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About Us
Surfocracy was founded in October 2001 by Software Consultants Vincent De Mello
and Mike Corney.
The catalyst for starting a web development business was the realisation that
many sites although visually appealing, failed in other respects, namely they
were difficult to navigate, took too long for the pages to display or simply
did not work due to heavy reliance on certain browser features. This is not
surprising as many early web sites were built by graphic print designers who
designed web sites as if they were printed brochures.
Web sites require the combining of many disciplines. Surfocracy has brought
together a team of web designers and developers who actually work together
in harmony to ensure the final result is indeed practical,
functional and as nicely designed as possible.
Our strong quality assurance ensures that all our web sites are checked for
excellence in the following areas:
- Usability - must be so easy to use that your visitors should
do very little thinking when using the site. We also take into account that
visitors have different screen sizes.
- Performance - not only must pages load fast, they must
also work on all the latest browsers and operating systems.
- Redundancy - we never design a site which relies heavily
on features which may not be present on a browser (JavaScript, Cookies, Active
X). Some visitors are now privacy and security conscious, indeed, many company
fire walls also disable browser features to prevent the spread of internet
borne viruses into their network. As a result of these and other restrictions,
many web sites simply do not work. Not with us, we design all our sites to
be robust even under the most restrictive conditions. If a browser feature
is disabled, then our built-in redundancy will find an alternative approach
without forcing a visitor to change their browser settings.
- Accessibility - we always take into account the latest
accessibility recommendations to ensure that visually impaired visitors are
not left out. The internet is not just for the able bodied and we at Surfocracy
are committed to ensuring that it is open to all people whatever their disability.
- Look and feel - we make every effort to ensure the graphical
design of your web site reflects the image you intend to portray, whether
it is the choice of colours or the roundness of the buttons chosen, we will
spare no effort to getting it right.
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