In development
- Fundraisers community website
- XHTML/CSS & Interface design
- Young Carers project
- Wordpress Design & XHTML/CSS/PHP
- Online health products shop
- Magento & XHTML/CSS
Recent clients
- NAVCA
- Social Networking Platform & XHTML/CSS
- Totnes Caring
- Branding/Identity & XHTML/CSS
- Media Trust
- Information Architecture & User Experience Consultancy
About
Popokatea is a one woman web design studio based in Devon run by Laura Whitehead.
Designing for the web part time since 2002, she decided to finally fly from the nest to go full time with Popokatea in July of 2008. Before focussing on Popokatea full-time, Laura worked in the nonprofit / third sector for over 15 years, and supported a wide range of organisations and communities with their knowledge and information development, and their collaborative partnership working. Laura's blog about technology and social media for nonprofit organisations and accessible website design - can be seen at Laura's Notebook.
Skills and Technologies:
- W3C, accessibility, usability and web standards
- Information Architecture
- User Experience
- XHTML & HTML5
- Advanced CSS
- PHP
- Ajax, Javascript and J-Query
- MODx CMS
- Wordpress
- Drupal
- Magento
- Knowledge Management
- Graphic design and typography
- Platforms: Mac, Linux and Windows
- Industry standard software and open source software for print and design
- Online digital media
- Training and facilitation
Where you might have seen Laura delivering talks and presentations
LVSC Cascade Network Conference - Engage and Connect with Social Media, London - January 2010
'Managing Your Online Community' session for frontline charities and organisations exploring how to nuture, develop and cultivate online communities. Included how to integrate strategic elements with effective policy and planning to enable vibrant online communities and ownership by the users and organisation.
Like Minds Conference, Exeter - Autumn 2009
Panelist at the inaugural Like Minds conference which explored the sustainability of social media, its return on investment, and its impact as a new way to engage directly with customers and opinion makers.
LVSC Cascade Network Conference, London - Summer 2009
'Engaging your Audience with e-newsletters and social media'; workshop session introducing social media to support communications and tips to ensure success with engaging their audience from print to digital.
UK Circuit Riders Conference, London - Summer 2009
'Web 2.0, Social Media & Hard Economic Times'; collaborative workshop session exploring how to support organisations to become more effective and efficient using technology including ways to network, share and collaborate.
NCVO Information 2.0 Conference, London - Winter 2008
'Ways to collaborate and share knowledge using social media tools' collaborative workshop exploring the building of internal and external knowledge management and capacity using web 2.0 tools for organisations.
UK Circuit Rider Conference 4.0 - Spring 2008
'Naked in a Goldfish Bowl - Web 2.0 for nonprofit organisations', seminar on social media to support ICT workers.
South West ICT Hub Conference - Spring 2007
'Getting the ICT Support you Need for your Organisation' seminar on circuit riders.
Devon ICT Conference - Summer 2006
'Website Accessibility and Usability' seminar for nonprofit organisations.
Recent Learning and Training workshops include:
Managing Your Online Community
A workshop to develops skills, understanding and confidence to nurture and manage an effective online community. The session includes development of social media policies and guidelines.
Websites for Organisations
An introductory session to explore what is needed when planning a new website. The session covers: strategy, content, web standards and accessibility, diy or hire a developer, tools to use, integrating social media and monitoring evaluation.
Where does the name Popokatea come from?
In New Zealand there is a bird known as Popokatea, the Whitehead. (Mohoua albicilla). Laura likes wildlife and birds.
Listings & Associations
Popokatea can be found on the NCVO's Approved Supplier directory for voluntary and community organisations at: www.suppliersdirectory.org.uk.
