Great web design

Whether you need a simple brochure site, or something more, we believe that design matters.

We work with our customers to ensure success.

Our first step for good design is simple: we listen to you

However important good design skill may be, we know that listening to our customers' needs, and creating a good working relationship, is essential for a successful project.

We will try to get to the bottom of your real needs when starting the design process, and use our design skill to deliver the website that is right for you.

We follow this process, no matter whether you need a simple brochure-style website, or something more complex.

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We're delighted with the site. It looks fabulous - a big thank you to all the team.Philip Woodgate, Partner, Goodman Jones LLP

The design process

Our policy is to provide clients with a fixed price for a clear set of deliverables. We don't believe in giving you nasty surprises in the form of additional costs, so we will always make the complete cost clear before you decide to proceed.

1. Consultation

We will hold a consultation with you about exactly what you want from your site. We'll work within existing brand guidelines if you have them. We'll consider look & feel, language, site structure and the target audience.

2. Research

We will research your market to look at competing sites, sites you like (or don't like), current trends, special features or design elements that you want to have in your site.

3. Design

We will create wireframe designs to form the page structure, and develop a site map. We will create conceptual designs showing styling, colours, fonts; sometimes a prototype website. We'll review with you, and refine the design.

4. HTML

We will convert the design from a graphical concept to XHTML and CSS-based templates. Then you will see real web pages, even editable by you. The design come to life as you can navigate and interact with it.

5. Content

The site can be populated with content - we can do enter content for you, mass-import it, or hand over the editing to you. For sites with special kinds of data, we will create the functionality and import data.

6. Final review

We will test the site for usability, administrator control and browser/mobile compatibility. We will train you on how to maintain your site's content and address any outstanding issues.

Key skills

UK-based, permanent team

We never outsource work, and so your site will be built by our permanent team of skilled designers and developers. You will have a dedicated account manager throughout your relationship with Tribal Systems.

We speak plain English

We believe that clear communication is essential. We try to meet all of our customers in person, and make frequent use of screen sharing, email, Skype and phone communication.

Creativity

Great creativity starts with understanding your brand, and using our experience and creative skills to turn the brand into a digital presence. Your website is you, it's the aspect of your company that your audience may see most often. So we will make sure your online presence does what you expect it to.

Aftercare

We've been in business for 20 years and we're pleased to have many long-term customers. We value lasting client relationships: to give you general advice, assistance with content, ongoing training, keeping designs fresh, fixing technical issues.