Showing posts with label website. Show all posts
Showing posts with label website. Show all posts

Friday, 15 July 2011

The new website is LIVE!


I have been so excited for weeks and weeks and working like a crazed obsessed thing to get the new Radiance website ready for it's launch. Most other things have had to go out of the window, well actually no I haven't completely abandoned my responsibilities, other things just paled into insignificance while all my interest was with the new site. I ache all over and my eyes are SQUARE but it has been so worth the work because it's beautiful and I love it!

I am very lucky that my lovely boyfriend Robert is very talented developer and we have been working closely on it for months thinking carefully about what we wanted the site to be about. We wanted to create a simple site led by warm and beautiful images that really reflects the spirit of the shop. He worked hard to make that happen creating the clever zoom facility (I love this bit), the simple layout, the brilliant search facility, (I still get excited about searching for 'red' or 'green' or 'flower lamp' and seeing everything pop up in front of me) the fast loading times and much much more that I couldn't even begin to explain! It has made me realise what a true craftsman he is.

Today we went LIVE and today feels good. As Robert says this is just the beginning. The site is will constantly change and develop and there will always be things we need to add ( i can think of loads right now actually) but we just had to get it to a good jumping off point and get it out into the world.

So I invite you to have a look and a play and I hope you like it as much as we do!

Thursday, 21 April 2011

Please can you give me a hand?




We are just about to re-design the Radiance website. It's not going to be vastly different, in fact it will look pretty similar but:

  • At our end it will be easier for us to look after so it won't lag behind (as it sometimes does) and stays ship shape and up to date!

  • We're going to have bigger images so you can zoom right in to get a closer look.

  • We will have more supporting images - light switched on, light switched off, front, back and inside so you really get a better idea of the products.

  • You know that I love telling the stories of all the designer/makers and their marvelous products? Well there will be more of that! I've been learning more about many of the makers recently as I've been interviewing them for my book (did I tell you I'm writing a book about contemporary craft lighting to be published next year?) so we will add more opportunity for interviews and links.

  • We'll have a search facility so you can easily find what you're looking for.

Is there anything you would like to see on the site? Anything that's bugged you or anything that would make it easier or more informative?

After all the website is for you!

I'd love to include some testimonials too so if you would like to say anything I'd love to hear it. LinkWhat do you love about Radiance? The shop or the website? Link

I would really appreciate any comments....

The picture above of the Blaze On fairy light garland was taken by a lovely customer from France who used it on ther blog post about perfume and silk lingerie! Very pretty

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Sketchbooks



I was flicking through this old notebook and found my plans for the Radiance website. It's nice to look back and see the design in process before it actually happened....and nice to see that it turned out pretty much like it! ...bit of a dodgy sketch of Mibo's Clacket Lane lamp though. Sorry about that Madeleine!