28.10.11

Dan

Google monetize mapping

Map reading

The Google Maps API is something I hold dear to my heart, I produced my final year project using the service and received a first for my efforts. It is one of Google’s most popular and powerful tools that until now has been free to use and implement across corporate and personal sites on the Web. Read the rest of this entry »

26.09.11

David

Dusted on the Orient Express

A Journey Like No Other

The iconic luxury brand, Orient Express, launched its first Stateside digital awareness campaign last week and Dusted were responsible for a key part of the development. Working alongside Chandelier Creative and Criterion Global in New York, Dusted built and integrated a microsite and various social media channels Read the rest of this entry »

29.07.11

Matt

Brand versus the web

Close up of a chameleon’s eye. Credit: Flickr user “kaibara87”
Brand guidelines — the bible for a brand. Consistency is the key when it comes to relaying a brand’s message across the various different media that it could be presented on. It’s as relevant and essential a practice today as it has always been. But there’s potential trouble afoot, a thorn in the side of brand designers and guardians. What happens when a single media stage becomes impossible to treat as a single entity? Read the rest of this entry »

15.07.11

Dan

Google plus! Facebook minus?

Plus graffitti

Google Plus is the new social network from Google. This post looks into the real reasons it has come about, and outlines exactly what it does – analysing some of it’s main features and comparing them to existing social networks. Read the rest of this entry »

08.06.11

Lucy

Catering for every need

Dusted were in Wales last month, assisting Harrison Catering with their ISBA (Independent School’s Bursars Association) conference stand. Spanning two days, this annual event is an opportunity for catering companies such as Harrison, and other services relevant to the independent schools sector, to exhibit their company and network with clients, prospects and competitors. Read the rest of this entry »

31.05.11

David

Om Nom Nom Nom

Homemade cookies

Just before the UK headed into (yet another) bank holiday weekend, changes to the EU online privacy law came into effect – the law that applies to how website owners can use cookies to store user information. Read the rest of this entry »

08.04.11

David

Now hiring: Front-end developer

Help wanted

If you have an unhealthy interest in design, detail and delivery we’d like to hear from you as we’re currently looking to hire a full-time front-end developer. You must have a minimum of two years’ experience working on websites for both corporate and consumer clients. Read the rest of this entry »