Author Archives: Pumpkin Web Design Manchester

For any company or business, a professional, high quality website can help to generate sales, sing ups and bookings, and allow your business to grow. But branding this website is very important, and as such, you will need a clear and well defined company logo. This should be displayed effectively on your website, but what […]

When designing your website, its important to consider all manner of design features including the imagery and visual content, as well as the font and typography. But once you have selected the right font combination for your website and company branding, you will then need to experiment with the sizing of the font types, on […]

Understanding how users move through your website, the pages they visit, the information they pause to read, and the content they skip past, can all be vital for understanding the user flow, and consequently, improving the user experience. Your website users want to find the right information, product or service that they need, as soon […]

Designing a website that is fully functional, practical, and visually stunning is the key aim for most companies and businesses. This should include adding a search bar to the website, to help users find information they need quickly and easily, with just one click. But the design of this search bar needs to be top […]

In the not too distant past, the website header was simply a narrow strip that ran horizontally across the top of the page. And while this still exists, and is the perfect position for contact details to be added, in modern design, the whole space above the fold of the homepage is considered a header. […]

When designing a website, one of the most important considerations is the type. From websites with multiple pages, linked from a navigation bar, to one page websites, there are a couple of different types of website that could suit your company. And whichever type you choose, you will then need to add your company branding, […]

For most websites, buttons and especially call to action buttons, are crucial. These will direct traffic to different website pages, depending on their purpose, and can ultimately lead to an increase in sales and sign ups. However, to do so, these buttons will need to be well designed. Colour and shape are two important considerations, […]

Symmetry is a frequently used design choice that carefully balances the page with an equal weight of content. The line of symmetry tends to be horizontal, but for a split screen design, this can also be diagonal. However, since responsive design has become an essential consideration, the purpose of the symmetrical page has shifted somewhat, […]

A large amount of small to medium companies and businesses across the UK are service providers, or work within the service industry. Whether you offer plumbing or electrical work, health and beauty treatments, or even vehicle repair and maintenance, whatever services you offer, your website needs to show these off effectively, to increase your bookings […]

Split screen web design is something that can be incredibly visually effective on a desktop site, as well as a mobile device. This is a layout choice that can draw attention to key features and important pieces of information, while being primarily visual, using colours, imagery and design to deliver a clear company message. But […]