bd2 insights

HS2 fingers up to Wigan

Categories: bd2 + wigan

In 1993 the new high-speed TGV train line connected Lille with Paris in one hour. It was a catalyst for the rejuvenation of Lille, an industrial town struggling with the decline of its coal, mining and textile industries, transforming its economy. When HS2 was announced we were assured that ‘Wigan will be the new Lille’.…

The bd25 party

Categories: bd2

As part of our 25 years in business celebrations we held a party at bd2 studios…

and the leader of the .net cms pack is...

Categories: umbraco

Following in depth research into 6 leading .net cms platforms, G2 have published a comparisons report which we've reinterpreted into rankings…

25 years of ideas

Categories: bd2

Established in 1998 we're celebrating 25 years in business.…

What is ‘composable’ architecture?

Categories: digital + umbraco

Composable architecture is a way of building 'tech stacks' to combine a number of platforms and different components, it's flexible, agile, secure and it's becoming the 'go-to' approach…

As Whitney Houston once sang: "I believe the children are our future..."

Categories: digital + education

As the digital sector continues to accelerate so the skills gap continues to grow, making it near impossible for recruitment and staffing levels to keep pace with ever-evolving advancements.…

Umbraco Impact Report

Categories: digital + umbraco

Umbraco, renowned as the friendliest and most flexible .Net open-source CMS on the market, is the platform we use to deliver all kinds of great web solutions. As Gold Partners we were delighted to receive their first Impact Report - here's a summary.…

The end of an era for online news?

Categories: digital

With Vice reportedly facing bankruptcy and BuzzFeed closing down its news division, the world of journalism is facing another seismic shift.…

Factor in some re-factoring.

Categories: digital

Your new website is proving successful creating demand for new features and more functionality, but continuous development can store up 'technical debt' so you need to allow for some re-factoring.…

Welcome

Categories: Articulate

Hi! Welcome to blogging with Articulate :) This is a fully functional blog engine supporting many features.…

Latte art

Categories: Coffee

Latte art is a method of preparing coffee created by pouring steamed milk into a shot of espresso, resulting in a pattern or design on the surface of the latte. …

Webarrassment?

Categories: digital + user experience + ecommerce

Nearly half of all UK businesses are embarrassed by their website according to a recent survey.…

in?

Categories: social media

What actually works on Linkedin? Why do some posts disappear quicker than your shopping trolley pound coin down the side of your car seat and why do others seem to garner lots of likes and keep coming round for weeks on end?…

Design is Queen

Categories: creative + design

We're not saying that the principle of “content is king” is no longer relevant, it very much is, but by adding “design is queen” we're emphasising the importance of design.…

What the f is going on?

Categories: social media

Even for the Wild West world of social media it’s been a strange period.…

A new Dan

Categories: bd2

Recent bd2 recruit Dan Birks talks about his career journey into software development…

The simplification of brands

Categories: design + Brand

The logos of many big brands seem to be getting simpler. Embellishments, such as 3D styling, graduated colours and lighting effects are being removed in favour of simpler, flat graphics - but why?…