Creative Juices

Twitter, Facebook or Instagram? In terms of getting something useful from it, probably Twitter. For mindless browsing, I'd say Instagram. Describe your perfect day Take the dog for a long walk in the morning. Come back and do some cooking. End the day with watching TV or playing games. Probably chuck some more physical activity in the mix. Tea or coffee? Coffee. How do you unwi [Continue reading...]

Owen is one of the Big Lemon co-founders, he’s the lead dev and enjoys to entertain the studio with his seemingly limitless dad jokes. Twitter, Facebook or Instagram? Twitter. @OwenTheTwit. Follow me! Although I don’t post as much as I should. It’s pretty much how I get my news. Describe your perfect day Probably getting up early and being productive. It annoys me when I don’t [Continue reading...]

As part of our weekly articles we’re sharing some extra information about our awesome team. We’ll be releasing a bit about each team member weekly, starting with one of our co-founders, Kieran. Kieran is one of the Big Lemon co-founders, he leads all things brand and design, on the weekends (and evenings) he enjoys thrashing down mountains on his bike. Twitter, Facebook or In [Continue reading...]

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and we’re definitely inspired to imitate these eight apps. Slack Who can imagine a working world without Slack? I certainly can’t. Slick, fun to use, and time-saving to boot. Check out Slack. Wunderlist I would get nothing done if it wasn’t for Wunderlist. Wunderlist TrackMyMove A Welsh proptech company founded by a [Continue reading...]

I love a bit of automation. Whether it’s my lights, music, shopping or news, I’m on a mission to automate everything in my home. I can turn on my lamps, turn up The Darkness and order the essentials from Amazon all with the touch of a button. But what about automation at work? We're currently working on a data automation project for a client, and it’s something I’ve been imp [Continue reading...]

We're super excited to have been shortlisted for Creative Start-Up of the Year at the second annual Wales Start Up Awards. Almost as good as being nominated, our tweet to announce that we’d been shortlisted was our 500th! We’re shortlisted alongside Tramshed Tech a co-working and events space in Cardiff, BrandContent, a content marketing agency, and Cowshed, a PR and comms age [Continue reading...]

How many governments let you hack their data? Not many, I’d guess. We’re lucky enough to live in a country where not only will the government let you access their data, but they’ll welcome you into their building and turn it into whatever you like. Senedd Lab 2017 is the first time the Welsh Assembly has invited devs, designers and other creative people to play around with thei [Continue reading...]

Businesses are much more than just a roomful of desks, an overworked kettle, loads of spreadsheets and the obligatory dying plant in the corner. Businesses are made up of people, and people, love them or loathe them, have personalities. It’s not what a company does, but who it is that makes a brand. A business is shaped by the people who work behind the scenes. It’s about thei [Continue reading...]

We’ve studied brewery websites and branding a lot lately in our effort to get more involved in this amazing industry, and these are some of the cracking brewery websites we’ve found so far. As a brief disclaimer: it was actually a little difficult to find amazing brewery websites brimming with personality in the UK, particularly Wales. This is something we want to change. The [Continue reading...]

Our first plugin is massively overdue, but we're excited to let you know that it's finally here. Simple Contact Forms is an extremely easy to use WordPress plugin that lets users build contact forms on their site and start receiving enquiries. You can find the Simple Contact Forms plugin on its WordPress plugin page and on GitHub, but first a little about the plugin... Introd [Continue reading...]

The tools the top web developers use (Oh, they're also FREE) Before getting into this post, it's important to know that you might need a semi-techie head and have a basic understanding of how websites work. if you'd like to start there. Choosing the right tools can completely change the way you work. I've had first-hand experience with this and tried out more than I care to co [Continue reading...]

As mentioned in my introduction to HTML video, I use Sublime Text (v3 to be exact) and absolutely swear by it. We are in no way affiliated with Sublime Text. I just think it's awesome. After trying out so many advanced text editors (Netbeans, WebStorm, Dreamweaver), Sublime was by far my favourite. The packages add some amazing functionality and you can build your setup as you [Continue reading...]

I've just listened to a brilliant episode of Pat Flynn’s Smart Passive Income podcast with Laura Roeder and I just had to compile a list of the top things I took away from it, as well as some tips from my own input. I hope you can learn some new things like I have today. Disclaimer: Even though I don’t get involved in our social media posting for clients, I like to think that I [Continue reading...]

Ok, so you are looking to get your website up and running as quickly as possible with a website theme. Brilliant! The quicker it is online, the quicker you will be able to start making some money. However, it's important that you do not sacrifice quality for the sake of speed. In fact; it is VITAL that you do not do this. You see; you want your website to be fantastic right off [Continue reading...]