About

We’re passionate about pixels

Pointy Design is a small web design studio in Central Ontario run by James Beardmore.  Our philosophy is that the web should be simple, attractive and easy to use.  We have years of experience creating attractive, robust websites on time, on brand and on budget, with the satisfied clients to prove it.

Working with us

Have your cake and eat it – as a small design and development company, we offer the quality and experience of an agency combined with the flexibility and drive of a freelancer.

We’re informed – We’re constantly keeping educated with the latest trends and technologies on the web; from social media, mobile technology, to design trends, and the latest best practices.  This means we can find the best solution for your unique needs.

We have standards – We believe that web standards make the internet a better place.  Everything we create is built using valid, semantic code that is friendly to search engines and browsers – not only now, but as technologies continue to develop.

We’re flexible – we work well with individuals and businesses as well as collaborating with other agencies.  We can either head a project providing a full design and development service or contribute specific services in a range of areas and scales, from logo and identity design to custom web applications, front end development and code optimization.  Contact us to learn more or see below for more about our workflow.

The whole package - Intelligent, robust website design from start to finish.

Plan

Plan

Goals, wireframes, IA

The most important step in the process. We listen to your goals and ideas and research them carefully. We then take what we have learned and construct an action plan including Information Architecture and wireframe.

Design

Design

UI, Graphic Design

Using knowledge gathered from the planning stage we work on the user interface and design concepts. We design every aspect of your website down to the last detail in order to serve the needs of your project.

Build

Build

XHTML/CSS/PHP/Js, CMS

Once the design is finalized we turn it into a fully functional site using clean, valid code with a high level of Search Engine Optimization. Next the website is carefully tested across browsers and user scenarios before finally being launched.

Manage

Manage

Maintain, Analyze, Adapt

After launch we can analyze use of your website in order to optimize its performance and make tweaks to improve SEO. We build most sites on a Content Management System so you can maintain or update content as much as you like.

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