Lynx Graphic Design

web development - WordPress specialist

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At Lynx Graphic Design we’ve been creating websites since 1999, providing a wide range of clients with websites to meet their diverse needs. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, we have clients across the UK and beyond.

Whether you want a small, basic site or a large, complex one, we have the experience and expertise to help.

WordPress

We are specialists in WordPress, the web’s most popular content management system, and also in the Genesis Framework, which enhances WordPress capability.

Off-the-peg WordPress themes have their place, but for clients looking for a website tailored to their individual needs we can develop highly customised admin systems as well as bespoke front-end designs.

responsive

It is increasingly important that websites work well on tablets and phones as well as computers. And Google now down-ranks sites which aren’t mobile friendly.

Our sites are planned and built with mobile-friendly and responsive design at their core, so they are touch-screen accessible and adapt to any screen size.

Up & running

hosting

We can register domain names and arrange affordable hosting for your website.

We can set up your site on our own hosting service or with another web host of your choice.

cms updating

Many of our clients value the benefits WordPress brings in allowing them to easily update their site content, but don’t want to have to deal with keeping WordPress secure and up to date.

We offer managed hosting, keeping WordPress maintained and updated as part of your hosting plan.

health check

If you already have a website and are looking for design improvements or additional functionality, we can help.

We can also do a health check on your site, searching for potential problems and possible improvements.

What’s the cost?

prices

As our work is bespoke, we can’t provide a menu of prices, but most websites cost between £500 and £2,000, see some examples below.

Get in touch using the form at the foot of the page and we’ll be happy to discuss your requirements and provide a quote.

sale

From time to time we have special offers, so check here for details of any discounts.

We give a discount of at least 9% to charities and voluntary groups for web development work.

environment

We care passionately about the environment. Many of our clients are in the environment sector and we seek to minimise our own environmental impact.

Environmental measures we take include energy efficiency, renewable electricity, waste minimisation, recycling and using public transport.

  • A few of our websites
  • Our first 15 years

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Scottish Environment LINK
Carol Barrett screenshot
Green Electricity Marketplace
No 2 Nuclear
Save Scottish Seas
Community Power Scotland

Lynx Graphic Design was set up in February 1999, below are some examples of the work we’ve done in our first 15 years.

2014

Nuclear Consulting Group

A site redevelopment for leading academics and experts who cast a critical eye over the nuclear industry.

Cumbrian Energy Revolution

A new information and campaign site for West Cumbria & North Lakes Friends of the Earth.

Forest Policy Group

A redevelopment of their website.

Breathe Scotland

A new campaign site for Environmental Protection Scotland

Scottish Environment LINK

A complete overhaul of the website, converting it from an outdated bespoke content management system to WordPress. this required setting up multiple, cross-referenced Custom Post Types., and integration of a Members password protected site within the new site as log-in protected content.

2013

Environmental Protection Scotland

Website development.

Protect Wild Scotland

Website development.

FoE Tayside

Having developed a website for this local group, we provided a free upgrade to a new WordPress site for them.

Newton & Noss Volunteering

Website development.

2012

Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group

Due to the increasing size and scope of the site it was decided to carry out a full revamp of the site.

Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trust

Website development

Ian Fairlie (nuclear consultant)

Website development.

Curry by Shen

Website development including online retail.

2011

Nuclear Waste Advisory Associates

Website development.

Bumblebee Conservation Trust

A range of promotional material, including roll-up banners

Comrie Development Trust

Website maintenance and support.

2010

Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group

We developed an initial website of 5 pages for the Group and were retained to provide maintenance and updating of the s We also designed a logo for the Group.

Ask the Climate Question Scotland

In the run-up to the General Election, this group (including WWF and Christian Aid) organised Environment Hustings. We developed their website and helped with printed material.

Bumblebee Conservation Trust

We designed a volunteers handbook for surveying, identifying and recording species of bee.

Cooper Software, Dunfermline

We were asked by this award-winning software company to review their website and print materials and produce some new promotional materials

2009

A change of name to Lynx Graphic Design

Initially the company was focused on editing and proof-reading and in producing largely text-based print and web projects. However, in the course of a decade of trading, a shift to the graphic design aspects of our work, and the addition of PHP coding and MySQL databasing to our web services meant that in 2009 we decided the new name would better reflect the services we now provide.

Scottish Environment LINK

A major revamp of their website.

2008

John Barrett MP

This website for was runner-up in The British Computer Society Awards for Best MP Website (judged on Design, Accessibility & Engagement).

MicrogenScotland

A site backed by WWF, Age Concern, MicroPower, Energy Action Scotland and others set up to promote the benefits of small-scale renewables such as the fitting of solar panels to houses.

2007

Ramblers Scotland

Various print design projects, from adverts to newsletters.

2006

Scottish Environment Week

This was a new event by Scottish Environment LINK to promote environment issues through a week of events, held mainly in the Scottish Parliament

We were commissioned to design a logo for the event, design promotional print material, video and develop web pages within LINK’s website.

