'Flirt Guru' and 'Single to Settled' - which was voted 'Book of the week' by You Magazine in January, and featured on ITV1's 'Des and Mel' and 'BBC Breakfast'. Elizabeth is a member of the Professional Speakers Association and, along with her writing and PR work, founded Rapport Unlimited in 2002 to provide business speaking and training.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static) website
Organisation category: Individual
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: August 2006
Dot50.com
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Dot50 is a social networking website dedicated for the over 50's.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Community website
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Entertainment
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Joomla
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: CSS, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: April 2006
Cathedral Catholic School
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Hosting
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Website for Cathedral Catholic Primary School is a well established mid sized teaching establishment based in Lancaster.
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed (Dynamic)
Organisation category: Public Sector
Industry: Educational
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Bespoke partial cms system
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: January 2006
Reviews
I would highly recommend 2% inspiration to anyone looking for an eyecatching well designed website. I've known the company for a few years now and have found them to be helpful, fast and proactive, plus they make beautiful websites. For the combination of design, service and price , they can't be beaten.
I found the guys at 2% Inspiration to be helpful at all times, communicating was never an issue and I really can't fault their design suggestions. All my design suggestions were followed and some wonderful ideas were made to make a simple site very effective.
At every point and turn I was kept in the loop with everything always being explained fully whilst being easily digestible.
When my site is due for upgrade I will most definitely be using 2% Inspiration again.
Well done and thanks chaps - 10/10.
I'm very impressed with 2% inspiration and would highly recommend them to anyone needing a new website.
Being a complete technophobe I was very weary of the whole web design process but 2% explained everything clearly to me and I think the end result really looks professional, I have had many complimentary comments from clients. I was also pleased with the speed of turn-around and thought the price very reasonable considering the quality of the end product.
In particular the back end of the site is very intuitive and after a quick tutorial from Gary the designer I found it very easy to make text amends myself to the site.
I would give 2% and 100% recommendation!!
What can I say, the guys at 2% were fantastic. We knew nothing about web design other than that we needed a website to promote our services! From the beginning the guys spoke to us in plain English we filled in a briefing form and from they seemed to understand our traget market perfectly.
The whole process was really painless, they advised us on everything including what sort of content to add and even how best to photograph our work on site for the portfolio. We used to rely solely on referrals but know get most of enquiries from the web (even the referrals seem to prefer to contact us through the site) so it has paid for itself many times over.
In addition to the website I feel I should mention that 2% also designed our logo and printed material, for a small start up business such as ours the service was very good value.
I'm writing to thank you and your team for all your hard work putting together our new website! We are very pleased with the result – it looks simply superb! It was a pleasure to work with someone who really listened to what we wanted and then translated that into such a smart and easy to navigate website. Our clients have given us some very positive feedback about our new-look. Even a local business in a similar field to us commented that our site is one of the nicest he has seen!
Not only does our website look good – I'm also delighted to tell you that we are now performing much better on Google for some of our previously weak search phrases and our statistics show us that users are staying on the new site much longer than our previous one. So a big thank-you for your advice on that too!
I'm sure we will continue to work together on improvements and updates to the site and if I know anyone who is looking for a good web-designer I'll definitely refer them to you.
Thanks again and all the best!
Gary White
Creative Director, Designer.
How do you reconcile a man’s lust for ornate bread bins with his outstanding ability to create brand-building concepts for top companies? Must be a visual thing.
Seen as a guru by both colleagues and clients, Gary epitomises the idea of calm hands fronting up a prodigious imagination. And when he’s not getting his fingers burnt on beach barbecues, or late-night gaming sites, he’s producing the kind of cool design that increases brand awareness, repositions companies, attracts new customers, changes public perceptions and stage-manages corporate images.
Just as he did for nine years at IBM. Just as he did for a whole diversity of clients when he ran his own design group.
Which is all very well, but what exactly was he doing that day, sitting beside a Florida freeway, on the bonnet of a hire car, staring open-mouthed at the sky?
Watching the launch of the space shuttle, of course.
John Simpson
Director of Interactive and Web Development
Forget big glasses, comedy ties and short-sleeved bri-nylon shirts. In fact, drop the whole technorak mental picture. John may have an absurdly profound understanding of multimedia technology, he may have been one of IBM’s web development stars, he may be fixated with the latest advances in web technologies. But geek he ain’t.
Think, instead, of a guy with the sort of drive needed to produce the most professional job possible for his clients. Or to take a rally-prepped Nova to the Nürburgring.
Think of someone capable of directing infernally difficult web development and specialist programming. And making it look easy.
Think of a free spirit who promises that, one day, he will take a roadcruise across America – and then the world.
John Simpson. Martial arts adherent. Motor sports fanatic. And techno-freak extraordinaire.
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
2% Inspiration:
”Approachable, Innovative, Effective, Inspired, Reliable”
WWDC:
What's your business philosophy?
2% Inspiration:
”To provide the best value (not necessarily the cheapest) websites possible to enable our customers to achieve their business goals.”
WWDC:
Describe your office environment.
2% Inspiration:
”Comfortable, untidy and busy!”
WWDC:
What makes you different from other web design companies?
2% Inspiration:
”We listen and dont try to sell clients solutions they don't need.”
WWDC:
How do you get the majority of your business?
2% Inspiration:
”Word of mouth.”
WWDC:
Describe how you manage projects from the initial client contact to completion and handover.
2% Inspiration:
”Working from the briefing form and meeting the designer produces layouts, when approved the developer builds the site.”
WWDC:
What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
2% Inspiration:
”Communication and honesty.”
WWDC:
If a client was trying to decide between a shortlist of web design companies, how would you recommend they go about selecting the right one for them?
2% Inspiration:
”I would look at their own website as well as work examples before talking to the team you would actually be dealing with throughout the project to make sure you feel comfortable with them.”
WWDC:
What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
2% Inspiration:
”Both PC and Mac”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
2% Inspiration:
”We started as a partnership and to illustrate the fact that we work hard its a play on the phrase "genius is..."”
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