https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/Recent content on Northstar DigitalHugoen-GBWed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/northwind-customer-portal/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/northwind-customer-portal/Replacing a decade-old customer area with a self-service portal for 240,000 household accounts.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/web-development/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/web-development/Marketing sites and content platforms that load fast, rank well and stay editable by your own team.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/atlas-dispatch-platform/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/atlas-dispatch-platform/A planning platform for four depots, replacing a spreadsheet process that only two people fully understood.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/software-development/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/software-development/Customer portals, internal tools and integrations built on boring, well-supported technology.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/meridian-booking-redesign/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/meridian-booking-redesign/Rebuilding an appointment booking flow used by 90 clinics, with accessibility as a procurement requirement.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/ui-ux-design/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/ui-ux-design/Interface design and design systems for dense, regulated products with demanding users.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/lumen-design-system/Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/lumen-design-system/A shared identity and component system for three product teams that had drifted apart over six years.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/digital-strategy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/digital-strategy/Evidence-led planning that ends with a prioritised roadmap and a defensible business case.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/vero-onboarding-flow/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/vero-onboarding-flow/Digitising business account onboarding under real regulatory constraints, without weakening the audit trail.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/branding/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/branding/Identity systems built for B2B credibility and delivered as working, documented assets.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/halden-industrial-website/Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0200https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/work/halden-industrial-website/Rebuilding a 400-page industrial catalogue as a static site, with specifications engineers can actually search.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/consulting/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/services/consulting/Technical due diligence, architecture review and fractional leadership, by the day.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/shipping-fast-sites-without-a-framework/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/shipping-fast-sites-without-a-framework/Most corporate sites do not need a client-side framework. Here is what we ship instead, and when we still reach for one.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/design-systems-that-survive-handover/Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/design-systems-that-survive-handover/A design system is only finished when someone who was not in the room can extend it correctly.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/what-discovery-is-actually-for/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/what-discovery-is-actually-for/Discovery exists to establish whether the thing you want to build is the thing you need. Two weeks is usually enough.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/migrating-off-wordpress-without-drama/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/migrating-off-wordpress-without-drama/A migration plan that keeps rankings and editors working, with no content freeze.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/accessibility-is-cheaper-early/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/accessibility-is-cheaper-early/The cost of conformance depends almost entirely on when you start. Retrofitting is several times more expensive.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/why-we-publish-price-ranges/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/why-we-publish-price-ranges/Publishing ranges costs us some enquiries and saves everyone a great deal of time.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/the-case-for-boring-infrastructure/Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/the-case-for-boring-infrastructure/Choosing technology a client can still hire for in five years is an engineering decision, not timidity.https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/measuring-what-clients-actually-care-about/Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://phantompixeldev.github.io/hugo-theme-pico-corp/blog/measuring-what-clients-actually-care-about/Lighthouse scores do not appear in board reports. Mapping technical metrics to commercial ones is part of the work.