Nuclear Free Local Authorities

Web development: having previously worked with NFLA on promotional print material, we were given the job of revamping their website and providing maintenance and support

Sarah Boyack MSP

Print design

Eco Trust / Eco Prize

We developed a logo, print materials and a websites for this initiative, backed by FoE Scotland and The Lighthouse, Glasgow, to promote environmental awareness through annual awards.

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland

We set up a website for the Scottish arm of this climate change coalition.

2005

No2NuclearPower

We have been involved with this campaign since its inception. With a government moratorium on new nuclear power development likely to be ending, this campaign was set up to provide local groups with information on nuclear power and put the case that renewable energy and energy efficiency offer more cost-effective and safer solutions to combatting climate change.

WaterSense

Website development for a Scottish campaign by ScottishWater, WWF and others to raise awareness of the hidden chemicals in everyday household and personal care products that get washed down drains and can pollute the water environment.

Get Edinburgh Moving

A campaign to promote public transport through congestion charging in Edinburgh

ElectricityInfo

From October 2005, UK electricity suppliers have had to provide customers with details of the mix of fuels used to produce the electricity they supply. This website was set up to show and compare this data for all suppliers.

2004

CampaigningOnline.com

We introduced a new web service CampaigningOnline which can add campaigning features to websites, such as email your MP.

Campaign for Real Ale (Camra)

We were commissioned to add campaigning tools to their website so members and supporters could sign petitions, lobby MPs, etc, to support smaller breweries and maintain a diversity of real ales.

Mike Pringle MSP

Website development.

ForthRight Alliance

A website for campaign against unnecessary increases in road capacity across the Forth

Scotland’s Footprint

A website developed for WWF Scotland to provide information promoting lifestyle changes to reduce individuals’ environmental impact.

2003

Everyone Campaign

An award-winning umbrella group set up by Scottish environment organisations to prioritise environmental concerns within Scottish politics The campaign’s branding was developed by The Leith Agency and we were brought in to develop the website, including functionality such as online petitions and emailng MPs and MSPs.

Margaret Smith MSP

Website development.

Scottish Green Party MSPs

A range of print design work.

2002

Scottish Environment LINK

Developed a new website for this environmental organisation which acts as an umbrella group for a wide range of environment organisations, including WWF, FoE, RSPB and SWT.

2001

Corstorphine Fair

Developed a free website for Edinburgh’s largest community run event.

John Barrett MP for Edinburgh West

Developed a website for a newly elected MP.

2000

ITPower

Various EU-funded web projects related to renewable energy and carbon reduction.

Friends of the Earth Scotland

Provided consultancy services to assist them in setting up their website.

Green Audit

A website where businesses could assess their environmental impact by answering a series of questions and receiving a report which provided advice and enabled them to track their progress.

1999

Green Electricity Marketplace Ltd

We are partners in this website which promotes green electricity, rates the green-ness of tariffs and provides online tariff switching.

Friends of the Earth Scotland

A range of print design projects.

Transform Scotland

Website development.

Carol Barrett (wildlife artist)

Website development.

Testimonials

Having been given the brief for our community volunteering website, Lynx's first design draft was so close to our requirements it hardly required any ‘tweaks’.

The banner heading which Lynx created, based on a neighbourhood aerial view with a jigsaw piece needing to be ‘fitted in’, was quite brilliant.

We would commend Lynx to others in need of web site design.

Roy Fenner Chair, Newton & Noss Network

We are very pleased with the look of our new site, which was delivered on time and within budget.

The WordPress content management system makes updating the site really easy, especially the custom Daily News tool which Lynx developed for us.

We've used Lynx for work on several websites with consistently good results.

Pete Roche No 2 Nuclear Power

Lynx revamped our website in 2015. The result is outstanding – the website is now attractive, engaging, and easy to navigate.

They have also provided clear instructions on how to edit and upload new material.

Finally, the website is now much more secure and stable.

What a transformation!

Elizabeth Leighton The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland

Lynx Graphic Design undertook a complex redesign and migration of our website to an easy-to-use WordPress platform, freeing us from a clunky bespoke platform that had required expensive support.

Lynx has created clever and ingenious solutions to problems and issues arising.

We have no hesitation in recommending Lynx Graphic Design for website design, development, maintenance and hosting.

Paul Gill ESS Ecology

Contacting us

If you have a project you think we could help you with, we'd be delighted to discuss it with you.

As a small, stream-lined company we are often fully committed working on current projects, so we ask that initial enquiries are by email, using the enquiry form.

We will normally get back to you within 24 hours (Monday to Friday) and can then discuss things further by phone or arrange a meeting as required.

Availability

Our capacity to take on new clients varies, but the current availability will be updated here.

We can take on new clients from 11 July 2022 contact us now and we can book time for your project.

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