Copper Reed Studio were honored to be commissioned by St. Joseph’s Secondary School in Spanish Point to design and produce a celebratory book titled ‘Salty Faces and Ferocious Appetites’. From the project’s outset we had the privilege of working with Anne Jones, a past pupil of the school, whose enthusiasm for books can only be described as infectious. Anne had taken up the editorial challenge some time before she arrived at our studio for the first of many exploratory book project meetings. We were soon put in the picture to the extent of Anne’s ambition for this project. Her objectives were simple – excellence in the vital elements of book design, graphic reproduction, book production values and photography.
The books subtitled ‘A Tapestry of Stories from a Seaside School’ reveals the collaborative composition of this multi authored book. 38 stories from 40 former pupils and teachers of necessity informed the graphic shape of our final design plan – a plan which was fully embraced by Anne and her team at St. Joseph’s Secondary School.
Book contributors include: RTE’s Marty Morrissey, internationally renowned singer Maura O’Connell and award winning architect Shelly McNamara.
The final design, now printed and in all good bookstores, brought into harmony the disparate life stories of the many contributors united by a shared formative experience of education within St. Joseph’s Secondary School.
230 page book
Edited by Anne Jones
Photography: John Kelly
Paperback: ISBN 978-0-9564548-2-9
Hardback: ISBN 978-0-9564548-2-9-1-2
Copper Reed Studio were honored to be commissioned by St. Joseph’s Secondary School in Spanish Point to design and produce a celebratory book titled ‘Salty Faces and Ferocious Appetites’. From the project’s outset we had the privilege of working with Anne Jones, a past pupil of the school, whose enthusiasm for books can only be described as infectious. Anne had taken up the editorial challenge some time before she arrived at our studio for the first of many exploratory book project meetings. We were soon put in the picture to the extent of Anne’s ambition for this project. Her objectives were simple – excellence in the vital elements of book design, graphic reproduction, book production values and photography.
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The main internet directories are DMOZ, Best of the Web, JoeAnt and Business.com. These are the directories that we submit our client sites to, once launched. DMOZ is a free open directory, Best of the Web charges a once-off fee of $299.95, JoeAnt costs $39.99 and business.com changes a fee of $299 for the first year. One important tip with DMOZ is to always check that your site is not already in the directory before trying to submit – they don’t like duplicate submissions! Read more…
Google Local Business Submissions
Local search is becoming a very important factor within the search engine ranking results, as people like to know the location of the business they are seeking. Google local business submissions are the best way to promote small or medium sized businesses in particular.
A large proportion of search queries that include a place name in it will return a map along with a list of the requested services in that area. The majority of the time, this map will appear at the top of the search rankings.
This service is just one of the many ways of attracting traffic to your web page. Talk to a member of the Copper Reed Studio web design Limerick team for more information on 061 400620
So you have a new website – now what? just because you can see the site online doesn’t mean anyone will. Without some targeted marketing your site may not be ranked by search engines for 18months, if at all. You need to think of it like a box of brochures – they will sit there gathering dust unless you post them out and start knocking on doors. Launching a new website is no different – you need to promote it’s existence and drive some all important sustainable traffic. Read more…
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Planning on starting a new business or wishing to promote an existing small business? Looking for a company to design your new website ?
Copper Reed are an Irish website design company with over 15 years experience in delivering fast and economic solutions for small businesses. We have had the pleasure of assisting many startup and small companies throughout the midwest and Ireland as well as national companies, universities, schools, associations and charities.
When customers engage with our website design team they benefit from strategic planning and marketing advice and services include logo design, stationery, brochures and website design and development – with easy to edit content management where required.
Through working with our design and development team you’ll get an understanding of how to make your website work for you. We can have your new website designed and launched in only a few short weeks.
Contact us at 1890 620 620 or via email design@copperreed.com for more information
Natura 2000 is the centrepiece of EU nature & biodiversity policy. It is an EU wide network of nature protection areas established under the 1992 Habitats Directive. The aim of the network is to assure the long-term survival of Europe’s most valuable and threatened species and habitats. LIFE is the EU’s financial instrument supporting environmental and nature conservation projects throughout the EU.
The Mulkear LIFE project, a LIFE Natura 2000 project, involves the restoration of the lower Shannon SAC for Sea Lamprey, Atlantic Salmon and the European Otter. Project Partners Shannon Regional Fisheries Board (Project Sponsors & Overall Project Beneficiary), Office of Public Works (Associate Beneficiary) & Limerick County Council (Associate Beneficiary) identified that the Mulkear LIFE website would be of critical importance in supporting all educational and media work, and would be a key tool for their information dissemination work and public awareness work.
To this end Copper Reed Studio was invited to submit a proposal for the design and development of an interactive website for the Mulkear LIFE project and was delighted to have been selected as the winning proposal on the basis of quality of website design and development, prior experience in the design and delivery of Natura 2000 websites, see woodlandrestoration.ie and burrenlife.com, resources to guarantee delivery within the very tight timeframes, and cost effectiveness.
Phase One of the Mulkear LIFE was designed and delivered within three weeks and can be viewed at www.mulkearlife.com
From the first second that a potential client visits your website they have already starting forming impressions about your services, what quality of product you offer and if they trust you to do business with.
Effective design and layout, well scripted copy and intuitive navigation are some key qualities that you should use to kindle the right first impression in your customer’s mind. We invest that extra effort, understanding, experience and professionalism that make a difference in creating effective websites for startups, small companies, charities and associations, universities, national brands and organisations.
Good design is key – create simple, clear and effective websites with Copper Reed.
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