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aplainfish.co.uk
welcome to our portfolio
A Plain Fish specializes in designing and building handcrafted websites. We do not use templates. For us every client is individual and every website unique.
We are Juliet Lunn and Alan O'Cain. Find out more about us and our web design services on our ANSWERS page. If there is anything else you would like to ask please get in touch.
EMAIL :
TEXT or PHONE : 07806 946 898
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dorneylake.co.uk
London 2012 Olympic rowing venue
A large information site with clear navigation, showcasing the diverse nature of this well known sporting, leisure and hospitality venue.
FEATURES : selected photography, slideshows, sub-menus
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "A Plain Fish listen to your requirements and at the same time are happy to advise. Ideas are put into creative website pages before your eyes. A pleasure to work with and nothing is too much trouble. We are delighted and proud of our site and cannot recommend you highly enough. Thank you for listening, for being patient and for creating the most fantastic website."
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helenewilliams.com
arts psychotherapist
Arts Psychotherapist Hélène Williams needed a professional-looking website that gave an accurate flavour of the diversity of her practice.
FEATURES : CMS, responsive design (see right).
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "I am so glad I got you on the case - professional in every way."
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thomasfarnon.com
composer, producer, arranger
Tom wanted a minimalist looking site for his work as a composer. The site is responsive - meaning that it adapts to different screen sizes (see right), making it friendlier for those viewing the site on smart phones.
FEATURES : CMS, responsive design, multiple audio players with playlists styled to fit the site, category filters for work items.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "Wow! Looks fantastic, thanks so much!"
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vertavo.com
string quartet
Working with a limited range of photographs we took the striking circular studio portraits as our cue for the design for the website.
FEATURES : CMS, auto-updating concerts listing, slideshow of reviews, toggle content on/off, audio clips.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "Fantastic work! It all looks so good ... Brilliant."
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lawrencepowerviola.com
international violist
Website for renowned viola player Lawrence Power. Home page with large background photograph and slideshow of reviews. Bold geometric, layered design.
FEATURES : CMS, auto-updating engagements listing, embedded YouTube video.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "The site looks great and thank you so much for your hard work I really do appreciate it ..."
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mikemaclennan.com
composer
A minimalist style site to showcase the work of composer Mike MacLennan.
FEATURES : CMS, lightbox for audio/video content, filtering of work items, switch on/off paging option, select work items for home page.
CLIENT feedback on using the CMS for the first time : "I've looked through and tried stuff out and made changes and it's SO easy to use."
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dorchesterchoralsociety.org
choral society
A bright and lively site design to reflect this friendly and dynamic Choral Society.
FEATURES : CMS, slideshow, logo.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "It will seem very strange not to be looking out for your emails and the excitement of developing the web site. Needless to say, the choir were very pleased indeed last night with the results. It has been a very good experience to work with you and I can only thank you very much indeed."
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tanyazhowell.com
copywriter
CV/professional showcase site for a freelance writer. The brief was for a retro/minimalist site design, achieved in collaboration with the client.
FEATURES : CMS, large background image, compact portfolio using lightbox.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "Thank you so much for creating a website I'm really very pleased with."
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cathymaclennan.com
artist, author, illustrator
Site designed to envelop the visitor in Cathy's colourful world of book illustrations and artworks.
FEATURES : CMS, artist portfolio, twitter widget, lucky dip, news/blog with archive.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "It does look lovely and I think you have understood me as a person, and my work as an artist, very, very well. The fact that it is a beautifully designed site is a testament more to the way that you really listen to a client and your creative skills, than all your very great technical ability. Thank you so much!"
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hampsteadartsfestival.com
arts festival
A Festival of Music and the Arts newly launched in 2012.
FEATURES : CMS, auto-updating events listing, events categories and archiving, integrated blog, search facility.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "A Plain Fish delivered exactly what they promised: translating my organisation's mix of specific (and vague!) requirements into an easy-to-navigate, attractive and unique website at a reasonable cost. I unreservedly recommend them."
