I heart this design agency. They are the people behind the animal masks for the Environment Agency…read moreand loads of other frankly lovely stuff including promo material for the Innovation Awards. As well as the cool, quirky stuff I love (see The Vampires and other illustrations on their website) they can also provide pretty websites (www.giftswithacherryontop.com) and other clever stuff with a much more slick and corporate style. They work with small and medium sized businesses, public sector organisations and charities who have a requirement for a responsive and creative graphic design consultancy. They have a friendly manner and create design solutions across various media, from print to web. Stuff they can do includes: Print Design, Branding, Advertising, Web Design, Exhibitions, Creative Strategy Clients: Warwick Emanuel PR, Inch Blue Handmade Children's Shoes, Welsh Water, Welsh Language Board, Carbon Trust, ESIS, and Gol Football Centres.

From the owner: Brand development and print design specialists We produce…read moregraphic design that creates an impact, really makes a difference and provides a tangible benefit for all our clients.

Established at the turn of the millennium, Creo Interactive is no Dome Flop. Instead they are a…read moreCardiff-based web development company that specialises in creating websites that are: 'effective, creative and efficient.' They have some top clients including companies I like such as Academi, Seren Books, and Spillers Records not to mention International Baccalaureate organisation, Coleg Sir Gar, Tanni Grey-Thompson, South Wales Probation Service, and Maes-b (National Eisteddfod). For Welsh Literature Promotion Agency Academi they redesigned their new bilingual content managed site and developed the comprehensive Writer's Database. These are just some of the skills that Creo offer: * Web Design * Usability * Graphic Design * E-Marketing * Ecommerce * Content Management System (CMS) * Accessibility * Online Marketing * Coldfusion Developers Other Creo services include website hosting, search engine optimization, identity creation and website maintenance solutions. They aim to make robust sites that look good and fit around your budget requirements.

Based in Cardiff, Website Express provides local and international businesses and organisations…read morewith fully content managed websites. Whether you are after bespoke brochure sites or e-commerce enabled online shops and community sites. Their CMS (content management) is apparently 'the most user-friendly available' but then they would say that. Still they offer one to one training so that you are able to update your website content by yourself. They have created websites for a range of sectors including; auto trade, restaurants, personal blogs and community sites, Post Offices, shops and many other SMEs. BONUS: Website Express supports the Drupal and Welsh language communities by sponsoring a complete translation into Welsh of the Drupal core and several major contributed modules. Any group, company or organisation wishing to use Drupal to power a Welsh language website may now download these translations from the official Localize Druapal site and be up and running in minutes. Hurrah.

From the owner: At Website Express we design and develop unique Drupal CMS websites guaranteed to make you stand…read moreout from the crowd. Using the world's leading open source content management system, our websites will immediately deliver the results you want, and with minimum effort. Experienced in creating brochure, e-commerce, and community websites of all sizes, we pride ourselves in our reputation for delivering world-class websites on time, on budget and to our customer's satisfaction. We also specialise in Moodle development to create and customize e-learning solutions.

SpinDogs is 'an exceptional mix of creative and technical minds, curing web and design headaches…read morewith an array of print and online solutions for a rapidly growing client base.' This design agency specialises in three main areas: graphic design, web design and development and product aesthetics. Their design capabilities stretch across: Graphics, Branding, Packaging, Illustration, Web, Web E-Commerce, Web CMS, Web Bespoke, Furniture, and Product. They are a friendly agency who listens to their client's needs; essential in branding frankly. Clients include: Blue Arrow Design, Park Row Associates, Welsh Assembly Government, and France Galles. If all the technical jargon in branding and digital design has you tearing your hair out SpinDogs are happy to pop the kettle on and provide you with a free easy-to-understand consultation too.

From the owner: We strategise, design and build websites and marketing campaigns that meet our clients objectives…read moreand exceed them whenever possible. Over the years we have delivered hundreds of digital projects, varying in size and budget, and we always have the same focus on building long lasting relationships with the people that we work with.