LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Established international serving West End law firm, CH Hausmann & Co, won a Communicator Award for their brand new future-friendly website, which was launched earlier in the year with the help of specialist mobile website designers Cyber-Duck Ltd. It is the first mobile friendly website to be built for a boutique law firm; optimised for modern desktop, tablet and smartphone devices.
Since completion of the project, mobile traffic has had made up for a significant proportion of the website’s audience, for instance in April 2013 it accounted for over 22% of all visitors. The responsive web design technology (RWD) ensures that all users, as well as the traditional desktop and laptop users, are guaranteed to receive the best possible experience (UX) for their device.
An award that recognises accessibility and quality is completely representative of the services offered by the boutique law firm, founded in 1981 by Gordon Hausmann, and based in the heart of London’s West End. The firm represents prestigious international and domestic companies and institutions, family offices and high-net-worth entrepreneurial individuals in a wide range of practice areas. It was vital that the website represented these key services, as well as the firm’s core values.
As well as being a device agnostic website, the website was produced with parallax scrolling, a special design technique whereby background images move slower than the foreground content, as the user scrolls up or down providing an illusion of a ‘moving depth of field’. The photography was taken using HDR (high dynamic range) photography, to provide ultra-high definition visuals.
The Cyber-Duck art directors wanted to ensure that the essence of the brand– classic, timeless, theatrical, professional, innovative and modern, were translated via the design theme, photography and futuristic user experience. CH. Hausmann & Co. Partner, Alexander Trager-Lewis said: “Seeing the vision of our website come to life has been a fantastic experience. The award pays tribute to all the hard work of the team at Cyber-Duck and we really could not be happier with the outcome. Not only does the website offer our visitors the chance to learn more about our services and communicate with us, but it also tells a great story of the character and history of CH. Hausmann & Co. to clients on all types of modern devices.”
The design was so well received among the web community that the new website earned a 2013 Award of Distinction in the Communicator Awards for the category of Law and Legal Services websites. The Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), a 600+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.
Danny Bluestone, Cyber-Duck’s Managing Director said: “The new website is optimised for those tapping on touch screens as well as those wanting to click using a keyboard and mouse. The responsive web design grants optimised access to all users on any device, helping them quickly find out the important services CH Hausmann offer, as well as providing quick and easy contact points. This project also gave our designers the opportunity to really spread their wings and produce such a visually and aesthetic pleasing website.”
Cyber-Duck produced the website using their ISO accredited User-Centred Design Methodology, ensuring that visitor usability was the top priority throughout the production process.
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About CH Hausmann
CH. Hausmann & Co., a boutique West End law firm, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, is a well-connected firm acting in a wide range of practice areas. The firm’s partners are Gordon Hausmann and Alexander Trager-Lewis, assisted by a compliment of 8-10 lawyers at any one time, together with supporting staff. The firm’s clients include English and foreign entrepreneurial high net-worth individuals, family offices, institutions such as embassies, government offices, an international airline, charities, large property companies, high profile corporations, listed companies and several other prestigious clients.
About Cyber-Duck
Established in 2005, Cyber-Duck is a leading independent digital agency with a world-class reputation, working with global brands including The European Union, Aston Martin, Imperial Tobacco Plc, Arsenal FC and Maxinutrition (GSK). Cyber-Duck is ISO accredited with its core services being Web & Mobile Production, SaaS Technology, User Experience, Consultancy, Marketing Branding and Hosting & Support. Cyber-Duck has won some of the most sought after industry awards including Webby Awards, the Construction Marketing Awards, the Davey Awards, the Communicator Awards, the Interactive Media Awards, and the W3 Awards.
