After graduating from Trinity College Dublin, Simon worked with some of the biggest brands in Ireland, designing and improving UX on websites and applications. He has led the design process for many large scale websites and co-ordinated the execution of projects from mockups right through to the final front-end code.
He is interested in modern, functional design with a focus on speed, clean typography and conversions. Lately he has been primarily building sites and mobile-first apps for WordPress, the world’s most popular CMS.
In 2014 Simon co-founded MadeInContext and has since designed and produced a number of best-selling WordPress eCommerce and Business themes under the banner of CommerceGurus and from 2016 CreateandCode.
Well it’s been a busy month at CommerceGurus towers – we’ve launched our first WooCommerce theme, Captiva on ThemeForest and we’ve been thrilled by the reception it has been getting.
From the outset, we wanted to create a modern WooCommerce theme with style, functionality and unmatched versatility.
Frequently they are turning to humor, employing wit and surprise to engage with customers and shedding a stuffier image in favor of one which is more human.
Well we’ve compiled these five key eCommerce fundamentals on what makes a good online store a great one. Let’s get started!
Let’s compare that experience to what happens online. How many times has there been just a line or two of text? No detailed description? No guidelines for storage or for washing if the item is a piece of clothing?
In the past week a potato story dominated the airwaves not since freedom fries made their brief appearance over ten years ago. (A valiant attempt to rechristen Guinea pigs “Freedom pigs” unfortunately never took on).
