Fingermouse Portfolio
Fingermouse has worked on a wide range of sites for a number of clients. A selection of these are listed below, chosen to give a broad overview of the range of clients and project sizes that Fingermouse Internet works with. If you would like to know more, please get in touch.
If you're interested in a specific style or type of site, then Fingermouse can handle it. From database-backed sites with completely dynamic content to small 'static' sites, just ask. If you need your website to meet a specific purpose then Fingermouse can handle it - the sites shown below give an idea of the variety of scale and purpose that can be developed.
Christian Connection
About: This popular dating site brings together Christians from across the UK and features several different kinds of searching and matching technologies and a new Flash-based Instant Chat system to allow members to communicate directly with one another.
Fingermouse Internet built the graphical front end and developed a consistent look across the site, which has grown and seen extra features added month on month. Fingermouse has developed many of the new features and has rewritten large sections of the background code in order to optimise speed and flexibility. Christian Connection will be going international in 2004.
This site has been featured many times in the National Press and in the media, and is the UK's most frequently visited Christian website.
For: Widernet Communications Ltd, London
Developers: Fingermouse Internet, Good Stuff
Technology: HTML, PHP, MySQL, CSS, Flash
URL: www.christianconnection.co.uk
Useful Donkey Theatre Company
About: A simple site for this new theatre company, allowing them to highlight their new productions and details about the business. Fingermouse also developed and designed the theatre company's logo and print identity. Future enhancements include Content Management System and regular updates.
For: Useful Donkey Theatre Company , Tunbridge Wells
Developers: Fingermouse Internet
Technology: XHTML, PHP, Illustrator Design
URL: www.usefuldonkeytheatre.co.uk
Seventy Thirty
About: Seventy Thirty are a partner-headhunting organisation for affluent people around the world. They find and vet potential partners for millionaires using their network of contacts and staff of professional psychologists. Fingermouse is involved in day-to-day maintenance of the website and producing print designs where necessary. The current site design (not reflected in the thumbnail image here) was created in early 2008 by a third party, with technical assistance (where necessary) from Fingermouse. The use of two menus (one vertical and one horizontal, with one element being present in both) seems to be an odd decision, as it breaks user expectations about navigation heirachy.
Fingermouse developed Seventy Thirty's client management system, an online database which handles all their contacts, communications and client details. This allows Seventy Thirty staff access to client information anywhere in the world, and helps them to keep track of their communication and the status of each contact or potential match.
Seventy Thirty are regularly featured in the national press, radio and television.
For: Seventy-Thirty Ltd
Developers: Fingermouse Internet, Top Left Design
Technology: XHTML, PHP, MySQL
URL: www.seventy-thirty.com
The Music Directory
About: Fingermouse is currently re-developing and updating this community website where bands and artists can post biographical details, upload MP3s and enter demo competitions. The site features useful music industry resources and will be branching out into providing paid services to enable new artists to get a foothold in the music industry. The current site design does not reflect the thumbnail here (to be updated!).
For: The Music Directory
Developers: Fingermouse Internet
Technology: XHTML, PHP, MySQL
URL: www.themusicdirectory.co.uk
"Speak Out" Challenge!
About: This site promotes the Jack Petchey "Speak Out" Challenge! - a public speaking workshop and competition running in schools in all London boroughs. The website features a Content Management System and secure download system to allow administrators to easily update the site or make downloads available to particular groups.
Fingermouse also designed and developed the challenge logo, workbooks, certificates, brochures, bookmarks and cards for use in schools.
For: SpeakersBank Ltd
Developers: Fingermouse Internet
Technology: XHTML, PHP, MySQL, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign
URL: www.speakoutchallenge.com
Greenbelt Festivals
About: Fingermouse has been involved with Greenbelt Festivals for several years, and has seen the site undergo a number of changes. Fingermouse has been responsible for designing the entire site layout and graphics, and developing a MySQL/PHP - based admin system. The admin system allows members of the Greenbelt staff to update the entire front page and elements throughout the site with the latest information. The layout and function is based on a series of PHP modules developed by Fingermouse.
The site also offers secure online ordering for tickets, seminar tapes and merchandise, all held on a separate secure server.
Note: The layout as seen on the current version of the site has been modified by a third party and is, in our opinion, much more confusing than the original Fingermouse layout. The navigation has been broken up and is frequently repeated on each page - a large number of sensible interface design guidelines have been broken. While we appreciate that the current site is attractive, it should have been developed with users in mind - we think that the most recent update is a step backwards for Greenbelt and their efforts to be accessible.
