Strakzat

05/10/2022

We have some buzzzzworthy news! 🐝

We can add a new happy customer to our database with BEEQUIP. We've been quite busy working with them on their brand-new website! Last week we toasted on the hard work we together put into their new digital hive.

Using a lot of stackable building blocks, the BEEQUIP team gets tons of flexibility when setting up product pages, content pages, success stories & articles in Sanity CMS, resulting in slick, consistent, yet unique pages.

With all features finished, we just need to fill the website content and dot some i's. Keep an eye on our page for the go-live very soon!

30/08/2022

Are you planning on upgrading your hotel room to one with a whirlpool bath? 🛁

Do you want a stay, including breakfast? 🥞

Or do you need an earlier check-in because you're arriving in the morning? ☀️

Oaky makes it easy as an upselling tool for hotels in which you, as a guest, are offered the best deals and upgrades. They are one of our long-term partners we have been working with for several years. We thought it was about time we showed you what that's all about!

We are therefore kicking off with the marketing website, which we did the design and development for. This website is the company's business card and shows visitors what Oaky offers and what it can bring you as a hotel.

Check it out by visiting Oaky's website https://oaky.com/

22/08/2022

New Strakzat swag has arrived! This time, our designer Lisa has worked on a cool hand-lettered bag with our motto 'Ship valuable products. Do you want one too? Reach out to us!

10/08/2022

We want you to look at us the same way you look at pizza. 🍕

Therefore we had a team weekend in Zeeland with a pizza workshop and a brand sprint to brainstorm about the future of Strakzat!

You might have seen our pizza baking skills already on Instagram. If not, give us a follow (link in the comments) or get some impressions in the attached photos! 👩‍🍳

27/07/2022

We are super happy with our new design addition Stijn! 🎉

Our team is even ‘running’ better since he joined us with his down-to-earth and critical view.

Read what Stijn himself has to say about the first period as part of our team:

"I was looking for a company that makes beautiful and well-functioning products, with a close and down-to-earth team without egos. A lot of time is spent on personal development, which I find very important to continue to develop as a designer. The team has made me feel at home very quickly. The diverse projects, the close cooperation with other designers and stakeholders, make it dynamic, challenging and instructive."

Would you also like to work with Stijn? Join our team or start a project with us!

26/07/2022

The Pearson Clinical website is a unique project for us. During the new website's design, a rebranding process took place at parent organisation Pearson. After our first design iteration with the old branding implemented, we had to match it with the rebranding. This compelled us to provide a different look and feel while keeping the website's structure and its renewed content (crafted by Entopic (becoming iO) intact.

To give you an idea of what this branding entailed, we are happy to share the two visual interpretations of the website. One with the previous branding implemented:
https://lnkd.in/eKMcFzkx

And one with the rebranding of Pearson applied to it:
https://lnkd.in/eN_sPxPQ

Are you also looking for a new lick of paint for the website or app of your organisation? Reach out to us!

21/06/2022

Summer is coming, and we're sure this project will make your days even hotter. 🥵

Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a boom in adult toy sales- but it's hard to know what you're buying. There are tons of products out there promising different things and without extensive knowledge on your part, it can be tough to choose which one is best for you.

That's where Sextoylab comes into play: a platform that allows its users' thorough test results and comparisons so they have all the information needed when making their purchase decision! This comparison tool will do most of this work for you by comparing various toys with each other according to price range, average use time per charge, etc., ensuring that whatever product is chosen is a perfect fit!

Sextoylab Toy Detailpage designed by Bart Dunweg for Strakzat. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

16/05/2022

This pricing page for Ligo makes it easy to see what you're actually getting in every plan. There are no hidden costs or surprises, which means that your decision about whether or not the service is right for you won't have any uncertainty left in it at all!

Ligo Pricing Page designed by Strakzat. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

16/05/2022

Hiring a lawyer is expensive and time-consuming. You need to find the right one, schedule an appointment, go to their office and explain what you want them to do for you. Ligo is here to change all that. With their legal services marketplace, they match your needs with lawyers who can provide the service at a price you can afford.

There were some challenges with the current website, however. It was a little bit dated and hard to navigate. Ligo also needed to stand out more from competitors and improve on gaining website visitors' trust. So we designed Ligo, a beautiful, responsive website where it's easier for users to find what they are looking for and convert them at high rates because of the persuasive design principles we applied.

01/02/2022

Strakzat's first office was in the 'Heineken Gebouw'. 🏢

At the time, we secretly dreamed of doing a project for a company as big as Heineken. That dream has come true because last week we started a project for the Heineken Experience.

Together with YipYip, we are going to create a mobile app, especially for Heineken trainers. This app will support them during the tap training they give in pubs, at events and in the Heineken Experience itself.

We kicked the project off with a design sprint. Within a week, we set up a prototype and validated it with the intended target group.

Of course, the validation took place in the right setting; at Heineken with the bar and the taps as our central point.

Our prototype received positive reactions and gave us a lot of insights for further development; sprint successful!

Cheers to a great collaboration 🍻

26/01/2022

Last year we received an e-mail from a talented (recently graduated) front-end developer who wanted to join us. Maurits was his name. Unfortunately, at that time we did not have the capacity to coach him well enough and offer him a job. We reluctantly sent him an e-mail in which we told him to contact us again at a later date.

And they sometimes say: perseverance pays off. That was certainly the case here. A few months later, we received another e-mail from him. The situation at Strakzat had changed somewhat in the meantime. Together, we came up with the idea of a traineeship to get to know each other better and increase the chances of getting a permanent job. The rest is history.

Maurits was able to make a success of his traineeship and has now started a permanent job as a front-end developer! He wrote an article about how a traineeship can be successful:

Also interested in a traineeship at Strakzat? Get in touch!

In the past six months, I have been a trainee at Strakzat. During this traineeship, I realised that it takes some effort of the trainee and…

11/01/2022

What extra role will our project manager Emma take on soon? 🤔

That's one of the questions we asked during the Strakzat pub quiz!

Unfortunately, the annual christmas dinner couldn't take place because of Corona. So we organised this quiz instead!

Joy and Emma ensured that we could come together digitally. With a carefully selected drink package and a real Strakzat Pub quiz we’ve started a new tradition.

Rob took the top prize in this first edition, and he’ll enjoy a fully catered self-selected lunch at home!

See the comments for the answer 😉