August 2011
Thinking outside the Box When X Factor returned to our screen as well as the music moguls raking it in, it gave the TV big-wigs an excuse to rub their hands together at the thought of this year’s advertising charges (which emptied...
August 2011
Urban River feels that double-takes in advertising are under-used nowadays but the stunning pictures from Italian artist-turned-advert genius, Guido Daniele, have been making us do just that (and in some cases, a triple-take). Suitable for advertising everything from a...
July 2011
So you may or may not be aware that we have a mascot. Yes, Urban River the design agency in Newcastle has a mascot! Why is that? You could be forgiven for thinking mascots are something you would associate...
July 2011
What a catch! National award-winning seafood deli Latimers approached North East design agency Urban River to help them catch a bigger share of the market. Latimers Seafood, based in Whitburn, Tyne and Wear, wanted to reach clients old and...
July 2011
Are you on the map? As you know, your website is the online shop-window of your business. It looks good, features some of your products and services, and you have invested a lot of time, money and effort into...
June 2011
WordPress was initially launched as an open source blog tool and publishing platform, but since then it has transformed into a fully fledged Content Management System (CMS) which can be used to manage virtually anything. Here are a few...
February 2011
Changing your website, whether refreshing an existing one or commissioning a completely new site has the potential to become an expensive, time consuming and frustrating experience. With solid planning and thought, you can expect the process to be simple,...
February 2011
A Mobile Web Experience Mobile is not a maybe… It’s a MUST! User Friendly mobile sites are becoming increasingly more necessary. This is due to the fact that in 2013, 10.44% of the world’s web usage is trafficked from...
November 2010
One page websites allow for a lot more design freedom and escape the confides of user experience, bulky content and can push away the constraints of headers, footers and navigation. Similar to a poster or a flyer but with...