The guys over at Revolution are always looking for new ways to make sure that their products can reach far and wide. As they are based in South Africa, and the country being very fresh to internet shopping, they have decided to revert to a modernised version of the “old school” mailorder system where customers are able to browse product online and then place an order through email. This allows them as a company to reach customers without credit card access in small faraway towns while also assisting them to keep costs down which they kindly offer back to their customers which benefits everyone really.

We have just launched the website which we have coded for them by developing a fully customised template theme to be used on a WordPress install. We have also built in some custom features including randomised banner advertising, video spotlights, products of the week banners, latest products display, great search facilities, order forms, main promotion slideshow and then social network sharing of their products.

Visit the site on www.revolutiononline.co.za

We recently had some work shirts embroidered for our friends over at Eco Tech Heating Services so that their staff could wear them while out on field. They came out really nice.

If you are in or around the London / Kent area and need help with your heating / plumbing then make sure to chat with the EHS team on ecotechheatingservices.co.uk

A few months back we were contacted by the team at Gro Hair Stylists as they were in dire need of a website update. They were originally running a free website which was not working well for them as it was mostly flash based and they were not getting the traffic that they deserved … especially considering the beauty of their salons and the quality of their work.

We sat down with their brand over-looker, Gabriella, and discussed what the salon is currently working on and what they hope to achieve moving forward. Taking this all into account we set about coding their site based around the WordPress back-end which would allow for them to update the site as they need with new looks, news blogs, new products, service pricing updates and how-to videos.

The site launched just over 2 weeks ago and the viewership has already grown from 320 unique visitors a month to almost 600 since launching.

The salons are beautiful and definitely worth checking out if you are in the South West London area. Have a look at the website on www.grohairstyle.co.uk

We just received exciting news and the website we developed for The Highway Collective has been awarded the Performance VW magazine site of the month which is an absolute honour.

We have loved working with the guys over at The Highway Collective and are excited to have contributed to this exposure for them.

We have just completely (for now) working on an incredible project. We were commissions by the group from How To Love London to design and develop an interactive website for them to allow an easy-to-use platform for them to share their gems (special finds) in and around the beautiful city of London.

We used WordPress as the backend for the website and it has just gone live as a first version. We will be working closely with them over the next few weeks to adjust the site as we see necessary depending on what readers request.

We love the idea though … one website with free information of places and things to look out for that show you how to love London. Have a look at the website on www.howtolovelondon.co.uk

Today Dear Reader released their new album entitled Idealistic Animals and we are really excited because we handled the album photography as well as all the press photography leading up to and supporting this album. It’s a special album worth getting your hands on. This was done together with Marcus Maschwitz.

These are a few pages of the CD inlay where our images have been used.

After working with Revolution for the last 7 years we sat down with the guys to discuss moving forward. The site started off as a simple static 3 pager to supply information only on the brand but it grew rapidly being upgraded along the line to run on a WordPress backend so that they could log articles monthly … this became weekly and then daily and they have over 1000 individual articles in the database and a monthly minimum of 5000 unique users.

We completely rethought the idea behind the site and it has now been redeveloped into a skateboarding online resource and we have just gone live. We are excited to see the site grow and develop further.

The site now incorporates featured articles along with category specific pages for Skate, Music and Art. It also has a daily video placement, a fully working events calendar linked up to their facebook events and advertising / promotion banners around the site that they can control and manage with ease.

Visit the site on www.revolution.co.za

We were extremely excited when the Verb family asked us to be apart of what they were doing and we got cracking on the back-end of their website so that it could be ready for their tight-deadline launch today. The site was developed around WordPress so that the crew can update the site with content and news on a daily basis with ease but we provide them with additional support on a weekly basis for larger changes that they need.

We love working with these guys and what they represent and it’s amazing working with them.

Visit their website on www.weareverb.com

The Highway Collective started when a group of friends decided they weren’t satisfied with the offerings (or lack of them) for VW fans in the scene, and set about creating their own. Intent on showing their passion for Volkswagen without having to buy into the ricey products that were currently available, the guys set out to create apparel that reflected their side of motoring.

