Envy Web+Design Blog

Question: Should I have a blog on my website? Answer: Yes! If you have worked with us on your website, SEO or marketing, you will know that we always recommend having a blog. If you are still wondering why you should have a blog, we've pulled together some compelling statistics & reasons why having a blog is one of the best things you can do for the ongoing success of your website.   Blogging increases your website size, making it easier for people to find you online. The more you blog, the more pages Google has to ..

Client: C3 Church, Ellerslie, Auckland. Brief: To create a single page website for their 2016 Disciple Makers Conference, based on the existing design and marketing collateral. The design team at C3 Church Auckland  had already created a beautiful brochure for their 2016 Disciple Makers Conference, which was a stunning base to create the website from. We converted the printed materials into a single-page website to promote the event, provide all of the information and sell tickets. We started with a Wordpress theme, and then did some ..

Client: Malcolm Papworth, Bradley Nuttall Southern Lakes, Wanaka Brief: To create an online hub for Bradley Nuttall Southern Lakes, to compliment their parent website, while enabling visitors to see if they are the right firm for them.  Malcolm Papworth of Bradley Nuttall Southern Lakes is an a uthorised Financial Adviser who provide solutions in regard to Personal Insurance & Kiwisaver and financial strategies for investing and retirement income. Malcolm approached us to create a website that would create an online presence for h..

Client: Wisp, Wanaka Brief: To create a Wishlist sharing website - where people could create and share their wishlists of what they would like as gifts. A key component of the website build was to be able to add items to the wishlists form other websites. Wanaka resident Gemma Thompson approached us with a great website concept - to create a website to take away the hassle of buying gifts for friends and family! The idea was to create a website where people could create accounts and then create lists of the things they want and then share ..

Client: Elecnet, Wanaka Brief: To create a new logo and branding identity for Wanaka-based electrician Peter Cartlidge and his new company Elecnet. Peter has been working in Wanaka with another company for many years, and wanted his new identity to be bold and fresh. His services include electrical work, internet installations (through Netspeed), wifi distribution & extensions and data cabling. Elecnet's main services are electrical work and internet installations - so we wanted to create a logo that would visually convey tho..

Client: Pembroke Patisserie, Wanaka Brief: To create some double-sided recipe cards to promote their oatcake Hors D'oeuvres recipes in time for Christmas. Pembroke Patisserie have some delicious Oatcakes  that they sell at the Wanaka Farmers market, online and at various food stores across the country.  They wanted to give people some suggestions for how they can be used for entertaining - on a cheeseboard instead of a cracker, or topped with some fresh ingredients to make impressive, but easy, hors d'oeuvres. For the design we follow..

Client: Insiteful and BuildInsite, Wanaka Brief: To create pull up banners to be used promotionally at tradeshows that reflect the existing branding for both companies. Developed in Wanaka, BuildInsite is a tool for builders - to help them to easily comply with the Building Act and provide additional value to their clients.  HomeOversite allows you to keep track of your property's information, insurance, maintenance, warranties, expenditure, or to simply record notes and file key documents – all of this helping to..

Christmas is fast approaching and with it - gift wrapping! We want to help make your presents as pretty as can be, so have created a free printable set of Watercolour Christmas Gift Tags. Choose from 'Merry Christmas', 'Seasons Greetings' or 'Just For You'. (You could even use the last one for any other gift-giving occasion). Print them out (make sure you set it to 'fit to page'), trim to size and punch a hole where indicated. You can then thread some pretty string or ribbon through and attach the tag to your gift. These will be best ..

Client: Otautau New Life Centre, Otautau, Southland Brief: To create a new website for a family church - to provide a great source of information to promote events, ministries and community efforts. Both for church members and visitors. Otautau New Life Centre had an existing website, but it had very limited functionality and was outdated in design and construction. A thriving community in Otautau, the church wanted a website that would more accurately portray their personality and presence. Top features needed for the websi..

Client: José Oliver - Marriage & Civil Union Celebrant Brief: To create a simple, brochure style website to promote José Oliver's celebrant services. First we created her  logo  and business cards  which gave us the design cues to carry through to the website. The design was kept minimal and bright - with a clean white background, bright images and pops of colour from the branding style guide. The key internal pages included a sidebar to aid movement and flow through the site, and her contact details were m..