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See our posts on the most important topics in and around website design - from commissioning your own website to sustainability and accessibility, we cover the things that are important to you and to us.

Back to the Future - Volute's first ever website from 1999!
Find out more about Volute's first ever website back in the last millenium - and take a visit to look around the vintage website we dug out of cold storage.
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Why We're Applying Security Updates More Often (And Why That's a Good Thing)
If you've noticed us mentioning security updates more frequently lately, there's a reason — and it's worth explaining, because it reflects something that's changing across the whole web industry. The threat landscape is moving faster For years, the window between a security vulnerability being discovered and it being actively exploited by attackers
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The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 is now in force: how to keep compliant
If your organisation handles personal data, you need to be prepared for the possibility that someone will complain about how you've used it. Under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, there are now formal, legally binding requirements for how you must handle those complaints. Here's what you need to know.
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Simplifying Forms to make them EAS(y)
Forms are one of the most common ways people interact with digital services. They are used to collect information, start processes, and enable decisions. When forms feel complex or demanding, people are more likely to abandon them or make mistakes. To reduce barriers, improve clarity, and increase the completion rate, we design forms using a simple EAS(y) framework: Eliminate, Automate, Simplify. The EAS framework was developed by Huei-Hsin Wang, a Senior Experience Specialist at the Nielsen Norman Group.
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The Multi-Audience Challenge: Making Your Healthcare Research Website a Powerful Engagement Hub
Please see below the recording of our webinar on 5th March at 12:30 - 13:00, we focused on the essential aspects of planning your healthcare research website, to create a space where you can engage and collaborate with all of your key audiences.
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Website analytics, now with less fuss
How can we make something good work better? Taking your website analytics and building them into your website - no extra websites and no extra passwords needed. Now you can see see the information you need at a glance, removing an unnecessary barrier and saving you time.
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