April, 2012Archive for

New Facebook Timeline Web Design

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Facebook has a new look and feel. Profiles can now have the new timeline, users get the choice to convert to the new timeline or stick to the old layout. The timeline was proposed in December 2011 and many users have already pampered themselves to the new look. The idea of the timeline first came to our attention back in September 2011 when it was announced at Facebook’s F8 conference….

What is Viral Marketing?

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You may wonder how a virus is linked to marketing just from the term ‘viral marketing’. It is understandable to have confusion regarding its meaning. Viral marketing is a marketing strategy that requires individuals to share a particular message to others in order to make that message popular. Like actual viruses this strategy spreads rapidly, and before you know it many people will have been exposed to the message. Viral marketing takes…

Easter Duck Race Sywell Country Park

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MGT Design were commissioned by Sywell Country Park in Northampton to design a banner and poster for their annual Easter Duck Race. Every Easter Sunday Sywell Country Park races plastic ducks down the Byewash to raise money for the park. We looked at the shape of a plastic duck and worked out it was very easy to illustrate the duck, which was then multiplied with the nice blue backdrop for…

Easter is arriving – Give your web design a spring clean

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When was the last time you properly updated your website? Think about it. A lot of people tend to forget this. It’s important to keep your website up to date as this shows relevance. Having fresh content is rather ideal for SEO because it will help your website have higher search engine rankings. If your website is not up to date ‘Spidering’ will take place, this is a course of…