For: Greenbelt Festivals, London
Developers: Fingermouse Internet, JYStewart.net
Technology: XHTML 1.0, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JSP
URL: www.greenbelt.org.uk
the7stars
About: A brand new media agency, co-founded by Colin Mills (former Managing Director of Carat) and Jenny Biggam (former Carat Marketing Director). Mark Jarvis (also previously of Carat as Head of Media) will be joining the agency later.
Fingermouse Internet was approached with an initial design, which was then modified for development in CSS to allow accessible, flexible content. The entire site is built using XHTML and CSS, with a PHP templating system and basic content management system handling site copy. Site administrators can login and update existing pages or create new documents. The site also features a user administration system and folder security system for handling client files securely.
Following the initial launch, several minor interface changes were made to brighten up the site, introduce more consistency between pages with different content lengths and include a spinning logo. Flash was not used in this project, although future development may well see its inclusion.
The company launch and associated site has received significant media attention, with reports in MediaWeek, BLM and Marketing Week.
For: the7stars, London
Developers: Fingermouse Internet
Technology: XHTML, PHP, MySQL, CSS
URL: www.the7stars.co.uk
Ivory Towers
About: The latest project from Widernet (Christian Connection), an Internet dating site aimed at graduates.
Fingermouse Internet is responsible for the entire graphic look of the site, which was given a complete overhaul at the end of 2003. The new version of the site went live in January 2004. Although much of the background code is based on earlier work from various developers, Fingermouse has extensively rewritten large areas of the site and developed additional features and modifications using PHP/MySQL. Most recently Fingermouse redeveloped the entire automated emailing and archiving system.
The site has been featured in the Guardian, Independent, Internet Works (Read a summary of the Internet Works article here) and various other print and broadcast media.
For: Widernet Communications Ltd, London
Developers: Fingermouse Internet, Good Stuff
Technology: HTML, PHP, MySQL, CSS
URL: www.ivorytowers.net
Jump Training & Development
About: This simple site presents information about Jump Training and Development, a company specialising in communications skills training and coaching for groups and individuals. It's a good example of a very simple site which can expand in the future to scale with the business.
For: Jump Training & Development
Developers: Fingermouse Internet
Technology: XHTML, PHP
URL: www.jumptraining.co.uk
Riding Lights Theatre Company
About: This website enables Riding Lights to communicate effectively with their target audience.
News and show information is updatable by staff members through a complete custom-built administration system built entirely in Perl. Shows and dates are updated across the site by the system and visitors can search for shows in their area. The site also features popular discussion forums for people to talk about issues or productions.
For: Riding Lights Theatre Company, York
Developers: Fingermouse Internet
Technology: HTML, Perl, PHP, MySQL, IkonBoard (CGI)
URL: www.ridinglights.org
Oldridge Consultants Ltd
About: A simple site for a firm of consultants needing an update to their presence on the web. Oldridge already had a good idea of what they wanted their site to look like, with a basic layout and colour scheme Fingermouse took their plan and created a flexible template so that each page followed a standard scheme. The result was a site that looked exactly as Oldridge had envisioned, yet is easily expandable and updatable as necessary.
For: Oldridge Consultants Ltd, Danbury, Essex
Developers: Fingermouse Internet
Technology: HTML
URL: www.oldridgeconsultants.co.uk
Living Waters
About: This updated site is an ongoing development which will eventually turn the site into an online resource centre. At the moment, the basic look and structure of the site is set up, along with an intelligent template system written in PHP that creates all navigation elements from scratch as required by each individual page.
The site features a CGI-based news system and series of calendar scripts written from scratch in PHP and using a flat-file database. These will eventually be replaced by a MySQL database providing administrators with the ability to update the site remotely, or for associates to input information and events.
For: Living Waters Ministries, Southwell, Notts
Developers: Fingermouse Internet
Technology: HTML, PHP, Perl
URL: www.living-waters.co.uk
Antony Dunn - Poet
About: A simple site for York-based poet Antony Dunn. The site uses a very standard layout, with an easily customised base template written in PHP. Antony works as Marketing Manager for Riding Lights (above) and needed his own site to provide biography information and as a forum to showcase new work.
For: Antony Dunn, York
Developers: Fingermouse Internet
Technology: HTML, PHP
URL: www.antonydunn.org
Other Sites
Fingermouse Internet has also been involved in the development of sites for clients such as Teeny-Tots.com, Riverside Church, PLAY, AAMS Ltd, Freedom & Mobility, Golf Bug, Killicks Accountants, Motion Music, Assist Design and Print, Men of Promise, Women of Promise, The Wave, Nottingham Trent University Student Support Services and more. Please get in touch for further details.
