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We are a print and digital design agency based in Chichester, West Sussex, providing services to clients around the globe. Our combined skill-sets encompass the entire creative spectrum for marketing, including web design, graphic design, mobile apps, branding, photography, illustration, video production and audio production.
OUR APPROACH HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR CLIENTS IN ORDER TO DELIVER A UNIQUE, TAILOR-MADE SOLUTION THAT WILL FIT WITHIN THEIR MARKETING BUDGET AND EXCEED THEIR EXPECTATIONS.
SemiStone Media has the experience and capability to deliver creative, cutting-edge solutions that invariably exceed our clients’ expectations. With extensive experience in our specialised fields, the key players at SemiStone Media are:
David Marshall – 28 years Graphic Design
Benedict Francis – 22 years Digital Media & Technology
Murray Sanders – 33 years Photography
Stuart Campbell – 25 years Audio Production
We are driven by originality, high standards and a genuine passion for pushing the boundaries. As well as making the most of the latest digital tools, we also implement ‘old-school’ techniques when a particular result is desired.
Current clients include several global pharmaceutical corporations with headquarters in India and Switzerland, and an Emmy award-winning TV & film production company. The logos below illustrate some of the previous client accounts that David, Benedict, Murray and Stuart have worked on, as well as our current clients. This combined experience enables us to offer a wealth of expertise to our clients.
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We offer the four critical services required to maximise your online presence.
An effective website needs to have great UI/UX design, which includes creating and implementing specific graphic requirements such as iconography and typography, along with professional standard imagery and photography.
But it is more than just the look and feel that makes a website successful; we will carefully consider your SEO (search engine optimisation) requirements and carefully implement them to reach your target audience effectively.
WEBSITE DESIGN
Our web design service identifies the goals of your website. The process involves organising the content and images across your website.
Our primary considerations when designing your website are:
Layout | Images | Visual hierarchy | Colour scheme | Typography | Readability | Navigation | Content | Mobile optimisation
When building your website, we keep in mind your primary goals: Conversion: this happens when a visitor completes a desired action on your website. Good design encourages visitors to stay long enough to be converted into potential consumers, either by clicking a call-to-action button, exchanging valuable information such as contact details, or engaging you for the services you offer.
Improving business growth: acquiring more active customers is the objective of your website. We will design your site and implement the required SEO so that you reach your targeted customers and search engines, promoting traffic to your business, which in turn leads to conversions.
“Make every detail perfect, and limit the number of details to perfect.”
Jack Dorsey
co-founder of Twitter
“No website can stand without a strong backbone. And that backbone is technical SEO.”
Neil Patel
digital marketing guru
SEO
Technical SEO is the process of ensuring that a website meets the technical requirements of modern search engines with the goal of improved organic rankings. Essential elements of technical SEO include crawling, indexing, rendering, and website architecture.
Even if your site has good UX design and content, you must set up your technical SEO to rank well.
That’s because to be fully optimised for technical SEO, your website needs to be secure, mobile optimised, free of duplicate content, and fast-loading, as well as many other requirements that go into technical optimisation.
That’s not to say that your technical SEO has to be perfect to rank. It doesn’t. But the easier you make it for Google to access and understand your content, the better your chance of ranking well.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
We design with purpose, working through three primary phases to ensure every project is a success:
Discover
We begin with a thorough examination of your company, brand, and objectives, studying source materials, and identifying key opportunities relevant to your target audience.
Develop
We refine your content to create a captivating narrative and develop a visual story that aligns with your brand identity.
Design
We use our creative expertise and industry experience to design bespoke, high-impact visual representations that bring your content to life.
“There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW!
Wow is the one to aim for.”
Milton Glaser
world renowned graphic designer
“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.”
Alfred Eisenstaedt
photographer - Life Magazine
PHOTOGRAPHY
We’ve got decades of experience creating photography that gets noticed, so let us tell your brand’s unique story through fantastic imagery, letting you stand out for all the right reasons.
Professional website photography is a great way to showcase your business, enhance your brand, and set the tone for the whole design of your project. We’re here to make sure you’ve got the best imagery to tell your story to your intended audience.
We approach each project differently as each client is unique and has specific needs. We’re more than an agency; we’re a team of specialists you can trust to show you off in the best possible light, adding value to your business growth.
Photography is more than just the click of a camera. We’re here to take your brand to the next level, ultimately creating connections between you and your target audience.
As a print and digital design agency based in Chichester, West Sussex, we provide services to clients around the globe. Our combined skill-sets encompass the entire creative spectrum for marketing, including web design, graphic design, mobile apps, branding, photography, illustration, video production and audio production.
SemiStone Media has the experience and capability to deliver creative, cutting-edge solutions that invariably exceed our clients’ expectations. With extensive experience in our specialised fields, the key players at SemiStone Media are:
David Marshall – 31 years Graphic Design experience
Benedict Francis – 25 years Digital Media & Technology experience
Murray Sanders – 36 years Photography experience
We are driven by originality, high standards and a genuine passion for pushing the boundaries. As well as making the most of the latest digital tools, we also implement ‘old-school’ techniques when a particular result is desired.
Current clients include several global pharmaceutical corporations with headquarters in India and Switzerland, and an Emmy award-winning TV & film production company. The logos (left) illustrate some of the previous client accounts that David, Benedict, Murray and Stuart have worked on, as well as our current clients. This combined experience enables us to offer a wealth of expertise to our clients.
What our clients say
We can only say thank you for your continued support with our online marketing, your motivation, dedication and commitment is very reassuring and your experience in this field is second to none. Your exceptional talent and professional approach throughout has been truly impressive."
