Website Design

Your Website is your shop window, the public face of your company and the first impression that your organisation gives to every potential client.

Off-the-Shelf Website Design

We have a range of Off-the-Shelf* Templates that can be deployed quickly and inexpensively. These pre-designed website templates are ideal for start-up projects with tight budgets. Off-the-Shelf designs provide a simple and inexpensive website solution and are ideal for small websites.

Off-the-Shelf web templates are quick to deploy, simple to use and are inexpensive to implement. They provide an inexpensive way to start your first website and participate in the growing Internet business.

Off-the-Shelf web templates have everything a small business website needs including homepage plus up to additional 9 pages which can include information about your product, services, contact, and where necessary an Enquiry form page.

Click here for the Specific Conditions of Off-the-Shelf Website templates.

Bespoke Web Design

Our Off-the-Shelf templates do have some restrictions, however by opting for a Bespoke Website Template you can have a website designed to your unique design and specification.

There is a common misguided notion that a good website can be designed over a few cups of coffee amongst people who know what their business is about. Whilst the input of those familiar with your business is invaluable in understanding the overall design needs, in most cases, people within your business are the last place you should start your web design brief. Internal people by and large are too familiar with the company procedures and products; hence they make dangerous and often damaging assumptions that can impact your website’s usability.

Whilst the aesthetics of any design is highly subjective, the ease of use and functionality are clear for everyone to see. Usability or ease-of-use is entirely dependant on detailed and appropriate brief for designers and code writers, so that they can deliver the best-of-breed website.

In order to achieve sound design and excellent user experience we will have a number of planning and design discussions with your teams, web designers and code writers that will produce the following documents for the designers:

1. Webpage overview
2. Design Specification
3. Traffic Flow Diagram
4. Code Specification
5. Database Integration brief
6. Project time-line

These will help reduce the development cost of the website, and will ultimately produce a working website in the shortest possible time, without the need for reviews, redesign and re-launch.

Project Management

Contrary to common belief, websites are not born overnight. They are the result of hundreds of man-hours invested by many differently skilled individuals. This complex matrix of people and skills are the main culprit for delays, disagreement and redesigning of websites before they have even been launched.

We will ensure your new website project is properly project managed and coordinated so that all parties deliver the project:

• On Time
• On Budget
• On Spec

* Off-the-Shelf Website Templates Conditions:

1. Maximum of 10 pages including the homepage.
2. Includes 1 Form for enquiries or contact page.
3. Single design template for all pages.
4. No dynamic content such as PHP or ASP
5. Copyrights of the design remains with Cognisant and will not pass on to the website owner.
6. Cognisant retains the right to use the design for other clients so long as they are in direct competition with your business.
7. Editing requires 3rd party HTML editing software available from independent outlets.

Bespoke Web Design Samples