They have been around for a few years now and we have always found an appreciation for what they are doing so we jumped when the opportunity was given to us to redesign and develop their website from scratch. We ripped the old site down and begin from the start so that we could include features we felt would be beneficial to their growth. The site was developed around WordPress so that the guys can update it in their own time and at their own pace with ease. The site features sections for them to post news, videos, press and then an online store where their merchandise is available for sale.

This one turned out great and we have a strong feeling that this is going to explode for them.

Visit their website on www.highwaycollective.com

Earlier this month we were commissioned to design and develop a website / portfolio showcase for Artistic Autobody which we were excited to be involved in because of the quality of their work.

The website brief outlined that the site needed to be simple yet effective in showcasing their brand of work as well as allowing them to easily update the site themselves with news of what is happening with in their company including updates on projects they are working on.

We really like the way that this one came out and look forward to seeing some of the new cars that these guys work on.

You can visit their website on www.artisticautobody.co.za

Jonathan Sherwood is an amazing illustrator and we have had the pleasure of knowing and working with him for years so it was a great pleasure when he commissioned us to work on his online presence. Jonathan works under the alias name of Sir Merlin and really has a good collection of art behind his name.

The site has been developed around WordPress and customized according the the brief that we were given allowing for individual portfolio showcases as well as day to day blogging with a twitter feed.

It has been an amazing project for us to be involved in and we are excited that there is now a place dedicated to Jon’s work.

You can view his website on http://www.sirmerlin.com

To start the new year off we have launched the website for RSS Distribution which is an amazing skateboard distribution company based in South Africa owned and run but really nice people.

It’s always a pleasure working with the RSS crew and we enjoyed this project from start to finish. We were commissioned to set up the content management system for the site and then developed the site according to their brief. We really like the way the site looks so clean and is filled with content.

You can visit the website on www.rssdist.co.za

Things here at the Melon offices have extremely busy and we have taken a lot of strain trying to get some stuff up here for you to see as we concentrate on our clients deadlines instead as this is obviously more important for us.

Let me break the silence from our side by introducing you to the latest website that we completed and went live with last week. The website back-end is worked around WordPress and customized so that the client can update news on a daily basis allowing visitors to navigate through news, team, video, product and distribution information while being allowed to comment and provide feedback on each of the posts.

Visit their website on www.killertruckco.com

Today saw the launch of a new website that we were commissioned to work on in conjunction with our UK partner, Studio Melon Ltd.

The website is for a jewellery designer in the UK that works under the name Purple Crunch and specialises in custom wedding jewellery mostly made of sterling silver. She has some really amazing stuff and it was an absolute pleasure working with her and we really wish her all the best with this venture and feel that the website will really help her move up to the next level as a professional.

Visit the full website on www.purplecrunch.co.uk

We have just completed and launched a blog site for writer Andrea Zanin. We love her work and feel really excited to have contributed to a place that will allow her work to be read online.

Visit the site on www.rantchick.com

We have just completed and gone live with a website that we are really excited about. NSR MTB contacted us a while back to commission us to create the first fully dedicated South African Mountain Bike online resource. It has been quite a journey but everything is now in place and already their news and information is rolling in.

Visit their site on www.nsrmtb.co.za

Tsunami Seafood Emporium situated in Rosebank Mall has been a client of ours since 2004. We recently upgraded their website. It is a great website and a little different to our others!

For more info on Tsunami visit their website on www.tsunamisa.co.za.

Melon Graphics was recently contracted to create a personalised blog for musician, Alan Shenton (Harris Tweed, Cassette and Zebra & Giraffe). We created customised headers, colours, fonts and additional navigational pages for Alan using the features of wordpress, so that he would still be able to update and add blog posts himself.

This is the ideal website for a musician, artist, band or even an individual.

Visit his blog on www.alanshenton.co.za]

We recently printed the below flyers for the bands Zebra & Giraffe and Dear Reader. We loved the way the flyers came out and just thought we would post them for you to see!