Graphics IT Showspace

Christmas and New Year Arrangements on the DART

2011-12-23T01:08:00.000-08:00

Design and Development of new HTML5 site for Tech IT

2011-12-13T07:46:00.000-08:00

http://www.techit.ie

HTML5 development with responsive layout for cross device viewing.

Clever Cat, Holding page in advance of site development

2011-12-13T03:01:00.000-08:00

http://clevercat.ie

Holding page for clevercat.ie

Based on a design by Barry Bodecker. The holding page is validated HTML5, search engine verified and complete with analytics.

A perfect foundation for more detailed future site development.

Finance Ireland - Website launch

2011-11-26T11:02:00.001-08:00

Worked with Mark and Michelle from Square on the design for this new site. Completed the project in HTML5 to create a fast loading, standards validating site.

backupnow.ie - print ad

2011-11-26T11:00:00.001-08:00

http://www.backupnow.ie

Cullen Cleaning Services multilingual website launched

2011-11-26T10:46:00.001-08:00

cullencleaning.ie

Worked with Barry and Kieran in Spear on this one. They delivered a neat brand and web template. Localised the site into 4 languages as Cullen Cleaning have presence in France, Holland and Germany as well as here at home in Ireland. Website developed with HTML5, CSS, jQuery. See more at cullencleaning.ie

HTML5 Upgrade to Stillorgan Shopping Centres website - stillorganshoppingcenter.ie

2011-11-10T10:49:00.000-08:00

Visit the site today stillorgan-sc.ie and make a plan to visit the centre!

We've just completed an update to Stillorgan Shopping Centres website. This included a complete upgrade of the site code to HTML5.

The site was originally developed by Graphics IT using standards driven XHTML and CSS. This development approach ensured that content and structure were completely separated.

In the past when clients requested wholesale changes to the layout of a site it would mean long hours re-coding and re-developing. With a site developed in the right way this is not the case any more.

We were able to strip out the raw content elements, update the HTML5 container then rewrite the stylesheet and a new site emerged.

The shop search function, which uses ajax, got a new more user centred look. Based on traffic patterns, the navigation options were slimmed down and strong new quick link graphics we're added to the site.

Behind the scenes the centre management have been doing their bit with weekly tweets from @stillorgansc about deals and news worthy events in the Centre. All of this work has paid off with with a 300% + increase in monthly traffic.

The outcome to the latest chapter of this web project is a perfect example of how hand in hand incremental investment and developing to standards can reap rewards.

Find Experts for your Genealogy Projects

2011-10-04T07:20:00.000-07:00

Public site screen display - click to visit

Experts dashboard screen display - click to register

We've just launched 24-7genealogist.com. The site connects search customers with top independent professional genealogists worldwide. It provides a new, novel and exciting platform for locating expert help. Research request are matched with genealogists and local historians with consummate knowledge, skills and experience.

Graphics IT is IPv6 ready

2011-10-03T11:16:00.000-07:00

The IPv4 protocol was designed in the 1970s. It was built to accommodate about 4 billion devices connecting to the network. The explosive growth of the Internet means we're closing in on that number. In order to allow the Internet continue to grow IPv6 was created. This new protocol can handle many more devices.

Contact Graphics IT today to learn more about getting your company site ready for the future.

dedupeyourdata.com

2011-07-08T07:27:00.000-07:00

Visit dedupeyourdata.com and de dupe your data lists

Buy My Dress 2011 - New Site Launched

2011-04-19T09:04:00.000-07:00

Buy My Dress - 28th May 2011 in various events countrywide.
Check out the site which uses the Google Maps API to create maps showing drop off points to donate dresses. The API is also used to pinpoint event locations

DBSC Sailing Poster for 2011 Season

2011-03-22T04:28:00.000-07:00

imable2model.com

2011-03-21T15:53:00.001-07:00

http://imable2model.com

HTML5 - Graphics IT Website

2011-02-25T15:03:00.000-08:00

Just launched the updated website for Graphics IT. We've gone all minimal so that folks can keep their smartphone broadband bills down! Enquiries please.