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hatfieldhousemusicfestival.org.uk
music festival
New chamber music festival at a renowned historic venue.
FEATURES : CMS, home page news ticker, embedded YouTube video, slideshow.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "It has been a really great pleasure working with A Plain Fish. We did have some basic ideas, and you listened to these really carefully and responded with sensitivity even when they were daft. We are really delighted with the site, and the ability to change the detail within the overall design is something we weren't expecting at all, let alone so easily. We would, and will, recommend you to anyone."
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fsmh.org.uk
Friends of St Mary's Church, Hedgerley
Information site for the support of this Buckinghamshire village church.
FEATURES : CMS, photography, slideshow, membership form.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "Your work on the new website is a considerable improvement on my old original. The new presentation is superb. A number of people have commented favourably. I found your approach was sympathetic and very helpful. We managed to get all the features I had hoped for and more. Many thanks!"
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humphreyscott.com
consultant colorectal surgeon
Muted professional design for this comprehensive online CV. Extensive use of tables to present information clearly and concisely.
FEATURES : Lightweight CMS, tabular data.
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thefinchesbedandbreakfast.co.uk
village bed and breakfast
Website designed to reflect the true character and charm of this village bed and breakfast. Visitors to the B&B frequently comment on the accurate impression the site delivers.
FEATURES : all photography, slideshows, link to secure booking service, embedded interactive Ordnance Survey map of the local area.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "We are thrilled skinny with the website, thank you both so much."
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thegriertrio.co.uk
music trio
The Grier Trio is father and two daughters, Francis, Savitri and Indira.
FEATURES : logo, audio (including playlist), selected photography, video.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "We have been delighted with our website. Many of our friends, professional musicians and general enquirers have also commented on how informative, attractive and user-friendly it is. Maintaining and developing it has also been an anxiety-free zone, due to the friendly professionalism of A Plain Fish. From our experience, we would recommend them without hesitation."
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inspiredpartydesign.com
party design company
Site created to project the personalities of these three fun-loving, artistic and professional party design specialists.
FEATURES : photographs displayed in lightbox style galleries, a slideshow and a vertical scroller.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "Our website is absolutely fantastic and it far exceeds our original expectations. You've made the whole process fun, imaginative and completely pain free."
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thinkadvisory.com
specialist recruitment consultant
Smart business-like site making use of client's own photograph of the iconic 'Gherkin' building.
FEATURES : lightweight CMS, enquiry form with attachment upload.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "The website has been extremely well received so far and I have had a lot of very positive comments about it."
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petconsultant.co.uk
animal behaviour consultant
Bold design using client's preferred colours and integrating business card logo.
FEATURES : lightweight CMS.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "Looks great!"
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cannoncounselling.co.uk
counsellor and psychotherapist
A calm and restful site complemented by Alan's photographs of Burnham Beeches.
FEATURES : all photography, simple brochure site, lightweight CMS.
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thecarpentryworkshop.co.uk
a master craftsman
Designed to showcase the wide range of expertise offered by this master craftsman.
FEATURES : portfolio of work categories, logo.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "Thanks for all your help and all the changes.It looks great!"
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aoart.co.uk
artist's website
This is Alan's personal art website.
FEATURES : digital animation, flip-books, image magnifier, audio, embedded YouTube video, slideshow, sliders, blog, large background images.
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queenseyot.co.uk
an island in the River Thames
A magical setting for private and corporate events captured through a fresh and light site design and Alan's photography.
FEATURES : gallery, most photography, pop-up food menus.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "What a difference you have made to our website! It is stunning and shows off the island beautifully - you have captured the whole essence of this venue which isn't easy and we have had some fantastic feedback. Thank you for all your patience and hard work."
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anticancerinfo.co.uk
anti-cancer information site
Extensive and much-visited information site.
FEATURES : lightweight CMS, footer navigation.
CLIENT FEEDBACK : "I'm really excited about this. It is so much better, content wise, and as far as presentation is concerned it has gone from kindergarten to PhD, thanks to your skill. Thank you so much for spurring me on to rethink the structure."