Services

Consultancy

At Artlogic we provide a range of consultancy services. We have expert knowledge in every aspect of creating websites and other online products and services such as online databases, extranets and browser-based applications. Below we use the example of website development but this could apply to other types of solutions. We use our expertise to enable our clients to make the informed decisions that lead to successful projects.

Defining your project

You may well know what your organisation or business needs from your website but you may not have the expertise to articulate your requirements and make it happen. Sometimes the website you want is like an elephant. You can't easily describe it but you will know it when you see it. Unfortunately, that is not a good starting point when you are commissioning an expensive technical project.

Sharpening the focus

You may know what you want to say, or even what your users want to learn from you, but may not have the in-house expertise to make your website communicate with your target audiences. With an external viewpoint, years of experience and technical knowledge we can offer insights that can make your project more effective.

We can help you to make all of the important decisions about your website from formulating the first ideas about design to deciding which technologies are most suitable for your site. We can advise you about 'tone of voice', imagery, content format / length as well as the design, technical aspects of presentation, functionality, social networking and content management. There may be some elements of your website project that you won't even know are important until you start using the finished system. If you take advantage of our consultancy services we will make sure that you are aware of all the issues that make the difference between a successful site and an expensive mistake.

How the process works

We are well practised in understanding the needs of organisations of all types and our consultancy can range from one decisive meeting to several days. We can provide analysis of your website and those of your competitors. We can guide you on the costs and implications of your decisions. We are very experienced in explaining complicated technical issues to non-technical people and as unbiased experts we can help a group of people come together, focus on the issues and quickly achieve consensus on the important decisions. We will lead you through decisions affecting design, information architecture, technologies, content management systems, accessibility and much more. We can create a comprehensive brief for the project which you can use to commission exactly the site you need. It may be worth investing in some professional consultancy to ensure that your project connects with its target users effectively and using the most cost-effective technologies.

Our service

We sometimes provide consultancy for projects where we go on to design and build the solution but we also offer a stand-alone consultancy service. We can also provide specialist consultancy services including usability and accessibility testing, focus groups and other areas of research. Please get in touch to discuss your particular project.