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Ever since we founded this treetop village of The Pixel at the turn of the century, we’ve been looking for ways to bring more colour to the websites that our work-hardened elves proudly design. eMarketing and newsletter mailouts have always been a part of this process, but never more so than since we started to develop for Magento exclusively, when it emerged in twenty-0-seven. Our team of copywriters have a corner of The Pixel village dedicated to their well-honed craft, and today one of our clients are expert purveyors of luxury pearl jewellery, Mikimoto. Read More…

There are few tasks I relish more than scaling a fish, so I indulged in a hop of glee upon hearing that the little Pixel elves have been working hard on a new website for fly fishing tackle specialists, Sportfish. This followed messages from Sportfish carrier pigeons last year requesting a revitalised Magento telegraphing system to reel in the ha’pennies and thruppence. Read More…

It’s been so long I can barely contain my pent-up, troll-like emotions. Good’dwellings my funny little social-networking hermits. I thought I’d pop along and say “su’p dogs”, or some other youthful phrase, and tell you a tiny wee morsel about the spanking new Christmas themed website and mobile phone app thingemy gig, we’ve just launched for international supermarket chain, Lidl.

A Lidl Bit of Magic features a wagon load of recipes from them’z there chefs off the telly, Nick Nairn and Lesley Waters, including videos and interactive brochures, and all sorts of bits and bobs that’ll float your Yuletide boat. I’z be damned if it don’t! Read More…

Our latest Magento ecommerce project, Admiral Charity Cards, is a personalised charity Christmas cards and charity greeting card service. With designs for all different tastes, this quick and easy to use website offers a proofing system and the option to choose any charity customers wish from a list provided, using personalised Christmas card text at no additional cost. Read More…

My Baby Basket is a brand new service that has just landed (via a stalk) on Magento, developed and managed by The Pixel. My Baby Basket supplies customised new baby gift baskets in one easy to deliver package.

It’s a handy and convenient way to surprise a new mother and father with all the items they require for a new born child, tastefully packaged as a gift that’s both beautiful and practical. Read More…

Elderberry are one of our latest clients to take advantage of our blog services. Promoting active, healthy and independent living, Elderberry’s website provides an impressive range of helpful products from a snuggle blanket with sleeves, to a Big Numbers Phone or even a folding wheelbarrow for the garden. Read More…

Our client Stephen Arnold, who specialise in Swarovski wholesale crystals, including the popular Swarovski heart pendant and Swarovski rose ranges, have chosen to use Magento Professional (and The Pixel – of course!) to handle their ecommerce requirements.

Magento Professional‘s features include Gift Certificates/Cards (Physical and Virtual), Customer Store Credits, Strong Data Encryption and a Reward Points System among many others that are now at their disposal. Read More…

Our latest email newsletter for 2K Games, Duke Nukem Forever, went out yesterday (19/05/11) and is set to cause a ruckus!

The mailout formed part of the massive launch campaign for this eagerly awaited title, that sees bad boy Duke Nukem back in action, and this time he’s just a little bit badder than ever. Read More…

Our latest blog for client Heathcote & Ivory is now live. Here you’ll find articles on everything from padded hangers and drawer liners, to tips for a good spring clean.

The new blog is a great place for Heathcote & Ivory, who specialise in quintessentially English and luxury toiletries, to shout about their new product ranges and write about topics and subjects that most interest their customers. Read More…

Pukka Herbs, one of our newest clients, has launched their brand new website built using the Magento platform.

Pukka Herbs is the largest seller of Ayurveda (the ancient Indian art of living wisely) organic herbs and supplements in the UK. Their products include top selling ranges of herbal teas found in many high street stores, as well as health promoting tonics such as aloe vera juice and Chywanaprash. Read More…