The future of Flash for web animation

13 May 2013

The utilisation of Adobe Flash formerly Macromedia Flash which was acquired by Macromedia back in 1996 and subsequently purchased by Adobe in 2005 was the premier application used to create animation, games even short animated films as well as interactive websites - however Flash is now in decline, but why and what has changed?

We've moved to a new office

29 April 2013

Last Friday 26th April we moved to new office on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds.

How to use social media with your business

15 April 2013

Utilising social networks to help drive business first depends on understanding your own business goals and objectives, this helps form your social media strategy - what you want social media to do for your business. Secondly its understanding what the different networks are about and their tendency towards specific demographics.

Magento Tips

02 April 2013

The Magento e-commerce platform is a very powerful, but also somewhat complex system. This blog post gives tips on a few key areas that we (and other developers) typically work on. They were written whilst using Magento V1.7, but should be applicable for other versions.

Browser testing

14 March 2013

One of the biggest hurdles in web design today is consistency, in that ensuring websites look the same in different browsers and different devices. Rules set out by the specification of HTML and CSS are meant to help govern browsers on how all elements should show and react but unfortunately different browsers still have different traits, quirks and pitfalls.

10 years of a changing web industry

28 February 2013

As part of our 10 year birthday week we have taken a look over what's changed in the industry and highlighted a few areas that have changed the face of the web.

The History of Front to Back

25 February 2013

25th February 2013 marks our 10 year anniversary since the Company was incorporated. Our founder and F2B Creative Director, Adam, tests his memory by summarising the last decade.

Search Engines and Connected Information

08 February 2013

The search engine market has for the most part been dominated by one key player - Google, but despite this Google cannot and has not been complacent as other search engines are always trying to edge in on their territory. Whether its new features, loud marketing campaigns or integration of third-party information the battle to be the best search engine is always raging.

Features of ASP.NET 4.5

30 January 2013

Here at Front To Back Media our main development platform is Microsoft’s ASP.NET Web Forms. In Q3 2012 Microsoft released the latest version of this development platform, the inventively named .Net 4.5.

Considerations for successful management of digital projects

17 January 2013

There are plenty of project management methodologies in existence and more continue to evolve as technologies and working cultures inevitably change. Setting aside any detailed review or comparison of the major methods such as PRINCE2, PRiSM, Agile and Lean etc. there are some key project management considerations that transcend any particular model.

Team size increases with addition of new web developer

11 January 2013

This week we are pleased to announce a new addition to our development team.

2013 Predictions

06 January 2013

For the web, 2012 was a year of rapid growth in terms of mobiles and tablets - more devices, lower prices, bigger screens, higher resolutions. It as also yet another year where e-commerce grew and unfortunately many high street names fell victim. The world of cloud computing continued to grow - both for business purposes (such as hosting) and also for many personal people by allowing them to share and backup their media and other data.

What is a responsive website?

12 December 2012

There's a good chance you've heard one of the latest buzzwords circling in the world of web recently - 'responsive' websites. So what is it? And how does it differ from previous incarnations of a website. Is your website currently 'responsive'? As a business or a user, should you care?

Website conversion optimisation tips

19 November 2012

Almost all business websites have an aim to 'convert' people - this is changing the person browsing the website into something which will benefit the business. A conversion is often signified by a specific action that person does.

Why your business needs a website

26 October 2012

As everybody knows, the growth of the internet is gathering pace and browsing the web is a part of the normal daily routine for many people. There are strong reasons for all business types to consider having a presence online.

Websites developed to help East Anglia businesses grow

18 September 2012

Local business is important to Front to Back and as well as our clients in London, Oxford and beyond, we have a large number of clients based within the East Anglia region. Since beginning trading at the start of 2003, local companies have been essential to our growth.

F2B invest in market leading project tracking and collaboration tools

22 June 2012

Following an evaluation and internal trial, F2B are pleased to announce they have invested in a suite of project tracking and collaboration tools from market leading provider 'Atlassian'. 

Project Manager joins the Front to Back team

02 April 2012

Today we are delighted to introduce the newest member in residence at our Suffolk office.

Captive Media – F2B client whose toilet gaming technology is proving a real success

05 December 2011

Early in 2011, F2B were approached by Captive Media to develop the full back-end system and mobile website for their toilet gaming technology. Their system consists of a screen above a urinal that plays adverts until a user is ready. The device automatically detects this and a game commences where the user controls direction by aiming their stream left or right.

Save printing costs and send a Christmas message to remember with a bespoke E-card

13 October 2011

Although we hate to wish the summer away reality is that Christmas will soon be upon us. With office parties to arrange and time off for employees to consider, sending well wishes to clients and suppliers is often left until the last minute. This year why not consider something a little different and send out a 'Season's Greetings' E-card uniquely created for your company this festive season?

