Promote the importance of Europe’s National Libraries and engage their staff and members.

The Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) aims to increase and reinforce the role of national libraries in Europe. It is a membership organisation consisting of 49 members from 46 countries.

The CENL Board meets once a year and appoints an Executive Committee for a period of at least three years. The secretariat, is currently under the presidency of the British Library with Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library, serving as Chair.

We worked with CENL to develop an entirely new online presence and website. This began with a scoping phase which included a combination of workshops, remote user testing and in-person user sessions and interviews with key stakeholders from member libraries.

The design phase of the project went from wireframing to prototyping and then visual design. During this process there were further user sessions, including click and memory tests, allowing us to gain insight and refine our prototype.

The site offers public visitors key details about member libraries, reports and publications and pulls in news from member websites and social channels. CENL members are able to request access so that

A website to launch a new skincare and lifestyle brand for women on the go.

35 Thousand is inspired by founder Misty Reich’s experiences as an executive on the road with more than 2-million business-related miles travelled. It demonstrates how to balance a busy, high-pressured work-life with a complete home and social life through health, beauty, and wellbeing.

35 Thousand serves women on the go, who need to, and want to juggle all the things from big jobs, to family, complex and fulfilling lives outside of work and lots of travel. The site engages visitors with editorial content from interviews and cosmetic tips, to wellbeing and city guides. The site provides readers with recommendations promoting products fulfilled by 3rd party websites and via affiliate links.

A second phase of development supported the launch of 35 Thousand’s own brand products with UK and US stores. This uses a WordPress Multisite instance providing a seamless user experience to the customer but the functionality of multiple sites providing editorial content, and regional stores in the US and UK. The site serves content from the appropriate store depending on a user’s location.