Second Variety

We’re proud to reveal to new sites. One, Weekly Wrinkle, launched a few days ago. The site is based on Wordpress and Thematic and combines the writing of the editorial team with a large list of contacts to provide tips for women on Fashion, Health, Homes and general inspiration for things to see and do. [...]

At long last Second Variety has finally created a portfolio site for itself. The door of this door-maker is no longer broken. Come and have a look at what we do, what we’ve done, who we are and how we can help you to realise your web projects.

• Description: A members only site from the founders of Intelligence Squared. Debate and topical conversation are the key elements to this dining club where members can make reservations experience a more intimate version of an IQ2 debate and take part in the proceedings over dinner.
• Skills: Built using Wordpress, WPESP-Portfolio, Shopp Plugin, PHP, Javascript, XML, Photoshop and HSBC Secure ePayments
• People: Garvin Hirt - Design, Erez Odier - Coding, Jamie Archer - Information Architecture and Front-End Coding
• Link: http://www.intelligence-shared.org

• Description: Portfolio and blog of the up-and-coming artist, David J Huglin. This site separates the blog and portfolio into two distinct areas and allows David's unique aesthetic and sense of humour to shine through. Built quickly using the excellent Thematic Framework and J-Query its design to be search engine friendly and display images in full quality.
• Skills: Wordpress Development, PHP, J-Query, Thematic Framework, Photoshop
• People: Jamie Archer: Design and Coding
• Link: http://www.iamanatom.com

• Description: Events and information about Senzala London Capoeira group. Created to allow members of the group to find out vital information and interact using Facebook.
• Skills: Using Themememe's Aperio Prototype Theme and Wordpress as a CMS. Facebook Connect was utilised for social interaction allowing users to login with their existing Facebook accounts and make comments on posts.
• People: Jamie Archer - Design and Coding
• Link: http://www.senzala-london.co.uk

• Description: An e-Commerce website designed to sell bespoke Gustavian furniture. Special features included alteration of measurements for furniture, custom paint finishes and a custom delivery pricing system based on location.
• Skills: Built using Wordpress and WP eCommerce Plugin PHP, j-Query, Photoshop, Flash
• People: Erez Odier - Coding and Development Jamie Archer - Project Management, UI and theming Wojciech Pusilowski - Design and UI
• Link: coming soon

• Description: Intelligence Squared is Britain's premier debating forum. With John Gordon, the founder of IQ2, Second Variety undertook extensive research to develop a requirements document and to decide upon the best developer and CMS for the job. Eventually settling on Squiz.net with their impressive list of clients including the Australian government. IQ2 launched in October and its user growth has been exponential.
• Skills: Using the MySourceMatrix open source CMS, Flowplayer, Amazon EC2 Cloud and a Red5 streaming.
• People: Developers: Squiz.net Designers: FLOK Design GBmH Project Management and Research: Jamie Archer
• Link: http://www.intelligencesquared.com

• Description: Brochure site for beautiful house located in Andalucia, Spain. A simple site designed to show off the stunning scenery and promote the house as an excellent first class retreat destination.
• Skills: Customised Wordpress, Embedded Photos and Audio throughout.
• People: Jamie Archer (Design, Development and Photography)
• Link: http://www.elnoque.com/

• Description: Simple and effective SEO enhanced catalogue of all the books and publications that Wilton 65 have published over the years. Built using Wordpress as a CMS and the excellent Futurosity Magazine Theme, it is an example of a small site put together fast and on a tight budget.
• Skills: PHP, Wordpress and Photoshop
• People: Jamie Archer (Coding and Design - Based on Futurosity Magazine Theme)
• Link: http://www.wilton65publishing.com

• Description: Coming Soon... We are developing a site to promote the efforts of Iraqi LGBT to publicise human rights abuses in Iraq and showcase the projects they are working on to combat them.
• Skills: Wordpress, PHP, j-Query, Photoshop
• People: Jamie Archer - UI and Coding Matthew Heckart - Design and UI
• Link: http://www.iraqiLBGT.org.uk - Coming Soon

• Description:
• Skills: PHP, Wordpress, Photoshop, Lightroom and Photography
• People: Jamie Archer (Coding, Design and Photography)
• Link: http://www.theretreatbali.com/

• Description: A music site devoted to the particular tastes of Lilly Ladjevardi and Olivia Koerfer. Designed to play music and sell the tracks through iTunes.
• Skills: PHP, Wordpress, Wordtube and the JW Player, Photoshop
• People: Erez Odier (Coding), Jamie Archer (Theming and Consulting), Olivia Koerfer (Founder and Designer)
• Link: http://www.museradio.fm

• Description: The Mettaya Foundation requested that we create a site to promote Burgs' Buddhist teachings, Yoga and Chi Gung using a combination of audio, video and editorial.
• Skills: Blog, Customised Wordpress, Forums, Embedded Flash media
• People: Erez Odier (PHP Coding and Theming) and Jamie Archer (Consulting and Flash Elements)
• Link: http://theartofmeditation.org/

I was intending on writing a fairly serious article on augmented reality (AR) applications here but then I read Charlie Brooker’s hilarious article documenting the obscene uses such technology can be put to work on. So I will continue writing but with the caveat that AR is most certainly not a replacement for real life [...]

While developing websites we have been trying to develop some good habits and more importantly serve our clients to the best of our abilities. However as with any industry where budgets, time constraints and differing aesthetic and technical values collide there can always be room for improvement in the client-developer/designer relationship. So with that in [...]

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