Media Stock – F2B website selling UK Stock Photos and Canvas Prints

23 September 2011

Media Stock is a website that was developed by F2B and is run by us. The website specialises in photos of the UK, which are available to download as digital stock photos or to purchase as photo / canvas prints.

Social media and business in 2011

06 July 2011

With the continuing rise in popularity of social media it is a natural progression that social platforms are lending themselves more and more to companies' marketing strategies. Due to the ever changing trends on the internet, it is vital that businesses keep in tune with consumers' buying patterns and the way in which they source information on the web.

Return of the Designer

23 May 2011

We are delighted to welcome to the team our new Senior Web Designer. Andy worked with Front to Back fairly intensively as a freelancer from 2004 and into 2008. He then spent time in the wilderness at a NMA Top 100 agency where he continued to build on his solid base of skills. 

My F2B – Our client project management tool is formally launched

16 May 2011

F2B are pleased to formally launch their client extranet - providing a multitude of functionality to ensure projects, large and small, are well managed.

New Project Manager appointed by F2B

02 May 2011

F2B welcomes Simon who will be working as the newest member of the project management team.

New EU Cookie Law - What does it mean for UK websites?

14 March 2011

A new law relating to how cookies are used will be enforced from 25th May 2011. The law is an amendment to the existing EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive. The key part of the change is that explicit consent must be given by a user if a website is to store usage information.

Another web developer joins the F2B development team

21 February 2011

Last week Daniel joined Front to Back as a Junior Web Developer. With a 1st Class degree in Computer Science (winning Student of the Year in the process), he joins us following his previous roll as a database developer.

Senior web developer joins the F2B development team

10 January 2011

Season's Greetings from Front to Back Media

20 December 2010

Season's Greetings to all our clients and website visitors. To read about what we've been up to, please read our newsletter at http://www.f2b.co.uk/emails/3/.

Energy Monitoring on show in Vienna

29 September 2010

Navetas Energy Management have just returned from a successful few days with their stand at the Metering Europe exhibition in Vienna. This is their 3rd major industry-based exhibition where Navetas have been showcasing various technology that Front to Back have been responsible in creating.

Suffolk-based web design agency launches new company website

24 June 2010

We have recently launched our new company website to better represent the website design, development and marketing services our specialist new media agency offers.

Migration to new servers complete

19 April 2010

We have now completed the migration of all our hosted websites to new high performance rackmount servers managed by Rackspace - one of the UK’s leading hosting companies who have been our hosting supplier since 2007.

F2B Solutions Power Navetas Exhibitions

09 April 2010

In late March Navetas flew out to Tampa, Florida to demonstrate their products and technology direct to the US market for the first time at the Distributech Exhibition.

Front to Back move offices

29 March 2010

Front to Back Media have relocated to a new office on our existing business park in Suffolk. Our new space is larger with improved meeting facilities, as well as a dedicated room for hardware as increasing numbers of projects are reliant on utilising dedicated equipment such as touch screen devices.

Upgraded email for F2B clients

02 March 2010

We are pleased to announce that clients who use the F2B email server will benefit from an upgraded service, that is class leading.

A new year with a new addition to our team

04 January 2010

Today Christine joins Front to Back. Her role crosses both disciplines of web design and development – preparing graphics and building web pages before testing them. Not only does she bring versatility as a developer and designer, she also has knowledge and understanding in making websites effective.

Season's Greetings from all at Front to Back

14 December 2009

As the year draws to an end, we would like to wish 'Season's Greetings' to all clients and visitors.

'My F2B' client extranet is in BETA testing

10 December 2009

Our extranet will become an essential F2B tool for managing projects - both creative and technical. Resources (such as client logos, copy, images and design visuals) will be transferred and stored on one of our servers. Access to the resulting project library will be given to all involved individuals (both F2B and client side).

Refreshed website and graphic design portfolio launched

16 November 2009

We have recently updated and improved our portfolio which includes web design & development projects for a variety of clients across a range of industries.

Second E-commerce website goes live for existing client to accommodate wholesale orders

20 October 2009

Euphyllia first approached us back in 2005 with logo, business card and website requirements for a new online business selling jewellery, named 'The Little Things In Life'. Since then we are delighted to see that the business has grown, so much so that wholesale enquiries have risen enough to warrant a dedicated website.

New 'client-controlled' website launched for NHS Trust management consultancy

12 October 2009

HEFT Consulting is a trading arm of Heart of England Foundation Trust, there to advise and guide healthcare organisations in meeting the challenges facing the NHS.

Strength in Numbers as new developer joins Front to Back Media

03 August 2009

We are pleased to announce that today a new web developer joins the Front To Back team. Luke, who has many years of web development experience, will be focused on the build of digital solutions.