Brighter by design
Vynl is a new venture run by me, Simon A. Burley.
After over thirteen years involvement with internet technologies, and some nine years building and running a successful web design business (thedesignsalon.com), I have decided to move on into slightly new realms.
It is now my aim to supply as much of my new web design, logo design, branding, and marketing services to ethical ventures.
I realise that to reach this goal I am initially going to need to work on projects which are not specifically ethical in nature, and I will also continue to serve my many valued existing clients. However, I will be tipping the balance towards the ethical as quickly as I can without losing the roof over my head.
Recent projects
Online Benefits Calculator for Teenage Parents
Created for Gingerbread using Flash and XHTML/CSS.
Gingerbread is the charity which works nationally and locally, for and with single parent families, to improve their lives. Their vison is to help create a society in which single parent families are valued and treated equally and fairly. They provide single parents with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to lead the lives they want.
(*please note: we did not create the Gingerbread website itself)
New website for the British Veterinary Dental Association (BVDA)
The BVDA trains Veterinary and Dental Surgeons and promotes practice, teaching and research of animal dentistry. It champions veterinary dentistry to the public highlighting the importance of good oral care.
The BVDA website uses Wordpress as a content managament system and was produced in association with Chris Spooner from SpoonGraphics.
What do you mean, "ethical" ?
It is not my place to dictate what is, and what isn't, ethical; that simply wouldn't be ethical! So all I can do is offer you the first question I ask myself when deciding whether or not to take on a new job for Vynl. I ask myself . . .
"Is the main purpose of the job to increase happiness?"
. . . if the answer is "yes", then I will take the job on if I can.
I don't believe that it is possible to be ethical in everything we do. However, I do believe that if I can help increase happiness in the world by what I do in my working life, then it is a worthwhile endeavour. By the way, not to get too deep, but I'm looking for happiness as opposed to pleasure (The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living
Branding
ethical-ID has been set up as the branding and logo design division of Vynl.
Our latest logo design project is for the London based charity event, Big River Walk.
Need branding, a logo, or any sort of promotional material? Please contact info@ethical-id.co.uk for a free estimate.
We support
Services for the future
We have chosen hosting for this website which we believe to be the most ethical available for us at the moment (AISO.net). We are aiming to offer our own ethical hosting to our clients. Please email hosting@vynl.co.uk if you would be interested in this service.
Excellent website monitoring
(in my humble opinion)
