agoG Graphic - Coventry

agoG Graphic based in the West Midlands, UK specialise in web application development, open source software and computer graphics

We make use of advanced technologies, whether open source or otherwise in many of our services and products...

Product Illustration of 'Glowstar' Solar Lantern

3D Illustration of the 'Glowstar' solar lantern, graphics produced using 3DStudio MAX from Autodesk

Product visualisation
Architectural walkthroughs

The field of computer graphics continues to develop, blurring the line between effects and reality; allowing simulations and prototypes to reach new levels of impact and efficiency.

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10 years experience in web application development, server management and business hosting

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My Portfolio

The Role of Design in Modern Church Marketing: If you've visited any CSS gallery sites lately, you may have noticed that church web sites are popping up all over the place, with designs ranging from cliched grunge to classic and refined. Being Christmas, Darren decided it was a good time to explore just what went into creating an online presence for a spiritual organization.
Save Some Cash: Optimize Your Browser Cache: Speeding up your site can often be as simple as configuring your web server to make the best use of your visitors' browser cache. If you don't know where to start to do that, you're in luck -- Wayne is here to talk you through it.
Helpful Hyperlinks with JavaScript: It's often handy to append a small icon after a link to a file or an external site, so that users aren't surprised when they follow those links. Toby shows us a nifty way to append those icons automatically with a spot of JavaScript.
The Principles of Successful Freelancing: An ounce of planning's worth a pound of cure. In this sample chapter from The Principles of Successful Freelancing, Miles Burke shows us some of the questions you'll need to answer before you embark on your freelancing career.
Interview with John Resig, jQuery Creator: John Resig is the mastermind behind the popular JavaScript library, jQuery. In this interview, John talks to Ara Pehlivanian about the future of JavaScript, online privacy, and the evolution of jQuery.
CSS Angles: Just the Edge Your Web Page Needs!: The CSS border property is a surprisingly handy tool for creating all kinds of shapes -- not just boxes! In this article, Tim shows us how to use pure CSS to create all manner of fun visual effects normally reserved for images.
Section 508: Uncle Sam's Guide To Web Accessibility: If you've ever worked on a US federal government web site, you've probably encountered Section 508 law for web accessibility. In this article, Rob wades through the jargon to deliver the tips you need to ensure the sites you build are compliant.
Hacking JavaScript for Fun and Profit: Part II: In Part 1 of this series, Myles gave us a taste for how to manipulate sprites on the screen. In this fascinating follow-up, he reveals the end product of some extreme JavaScript hackingrecreating the classic Mario Brothers platform game!
Terrific Tables with CSS: HTML tables have gained a new lease of life in the CSS era, now that they have been freed from misuse as a layout element. In this article, Jonathan demonstrates how you can use CSS to create exciting, colorful tables, which will work successfully across browsers, as well as taking a peek at what the future holds.
3 Cool Tricks You Can Only Do In Photoshop CS4: Alex takes the latest release of Adobe's flagship product, Photoshop CS4, for a test drive. On his journey, he stumbles upon three awesome new features for adding a whole new dimension to your web graphics.
Fake User Profiles: Free Speech or Defamation?: How closely are you monitoring the user-generated content being published on your portfolio of sites? In this article, Chris explores the ramifications of hosting content that is defamatory, and how to avoid paying a price for the right to do so.
How to Pick a Shopping Cart: 7 Carts Reviewed: Eager to integrate e-commerce functionality into your web site, but don't know where to start? Overwhelmed by the options? Let Tim do the hard work for you, as he puts seven of the most popular online shopping carts through their paces.
Scratching the Surface with August de los Reyes: At the Web Directions South conference last month, SitePoint's Matthew Magain caught up with the creative director of Microsoft Surface, August de los Reyes, to talk about design literacy, design process, and the next generation of user interfaces.
Enjoy Tomorrow's Web Today with AIR and CSS3: While we all wait patiently for CSS3 to be supported by the popular browsers, you can take advantage of CSS3 features now by building web applications within the Adobe AIR platform. Experience cross-platform utopia with this look at the advanced CSS styles you can use.
Multi-threading in JavaScript: No, you can't really multi-thread in JavaScript, but James shows the advantages of simulating a multi-threaded environment when dealing with intensive code. Armed with the techniques in this article, the possibilities for what you can achieve with JavaScript are limitless!