First Auto Finance Ireland Website

2011-02-01T11:08:00.000-08:00

http://www.firstautofinance.ie

24-7tutorials.com - Online student tutoring

2010-12-15T06:13:00.000-08:00

Register to tutor now
Tutors wanted for all major subjects Leaving Cert, GCSE, A level and third level. Register to tutor now. Online tutorials will start in January. http://www.24-7tutorials.com

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As featured in the Sunday Business Post

Redstart, Design, Print & Imaging

2010-11-05T04:01:00.001-07:00

First step in the redevelopment of Redstart's Website. A simple new search engine attractive and verified XHTML holding page. http://www.redstart.ie

sianjacobs.com

2010-11-01T11:00:00.001-07:00

New site from Irish Designer of Luxury Knitwear Sian Jacobs - sianjacobs.com

Company Listing on Media Street

2010-10-28T02:04:00.000-07:00

mediastreet.ie is the online version of the popular Maps Directory, the leading directory of media contacts, rates and general media information in the Irish market for the past 22 years.

http://www.mediastreet.ie/en/businesses/graphics-it-ltd

Simon Beale and Associates

2010-10-05T08:59:00.003-07:00

Our latest website launch and another successful project working in conjunction with Spear Design from Co.Mayo

Online Payments with Realex and PayPal

2010-09-03T07:05:00.001-07:00

It was interesting to read some statistics about online shopping in the Irish Times today. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0903/breaking42.html

Graphics IT are an approved payment gateway developer for both Realex and PayPal.

Each system has it's pro's and con's. In a nutshell PayPal would have less barriers to entry and could suit start ups whereas Realex is a more integrated solution that might suit businesses with more established banking arrangements i.e merchant accounts.

www.buymydressonline.ie

2010-08-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

Is Now Live! http://www.buymydressonline.ie

Following on from the phenomenal success of our Buy My Dress events in Dublin, Cork and Galway, we are thrilled to announce that Buy My Dress Online is now OPEN for business!!

BMD Online is our new, year round-shop that allows those of you who don’t live near an event to browse and buy our beautiful dresses, at reasonable prices, from the comfort of your own home.

In addition to the evening wear, daywear and bridal wear that are sold at the events, we have branched out and are now including a children’s wear section so your little princess doesn’t have to miss out!

With debs season fast approaching, why not log onto www.buymydressonline.ie and take a look at out our selection of evening wear. With dresses ranging from brand new to vintage you are guaranteed to look breath-taking on the night.

Our dresses are great value, most ranging from €10 -€50 and bridal dresses from €50. As a special opening offer the first five customers will receive a free pinny apron, as worn by our ‘pinny women’ on the day of our event.

But we still need your help and your dress donations! To ensure the continued success of the events, and the online shop, we need the dresses to keep coming in! So please tell all your friends, family, work colleagues, and anyone who’ll listen, to think of us when its time to spring clean. And don’t forget we are now taking children’s dresses too, so pack up those dresses that no longer fit and put a smile on another little girls face! And please remember, we only sell dresses that are in excellent condition, so please ensure donations are of a quality that you yourself would be happy to purchase!

To donate, simply mark your envelope FREEPOST and send it to;

Buy My Dress, 62/63 Mouttown House, Lower Mounttown Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

Smarty Pants

2010-08-09T03:37:00.000-07:00

Just launched - smartypants.ie
from a clean and neat design by Jamie in Fjord.

Dictionary of Living Irish Artists

2010-07-12T14:34:00.000-07:00

livingirishartists.ie

The Collector - thecollector.ie

2010-05-13T04:14:00.000-07:00

The aim of thecollector.ie is to bring to you a variety of unusual gift items which will not be found elsewhere. Gift buying is becoming more difficult & this site will help you find that esoteric item which will satisfy the recipient.

Nice Ambiance - Brochure Website with CMS

2010-01-31T13:49:00.000-08:00

www.niceambiance.com

Solar Energy for Africa - Brochure Site

2009-12-30T06:07:00.000-08:00

Just launched the site for sunengen.com. Solar energy is very topical now that Copenhagen has been and gone!

.ie domains - as safe as houses!

2009-12-04T08:02:00.000-08:00

Ireland's web domain .ie is the safest internet address in Europe and the second safest in the world, according to a new report from security software firm McAfee.

The Mapping the Mal Web study ranks Japan's .jp address as the world's least riskiest country domain to have while Cameroon's .cm was considered the most dangerous.
Read more on the Irish Times Website

URL Fan - yes we can?

2009-11-27T16:53:00.000-08:00

URL Fan - as read about in the Irish Times - interested now to see how it affects traffic.

MyLunch Launch

2009-11-26T12:11:00.000-08:00

mylunch.ie has launched today

Hydrodynamic musings..

2009-10-07T02:43:00.000-07:00

Colab - Great Minds?

