About Giant Peach
At Giant Peach we like to help, we like to impress, we like to talk and we love to listen.
We always view our clients as part of our team. We are a company that takes great pride in building long lasting relationships with our clients. We blend strong communication skills with creativity, stunning design and technical know-how.
Together we form a team devoted to creating the best website possible. With Giant Peach you can expect that we will enjoy working together for the benefit of your business and in a partnership that functions through delivering success on your terms.
We love what we do and we love who we work with. We are a very friendly, down to earth team who are easy and fun to work with.
So, welcome to Giant Peach. Have a look at our work, meet the team, download some helpful information or read the blog to find out more about what's happening at Peach HQ.
James Read
What I do:
As the founder of Giant Peach, I provide leadership and design oversight to the Giant Peach team. I oversee all projects while ensuring the highest levels of design, usability, attention to detail (I am a perfectionist) and website optimisation. I maintain communication with all clients to ensure their needs are met on time and within budget.
Great design, fantastic ideas and technical genius are what drives me, and the team we have built here at Giant Peach reflects this.
If I'm not doing this I am:
Hacking around a golf course, playing a bit of football, doing this, flying around in the 'Peachmobile' or scribbling on one of our various white boards.
Favourite website:
I love the new Sloanes website view the site here.
Check this out:
The new way to enjoy music www.spotify.com
Steve Baker
What I do:
In a nutshell I design & build websites. In industry lingo – XHTML/CSS/Photoshop. Whether it's a brand new site which needs creating and rebranding from scratch or updating an existing site and making it look good. We move with the times and utilise new techniques of website design to give the best user experience possible. Bad websites annoy me, so when I'm responsible for a site, I make sure it's built well and works well. Did I mention I make things look good?
If I'm not doing this I am:
Doing lots of charity work, exercise, poetry and working with the UN to solve the world's problems ;0). Drinking, clubbing, socialising and pretending i'm still able to do all that and not feel shattered. Watching/quoting all sorts of comedy genius - The Office, Will Ferrell films etc.
Favourite websites:
www.bbc.co.uk - I've got to hand it to these guys, the BBC is an absolutely huge site and they still manage to do an excellent job. I'd go so far as to say it's one of the best complete websites in the world. It looks good, it's user-friendly and it's accessible.
CSS Line - Design Inspiration
Google - I've got a feeling this little company are gonna do big things.
Check this out:
Random dancing/social experiment/advert in London. Youtube
Josh Buckley
What I do:
I’m in charge of all the technical stuff, from server-side technologies (PHP, MySQL etc) which help create advanced functionality such as Content Management Systems and Online Shops, to client-side ones (JS, AJAX, jQuery) which are increasingly being used to enhance the overall user experience, and the communication between the two (XML, JSON).
If I'm not doing this I am:
On the internet learning, developing, pretty much as above.
Favourite website:
SourceForge.net is the world’s largest open source software development web site. They provide free services that help people like me build cool stuff and share it with a global audience.
Check this out:
Please, if you're still using Internet Explorer 6, upgrade! This old browser doesn't follow web standards which makes it hard to provide a decent user experience. Better still, Get Firefox!
Joey Hoskins
What I do:
All though I consider myself as an interactive designer, I’m a designer that likes to give every piece of work a strong identity on whatever platform I am working on, from presentation and graphics to usability. Photoshop is where my skills lie, but I also know my way around web standards being XHTML and CSS compliant.
If I'm not doing this I am:
You can find me outside chasing the last drop of sunshine. Or with a pen and any piece of paper at arm's reach doodling away.
Favourite website:
I don't know what my favourite site is, as they're always changing so much! But one I’m always on is wemakeitgood.com. It has everything from music and latest events to obscure goings on.
Check this out:
I'm a big twitter fan, and there's a lot of apps out there but 'tweet Deck' is the best I've come across yet. http://tweetdeck.com/beta/ So give it a go and tweet me! http://twitter.com/Joey_GP
Claire Read
What I do:
At Giant Peach, I am responsible for the Customer Services, ensuring our satisfied customers remain that way – happy and smiley about their fantastic websites, that are helping them grow their businesses. My plan for 2010 is to contact companies who are yet to be the proud owners of a peachy website – come on, grow your business with a Giant Peach website.
If I'm not doing this I am:
Most weekends you will find me singing in the 5 piece band, Indigo Blue. We have a fabulous drummer, the best bass player, an awesome lead guitarist and keyboards. I have definitely missed my vocation in life! Britney eat your heart out.
Favourite website:
Aside from all of the websites with the Giant Peach stamp of approval – I have to admit I have succumbed to the Facebook bug and am on it far too much! I can also spend a good few hours on YouTube.
Check this out:
www.lemonrock.co.uk/indigoblue – available for weddings, birthdays, barmitzfas etc
