First of all we’ve launched 2 top class websites this week; Permits2Work and Knight Precision Wire. As ever, the team involved has put every effort in to make these some of the best looking, most functional sites you will find on the Internet today!

Danny and Khal have been out working on a very interesting usability testing and eyetracking project for a client at a lab in London.

The new Wisteria Formations YouTube channel has launched with 10 episodes on how to form a limited company in the UK. They’re in a brilliant stop motion illustrated format – definitely worth a look!

We’re giving away free VIP tickets to the New Designers show this week. The show is designed to showcase graduate talent from around the country and allow networking between them, potential employers and the media. We’ve only got limited numbers of tickets so you’ll need to be fast!

A cool tool we found this week is LaunchList. The idea of it is to provide a simple checklist for launching a new website – a really neat, simple and original solution to a problem.

We have also launched a brand new blog ‘Office Partitioning Expert’ sponsored by Optima Systems, which will provide expert news and information on the Office Partitioning industry.

To finish off we are proud to say that Chris Job is now a full time Web Developer at Cyber-Duck – officially joining the ducks! It’s great to welcome him into the team on a permanent basis, he’s brilliant at what he does and we’re excited about keeping him on board.

The user feedback has so far been excellent with a first time buyer registering every 20 minutes – Hablib is already working towards its goal of allowing anyone in the U.K to buy, sell or rent homes at no cost.

Hablib.com brings together social media and property listings online. It offers an alternative to the usual property advertising offering; 0% estate agency fees on sales and 0% letting fees on rentals so that consumers can sell and rent properties online and free of charge.

Although designed to be extremely easy to use for all site visitors, behind the scenes the Hablib system is extremely complex. The site includes a wide variety of AJAX functionalities such as suggestive search, affiliate support, integrated payment gateways and APIs with other companies. Furthermore, all automated processes were designed to strictly adhere to the many regulatory requirements involved in offering property sales services.

The Managing Director of Hablib Anton Kreil, a high profile UK entrepreneur and star of the BBC’s TV show ‘Million Dollar Trader’ has said:

“From the outset it was clear that the user experience was a critical factor in realising my dreams for Hablib. My vision was to bring a fairer approach to the property market and I felt that Cyber-Duck were best placed to transform this vision into an online reality. Cyber-Duck have consistently guiding me through the inherently technical, regulatory and legal minefields that can surround a project of this nature and size. It’s been a great working relationship, and I’m delighted with the outcome”.

Read the official press here: http://ow.ly/1b63G

Boonspace, Cyber-Duck’s latest web development, is an exciting new service that allows users to send virtual emotional gifts along with personalised cards, photos, audio and video messages to loved ones. A cash sum can also be attached to each Boonspace gift and sent securely via the internet so the recipient can choose a real gift to go along with their virtual one.

The service is perfect for those that find themselves away from home and the people that are important to them for long stretches of time. Boonspace makes it possible for people such as servicemen and women, students studying abroad, travellers and ex-pats to send something meaningful to family and friends who are far away.

As part of a series of promotions to mark the imminent launch of the Boonspace website on December 10th, anyone who signs up to Boonspace for free by November 30th will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a brand new 8G iPod Touch. All you need is a name and a valid email address and you could be receiving an early Christmas present.

To be in with a chance of winning, visit Boonspace and sign up before November 30th. Good Luck!

Find out more about Boonspace on YouTube.

Vinifera Boutique are dedicated to importing exclusive wines into the U.K from speciality French vineyards. U.K wine lovers will now be able to access new small batch wines that have not previously been available to them without travelling to France. New wines will be listed on a weekly basis: http://www.viniferaboutique.com

The Challenge
Vinifera wanted Cyber-Duck to come up with a high quality and easy to use website to exhibit their constantly evolving range of wines to everyone from wine aficionados to dinner party hosts. It had to feature an e-commerce shopping cart, live countdown for wine of the week and give users useful articles and advice.

The Solution
Cyber-Duck designed a traditional looking site featuring luxurious hand drawn graphics and a simple navigation system. As far as functionality is concerned, the site was made with integrated shopping cart software to allow Vinifera to edit and add new products. It also features a WordPress blog with a WYSIWYG interface which can easily be edited. The website also has a function for people to sign up and receive exclusive offers and alerts by SMS.

The Result
Vinifera are starting out with a fantastic website on which to showcase their eagerly anticipated range of French wines. The next step is to implement the online marketing plan for the site. This will ensure that people can find the site easily in Google searches and from other sources such as Pay per Click advertising and affiliate networks.

Visit http://www.viniferaboutique.com to view this stunning website and to check out the luxury wines on offer.