2009-09-21T09:09:00.000-07:00

Colab is the name of Graphics IT's in house developed CMS software. Graphics IT also owns the regsitered business name Colab and the domain colab.ie. Today Letterkenny IT opened an incubation space called 'Colab' - more details here - http://www.entemp.ie/press/2009/20090921a.htm

GSM Safety - Productivity Through Compliance

2009-08-21T13:30:00.001-07:00

Just launched www.gsmsafety.ie. Developed by Graphics IT from a design supplied by Eoin in eocdesign

Spear Design

2009-08-04T02:11:00.001-07:00

As usual Barry has come up with a great design.
Brave clear space and an up to the minute one page serves all website.

A new way to make a font!

2009-07-21T10:08:00.000-07:00

http://nl.toyota.be/cars/new_cars/iq/iq_font.aspx

Wordle

2009-07-09T14:25:00.000-07:00

The image is apparently © wordle.net but the words come from Graphics IT.

Pretty inspirational

2009-07-09T03:30:00.000-07:00

Graphic Design: The Forgotten Web Standard - Slides in 3 Minutes from Carsonified on Vimeo.

Greenpeace Design Awards - Entry by Graphics IT

2009-07-07T03:17:00.001-07:00

Another Google Ad Words Primer

2009-07-07T00:31:00.000-07:00

Love (Me Tender)

2009-07-03T11:01:00.000-07:00

tenderme.ie - the new site launched by Ben Dunne really seems to be gathering pace now. It's interesting how the site seems to encourage advertisers to give the bare minimum of information thereby making accurate quoting very difficult. In response to this we've created a simple 'Tender Me' request for proposal which while still very light on information at least gives you a few more facts about what a client wants.

Go straight to the RFP by clicking here!

HTML Primer

2009-06-26T12:25:00.000-07:00

Hyper text markup language or HTML is the code that underpins the world wide web.

It's a surprisingly easy language to understand once the golden rules have been explained and its simplicity has been unlocked to the casual viewer.

Essentially HTML is made up of tags that look like this <tags>. For every opening <tag> you will find an associated closing </tag>. This is simply a tag with the same name preceded by a forward slash. These tags tell the web server what to do with any content that is found between them.

Without further ado lets introduce our first tag pair - The Paragraph or <p>. The following example assumes that you are editing in source mode.

Lets say you want to add a new paragraph to a page. Simply type <p>. The paragraph is now open. Enter the content and when you are finished close the paragraph by typing</p>. If you want to enter a line break within this paragraph type <br/> a 'break return'.

If you want to make a word <b>Bold</b> simply wrap the <b> tag around the word. If you want to<i>italicise</i> something use i. If you want to underline something use <u>. See, easy!

Lists are slightly more complicated as they comprise 'nested tags' which is just sub tags within tags.

There are 2 types of lists available - <ul> (unordered/bulleted) and <ol> (ordered/numbered) lists.

For an unordered list start by typing <ul>

For each item in this list you type <li>then enter the list item and close the tag</li>

You can make words bold within these <li>tags <b>like this</b></li>

When your list is finished simply close the list with </ul> and you are done.

The HTML will put in space above and below these lists.

Similarly for ordered lists start by typing <ol> enter your items each wrapped within <li>tags and close with </ol>. Thats it!

If you are having trouble with your layout look in the source and match the opening and closing tags.

This website is a handy resource - http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_quick.asp

Atoms

2009-06-24T03:02:00.000-07:00

Atoms http://graphics-it-links.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Taylor Keogh Communications and Public Affairs Consultancy

2009-06-22T02:06:00.000-07:00

Taylor Keogh Communications is an independent communications and public affairs consultancy specialising in the corporate market with a strong but not exclusive focus toward the energy and environment sector

Handy tool

2009-06-04T08:31:00.000-07:00

https://browserlab.adobe.com/index.html

Hooper Acupuncture

2009-05-12T02:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.hooperacupuncture.com

This is gonna be great...

2009-05-11T08:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.wolframalpha.com

More on Google Ad Words

2009-05-08T06:03:00.000-07:00

Web Wobble - Real or Y2K like imagined problem?

2009-05-08T02:11:00.000-07:00

Irish Independent Newspaper - Saturday May 2nd 2009

Make the most of Google AdWords

2009-05-07T04:07:00.000-07:00

This short video will get you started.

Buy My Dress - Ireland's largest 1 day charity dress sale

2009-03-25T11:19:00.000-07:00

http://www.buymydress.ie

Ever wondered what Twitter is about?

