Lightmaker
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| Type | Private |
| Founded |  Tunbridge Wells UK (November 1997) |
| Headquarters | Tunbridge Wells Kent, UK |
| Key people | Ian Hilton, CEO Adrian Barrett, Chairman George Anger, Director Rob Noble, Director Bryan Sayle, Director |
| Industry | Internet |
| Website | www.lightmaker.com |
Lightmaker Group is a United Kingdom-based private limited company which specializes in website design and development services. The company is headquartered in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, with additional offices in Manchester, Scotland, Amsterdam, Sofia, Orlando, San Francisco, Vancouver, Varna, and Melbourne. Lightmaker has two hundred full-time employees.
Lightmaker specializes in accessible Adobe Flash website design, serving clients such as David Beckham, Emma Watson, Manchester United, Nickelodeon, Electronic Arts, Sony, and the United Kingdom Central Office of Information.[1][2]
In the United Kingdom, Lightmaker is listed at #10 in New Media Age's list of Top 100 Design and Build Agencies in 2007.[3]
Lightmaker are a member of the Society of Digital Agencies, sponsored by Adobe the society boasts 18 leading agencies worldwide today.[4][5]
One of Lightmaker's most notable non-advertising projects is the personal website for author J. K. Rowling.[6][7]. This site pioneered the use of many techniques in accessible rich media development. [8] [9]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.lightmaker.com. List of clients from Lightmaker Official Website. Retrieved on December 20, 2007.
- ^ http://www.coi.gov.uk/suppliers.php?page=80. United Kingdom Central Office of Information Official Website. Retrieved on January 10, 2008
- ^ http://www.nmatop100.co.uk/Top100/top_design_build.aspx NMA Top 100 Retrieved on January 8, 2007.
- ^ http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200803/031008SoDA.html. Article from Adobe Press Room announcing Adobe and Leading Digital Agencies launch Soda. Retrieved on March 10,2008
- ^ http://www.societyofdigitalagencies.org. Official Website of Society of Digital Agencies (SODA). Retrieved on April 1, 2008
- ^ http://www.jkrowling.com. JK Rowling Official Website. Retrieved on December 20, 2007
- ^ http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_jkrowling.hcsp. Accessibility compliance from RNIB Official Website. Last updated November 14, 2007.
- ^ http://www.accessiblecontent.com/online/v1n3/index.php?view=jkrowling. Article from Accessible Content Magazine detailing accessible Flash techniques used on the jkrowling.com. Retrieved on January 7, 2008.
- ^ http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3383&highlight= Article from AccessifyForum.com detailing accessible Flash techniques used on the jkrowling.com. Retrieved on January 7, 2008.
