Lighting anniversary poster
The lighting supplier General Lamps was started in 2000 and has become one of the country’s leading suppliers of light bulbs both online at lamps-on-line.com and as a wholesaler. Longbow was launched in the same year and we are proud to have worked with them since then to support their marketing, including their first website, a […]
New e-commerce website for UK Radon
Our latest e-commerce website is a fresh new look for the specialist technical contractor, UK radon Ltd. UK Radon helps people to identify and solve radon gas problems, which are particularly prevalent in Cornwall where the company is based. The previous site was created by us a few years ago and has been successfully delivering […]
Do websites need www?
In short, no. It’s actually not necessary to use www in web addresses. In most cases, it serves no technical purpose. You can have a domain without it, and the website will still work. Adding www in effect creates a second version of a domain (a ‘subdomain’) and it’s theoretically possible to have different websites […]
New website for innovative new business
Our latest web project is for the startup business, Instaboiler, a project by our client Top Plumb. If a commercial or public building has a heating breakdown problem it’s a big problem for them. Find out how Instaboiler solve the problem, and how Longbow helped. See the Instaboiler website. Looking for help with your […]
Keeping track of time
As a consultant, time is basically what you are selling so the big question is “How much time have I used, and what/who was it for?” If you were selling sugar, you would know that you’d made 2000 kilos and sold 1743 kilos. Tracking that is easy. You just weigh it, or count the 1 […]
Derby museums virtual tour
It’s great to see that Derby Museums has created the site Derby Museums from Home where you can see their art collections as virtual online galleries. I love Joseph Wright’s paintings, especially “A Philosopher Giving that Lecture on an Orrery, in which a Lamp is put in the Place of the Sun”. Now I can […]
You’d think it would be 50/50
When you try to plug a lead into a USB socket it will only go in one of two ways. So you’d think that would be a 50/50 chance of getting it right each time you try, right? So why do I get it wrong every time?! USB leads are conspiring against me. How about […]
Website for horticultural society
One of our latest projects is a website for the Matlock Horticultural Society. As a Matlock business ourselves we are always happy to support local organisations and we were delighted to be asked to help the society raise their profile online. Read more here…
First Aid training website by Longbow
One of our latest web projects is a new website for First Responders Ltd, the Hemel Hempstead based First Aid training business. First Responders offer 30 different courses and these are constantly evolving, so Longbow devised a content management system that enables them to manage course information as well as add new ones. The site […]
What are RGB and CMYK and why do they matter?
RGB colour The RGB colour model is an additive colour system in which Red, Green, and Blue light are added together in varying degrees to reproduce a broad array of colours. RGB is the basis of colours on computer screens and so is the system used in web design. Eyes work on the basis of […]