2009-03-19T09:15:00.000-07:00

You are not alone. Here founder Evan Willams talks you through it.

2009-03-02T12:22:00.000-08:00

does online networking work?

2009-02-06T13:06:00.000-08:00

I've created profiles on the following sites for Graphics IT Now i'm going to see if any of this online networking actually works!

Smarta Business Network

Linked In

Small Firms Association

Browse Ireland

Your Local

Vazumo

Design Ireland Skillnet

Experts in Ireland

Connections

ecademy

Twitter

Answers on a postcard please.

KinchLyons - where psychology mean business

2009-01-26T13:04:00.001-08:00

Stillorgan Shopping Centre Website Launched

2008-11-25T09:19:00.000-08:00

www.stillorgan-sc.ie

Ajax

2008-11-12T12:41:00.000-08:00

Ajax is a web technology which you can use to make sites behave more like a desktop applications.

There is no more waiting for pages to load with Ajax. We can take the background server side (database for example) calls & responses, then input them discreetly into session data which allows instant update of screen items.

When the technology emerged in a useable form about 3 years ago there was a huge rush to roll it out at every opportunity resulting in sites that lost site of useability, development standards and compliance.

We've been discreetly using Ajax to enhance the user experience on our sites. We have used it particularly in our CMS application where standards and compliance can be relaxed as you have control over your user group.

XML

2008-11-12T12:39:00.000-08:00

XML - it's the great catchall three letter acronym of the last few years. Take a few minutes (4:31) to watch this fascinating video about where the web is headed

As you can see XML is all about creating content that can be shared seamlessly across different application standards.

It is possible to create complete websites using XML and XSL stylesheets. Mostly these days though it is used to add information to a site from an external XML feed.

We have created an XML parser to decipher feeds and deliver readable content back to the browser. A great level of interest is also being shown in RSS ('Rich Site Summary' or 'Real Simple Syndication') which allows companies to feed content from their sites to mobile devices or RSS readers.

Web 2.0 at a glance

2008-11-12T12:38:00.000-08:00

Lets make sure you're crystal clear on this idea of the Web 2.0. When you hear the term Web 2.0, you should first ask, "What's Web 1.0?" Although you'll rarely hear Web 1.0, it is meant to refer to the traditional Web where you have a very distinct request and response model. For example, go to Amazon.com and click a button or enter a search term. A request is made to a server and then a response comes back to your browser. That request has a lot more than just a list of books and titles, though; it's actually another complete HTML page. As a result, you probably get some flashing or flickering as your Web browser's screen is redrawn with this new HTML page. In fact, you can clearly see the request and response, delineated by each new page you see.

The Web 2.0 dispenses with this very visible back-and-forth (to a large degree). As an example, visit a site like Google Maps or Flickr. On Google Maps, for example, you can drag the map around and zoom in and zoom out with very little redrawing. Of course, requests and responses do go on here, but all behind the scenes. As a user, the experience is much more pleasant and feels a lot like a desktop application. This new feel and paradigm is what you see when someone refers to Web 2.0. - Article source

.ie Timebomb

2008-11-11T04:00:00.000-08:00

It intrigues me how little attention Irish companies pay to their domain names. There seems to be little awareness that domain names have become valuable company assets and as such should be treated that way. Basic facts such as who is listed as the domain owner and most importantly who is listed as the administration contact seem to be largely ignored.

What companies are failing to realise is that if 'someone' doesn't get a notification that a domain needs to be renewed and it lapses then that companies website will disappear from the internet. Worse still the email system could fall down also and can anyone remember the world before email? In the big bad dotcom world things could go from bad to worse if the lapsed domain gets snapped up by a bottom feeding competitor or one of a plethora of websites that actively seek out these up for grabs domains. Of course this is worst case scenario stuff and unlikely in the highly regulated .ie sphere.

There are a few simple steps you can take today to check your domain name and its current status. I would recommend that companies start to pay more attention to this (that means take ownership in corporate speak) rather than leaving it to the web developers.

