Usability & Design
Information Architecture
A website needs to be objective driven and user friendly. In Information Architecture we pull apart the requirements and look at these needs. Once we understand what the user needs to achieve, we can then map the components of the website for an efficient, friendly, flowing user experience.
Creative Design
Original ideas, modern website styles, client branding and customer attitudes are at the forefront of our design approach. We work closely with our clients to ensure that their brand and business are reflected appropriately when operating on the web.
In addition to website design, we provide various types of online design services ranging from eNewsletters (EDM’s) to online banners. If it's web, chances are we can design it.
Technical Skills & Technologies
Content Management Systems
Dynamic websites are a must on the web. Why call a developer every time you need to add a news announcement, product or any other content to your website? Funke has a wealth of experience in building websites within a variety of Content Management Systems, including Drupal 5 and Drupal 6, ExpressionEngine, Wordpress and Joomla. We don't just download templates from the internet - we develop pages and styles directly into the CMS based on your websites unique creative design and matching corporate branding. We can write custom modules that build on an existing CMS functionality to ensure the solution works to directly meet your requirements.
PHP/MySQL
Our team are specialists in writing PHP code and MySQL statements that are lean, fast and resource friendly. Whether you need a small script, or a complete web application, we have the expertise to build a high quality solution. Need to talk to another data source, like a SOAP server, Oracle database or SQL Server? We can write code to handle your data requirements.
XHTML
Without the right presentation, your data will become lost in the vast spans of the internet. We pride ourselves in writing standards compliant, accessible and semantic XHTML to ensure that your website can be viewed by popular internet browsers and search engines easily.
JavaScript
Funke uses the latest JavaScript techniques to enhance the user experience on your website. Unlike Flash, JavaScript is supported by most browsers by default, and it doesn't interfere with search engine spiders. We are experienced in developing sites that enhance progressively, so users without JavaScript can still experience your website and find the information they're looking for.
Ajax
We are committed to writing friendly user interfaces so your site looks great. Why force the user's browser to reload for a small piece of information? Not only will your site look impressive, it will consume less resources.
Cascading Style Sheets
Plain websites are boring. We write cascading style sheets (CSS) to separate your data and style information, making both much more fluid. We keep up-to-date with the latest CSS techniques, ensuring that your site is on the forefront of web technology.