About us

Scratchmedia is a UK web consulting company that has delivered high-value advice and design services to a wide range of clients accross the world, since 1998.

Our team

Ben Hunt

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Principal consultant Ben Hunt has designed and developed web sites and applications for all kinds of clients worldwide.

He is the author of the popular www.webdesignfromscratch.com design blog plus the new ebook "Save the Pixel - the Art of Simple Web Design", which is a manifesto and guidebook to simple web design

Lizzie Hunt

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MD Lizzie Hunt has a background in management, public relations and psychology. Lizzie manages Scratchmedia, our client relationships, commercial and marketing activities.

Dan Johnson

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Dan is Scratchmedia's web production expert. Dan produces web page templates that adhere to current standards so they work great on all web browsers, are easy to use for everyone regardless of disability, and are a doddle to implement and update.

Matthew Frater

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Matthew Frater is Scratchmedia's specialist rapid Ruby on Rails developer. He is the development lead on all our new Web2.0 projects.

Expertise

Scratchmedia's areas of particular expertise include:

  • Creating new Web2.0 businesses
  • Web design / user interface design
  • Usability
  • Accessibility for web users with disabilities
  • Web production to the highest standards, including xHTML & CSS
  • Web application design & development
  • Brand development

Ethical policy

Scratchmedia is run with strong ethical principles. We are committed to using sustainable and recycled resources wherever possible, using public transport, and supporting organisations that promote ecological and human rights causes.