.ie Quick Check
Visit IEDR.ie and enter your .ie domain in the Whois Search form.
Hopefully you will receive a listing similiar to the one displayed below which I have -> broken apart to see what it all means <-

domain: domain.ie ->Self Explanatory, the registered name
descr: Company Name -> The Companies Legal Name
descr: BODY CORPORATE (LTD,PLC,COMPANY) -> The type of company
descr: Discretionary Name -> the domain type
admin-c: ABC123-IEDR -> this is the IEDR's unique identifying tag for the Administration Contact for this domain
tech-c: DEF123-IEDR -> and this is the technical contacts IEDR Handle.
renewal: 01-January-2009 -> no explanation needed
status: Active
nserver: NS.HOSTINGCOMPANY.COM -> this is where the domain is currently hosted
nserver: NS2.HOSTINGCOMPANY.COM -> this is the backup host server
source: IEDR

person: Admin Contact Name
nic-hdl: ABC123-IEDR
source: IEDR

person: Billing Contact Name
nic-hdl: DEF123-IEDR
source: IEDR

The admin contact is the most important piece of information here. It is crucial that this is correct as every other detail can then be edited. If the person listed is not known at your company, perhaps it is someone from the original web development company, perhaps its someone who has left your company, then you need to get this information updated.

To do this you must first ascertain what the admin contact email address is.

Start by copying the admin-c IEDR handle

Then click here https://www.domainregistry.ie/PasswordReminder.php

Paste in the IEDR handle, click search, when the admin contact details appear click the 'reset password' button. Check your e-mail to see if a password reset message arrives to anyone in your company. If it does, happy days, use the information to reset the password (basic security update), then login and update any details that are out of date.

If the email does not arrive then you should send a fax to the IEDR and request that they change the admin contact on the domain and also update the stored email address. There is a standard template (with instructions) that can be copied and pasted onto company headed paper here - https://www.domainregistry.ie/UpdateAdminContact.php

Once this has been done you can repeat the steps above to recover the login details.

Hopefully this simple exercise will save you a few headaches down the line.
Paul Keane
graphics-it.com

My Home Northern Ireland (myhomenorthernireland.com)

2008-11-06T06:31:00.000-08:00

www.myhomenorthernireland.com

mulley.net mention

2008-11-06T01:28:00.000-08:00

http://geansaigorm.blogsome.com/category/enquirewithin-dot-net/

geansai gorm

2008-10-29T02:17:00.000-07:00

Damien Mulley is running an SEO competition to see who can get the keyword geansai gorm highest in google search results. Its probably very good for his sites ranking too.... We've put up a site here to see if there are many black arts to be learnt.

Volvo Ocean Race Game

2008-10-28T07:13:00.000-07:00

The real race complete with daily pictures and emails from the boats is here http://www.volvooceanrace.org. Now armchair enthusiasts can race their own boat around the world at http://www.volvooceanracegame.org. There are 30000 people entered so far and results can change at an alarming rate! Graphics IT's boat is creatively called 'graphics-it com'. You can have a look at where we are currently lying by clicking here

PR Zone

2008-10-28T06:31:00.000-07:00

PRzone.ie - there's an interesting premise to this site

"Ireland's business PR website, providing a voice to small and medium businesses, simplifying the process of publishing articles & news and customer testimonials, centrally, publicly and to your website" - http://www.przone.ie

Euro Car Parks - Ticket Payments

2008-09-25T02:15:00.000-07:00

Ticket Payments can now be paid online @ www.eurocarparks.ie

Jobs in IVF, Global job opportunities in IVF

2008-09-25T02:13:00.000-07:00

www.jobsinivf.com is now live.

IT's Better with Teamwork

2008-09-19T07:07:00.000-07:00

www.aogroup.ie

The Child Care Network and Introducing Child Care Sharing Concept

2008-09-05T09:48:00.000-07:00

www.thechildcarenetwork.com

Rosslare, Ireland, Bed And Breakfast

2008-08-16T12:59:00.000-07:00

www.crannysofrosslare.com

Berry Hair Salon

2008-08-08T09:11:00.001-07:00

We've just completed the site for Bríd and the gang in Berry Hair Salon in Dun Laoghaire.
http://www.berryhairsalon.com

A Stitch in Time

2008-07-18T06:42:00.000-07:00

http://www.stitchintime.ie

Wales & Co Solicitors

2008-07-09T09:15:00.001-07:00

http://www.walesco.ie

Mobile barcodes - QR Codes

2008-07-03T04:06:00.000-07:00

QR or 'quick read' codes may be what the advertising print world has been looking for.

Imagine a print advertisement which can talk to your mobile phone - finally a link between the real and virtual worlds.

Just as a traditional barcode can identify a product when swiped in a scanner, 'mobile barcodes' allow a phone to interact with a billboard or newspaper advertisement via its camera.

If your phone doesn't already have a reader (check in applications) you can download one to most handsets. We've road tested a few readers and recommend the Kaywa Reader