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(Written by Craig Pryde, Front-end Web Developer at After Digital) When developing projects for the web we usually don't go…
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Digital should not replace but complement physical interactions
A major study (24,000 consumers over 12 countries) found that two-thirds of customers prefer human interaction during customer service experiences.…
Common issues with Magento2 and how we work around them
All of the functionality in Magento2 is built around its API capabilities, so any task that is possible via the…
Spaghetti Function
One of the biggest challenges when working on a large project can be organising the codebase as it grows, here,…
How to organise tens of thousands of assets?
Do you sometimes feel like you're drowning in files that seem to multiply and have become impossible to manage? Do…
Judging TEDxGlasgow
I’d often heard people waxing lyrical about some amazing TED talks they’d seen and years back, we’d had a client…
Algorithms, bubbles and social manipulation
Whether you’re aware of it or not your life is almost certainly influenced by a range of algorithms all the…
Get up, stand up
A few years back we sought to mix up our own flavour of agile, looking at the best processes and…
Eternal sunshine of the spotless open source CMS selection
Choosing the right platform to build your web application (AKA website) on can make a huge difference to the success…
Who gives a DAM?
According to a recent report published by Markets & Markets, the expected potential value of the digital asset management market…
A Trio of Tessitura Treats
We've kicked off 2017 with a super busy and exciting January, in which we've launched not one but two major…
Testing is constantly testing
One of the final parts of any development lifecycle is the much-maligned process of testing. I’m probably revealing a little…
2017: Ecommerce trends
Ecommerce continually grows at a rate faster than most of us can keep up with; competition is becoming greater, which…
Magento 2.0 – A look under the hood
Crafting intuitive user journeys is paramount in aiding conversions and keeping your consumers wanting to come back for more. But,…
TNEW v7: Coming soon to a screen near you
You may have heard us talk about it before, but for those who haven’t, what is Tessitura? Tessitura Network is…
A partnership that spans an ocean. A product that spans industries.
With a rich history of work within the arts, culture, media, education and heritage sectors, we’re constantly looking for the…
Engage Your Audience Through Mobile
Just last week we spoke about digital transformation in the arts sector and with all the noise around increased mobile…
.ART Domains Set to Launch Late 2016
Yeah you heard it right, the arts sector is set to get their own .ART domain name from Autumn 2016…
Google (r)AMPs it up with Accelerated Mobile Pages
Back in October 2015 we caught wind of yet another new project being developed by Google called Accelerated Mobile Pages…
Mobile and Ecommerce in 2016
Mobile’s influence in UK consumers’ media day is more pronounced than ever and it’s been estimated we will spend up…
Google Lowdown
Designed to punish sites that spam Google with keyword stuffing and cloaking, Google’s Penguin algorithm was released back in 2012.…
Mobile Ticketing & Responsive Design
After chatting about online ticketing in the arts in our last blog, today we're looking at the effect responsive design…
Digital in the Arts 2016
As you think about your hopes, wishes and strategic goals for the year ahead, we’re taking a look at some…
Facebook Pixel – Remarket, Optimise and Track Conversions
Running Facebook ads for your business? Unsure of the success? Facebook’s tracking pixel is on hand to make conversion tracking,…
6 Pretty Cool Features of Bing
After chatting about the cool things you can do with Google a few months ago, today I’ve looked into the…
Gmail Ads – Where Are My Users? Where My Users Are
Google has spent the last two years testing and improving ads in Gmail. After all of this work, Google has…
Programmatic: How Your Brand Can Be Winning
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to win new customers, grow our following of brand ambassadors and reach our…
Interactive YouTube Campaigns: Creativity has no Limits
Many companies tend to place greater emphasis on networks like Facebook or Twitter for their marketing campaigns. Yes, they may…
Your Website Through the Eyes of a Hacker
Millions of websites are hacked each day, in some cases the owner of the website may discover it in the…
Panda 4.2 has arrived
At the end of September 2014, Google announced the 28th update to it’s Panda algorithm. This was concerned with low-quality…
Digital by Default Service Standard
In a bid to ensure digital teams and agencies build high quality government services, the Digital by Default Service Standard…
The Future of CRM & Ticketing 2015 is almost here
You may or may not know that After Digital is an integrations expert, particularly in the online ticketing arena. Our…
Google Shopping Introduces Buy Buttons for Mobile Ads
Mobile commerce was once the domain of the brave, with major consumer concerns around security and identity. Few people would…
Amber Collective Join the After Digital Family
Following an exciting £1.1 million heritage lottery grant, the Amber Film & Photography Collective is revolutionising its business, exposing its remarkable…
Hallé-Lujah!
We’re all singing hallé-lujah (oh we went there) as we welcome our newest art and culture client to the After…
Digital Technology Awards 2015
After a late night through in Edinburgh on Thursday, our heads have been soothed and we would like to thank…
Show us What You’re Almeida
Over the past couple of months we’ve seen the beginning of another beautiful relationship, this time with the spectacular Almeida…
Do you really need an app for that?
Can you believe the term ‘there’s an app for that..’ is 7 years old this year? With a decline in…
Fully Responsive Website for Wigmore
Following our successful delivery of the ‘Art of Song’ resource, which aimed to inspire and engage its target audience whilst…
MOBILEGEDDON: The end is nigh…
Hi there, it’s After Digital’s resident SEO guru here (yes I’m still wearing those shades but at least the weather…
Introducing you to Material Design
There has been a significant shift in design trends over the last few years with many choosing to drop the…
Working in Web Development
One of the strange things about working in web development is that if the subject comes up with a new…
Festival of Women in Tech
Last night I was lucky enough to be invited along to speak at a great event hosted by our lovely…
After Digital is Worth its Salt (Lake County)
As a growing international agency, you can probably guess that we’re super excited about welcoming in our first lovely American…
Come and SEA the New Website!
Social Enterprise Academy came to After Digital in late 2014 wanting an innovative digital partner to conceptualise, design and build…
Strong as a Spartan
Following their expansion into the US and with an aim to continue to increase brand awareness both in the UK…
Agile development and becoming a Scrum Master
Here at After Digital we’re keen to implement processes that support a closer working relationship with our clients, ensuring collaboration…
Best Ecommerce Sites of 2014
With consumers taking less than two seconds to judge a website and 92.6% of consumers viewing visual elements as the…
Responsive in the Real World
Everyone is talking about responsive in terms of how amazing it is for your business but what we are not…
The Open Web, APIs and Beyond
If you're reading this, I'm sure you need no convincing as to the joys of the World Wide Web and…