Why a creative retainer works better than ad-hoc feature requests
Evolve is our take on the traditional retainer. Evolve subscriptions redefine ongoing working relationships with SMILE, all at a no-brainer price-point.
Jon Bates
Going Beyond Dance, Music, Art and Literature with Sampad.org.uk
The all new Sampad Arts website has launched! Sampad’s mission is to connect people with South Asian and British Asian Arts and Heritage, and to play a cutting-edge role in the creative economy.
Redesigning a College Website Using Gutenberg Blocks
Bradford College is the first SMILE project designed and built to take full advantage of WordPress' new Gutenberg Editor. Jon Bates spoke to the key SMILE team members behind this project to find out more.
Accessibility Reporting for HE: The Human Touch
Accessibility is a hot topic right now. The deadline for UK public sector institutions to demonstrate a thorough commitment to meeting accessibility regulations is fast approaching.
A Blueprint for the Ideal Content Team: The Agency Perspective
Content is the stuff that websites are made of. And with the sheer amount of content migration that can come along with a website redesign, a plan is needed to help smooth the process. Nowhere is this more true than in the education sector.
Identifying Site and Menu Architecture Using GatherContent
At SMILE, we use GatherContent to manage our own website's copy and media content. We have learned that the ability to easily arrange and view our content in this way has highlighted how this system can be further used as a powerful tool to identify or improve site map and menu architecture. Here, we share some of our key learnings.
Evolution, not revolution
We believe that a website is never finished. A website is an ongoing process.
How AI can help colleges deal with huge volumes of enquiry
SMILE are the team behind the newly released Chesterfield College website. Along with a new visual language and website structure, we have utilised Artificial Intelligence to help ease a strain on internal resource.