Our story & philosophy
porcupine colors is a tiny Web design & development studio in Greece founded by Yiannis Konstantantakopoulos.
We design and develop websites and web applications and then we write about them in our blog.
We like to see the Web becoming more beautiful and useful. We also like to help you take advantage of it by providing better services. We do believe we can change the current status quo where most websites are neither aesthetically pleasant nor usable.
That is why we take care of the details. That is why our work makes you feel better, is accessible by all and in the end of the day is successful.
Our philosophy
We decided to avoid the outer pressure which imposes on similar studios to take all possible projects come their way. We prefer to start with clients who know what they want. At the same time we never take projects we can't cope with. And it feels quite relieving.
Another aspect of the pressure mentioned above imposes on business to become larger and larger by time. Again, we don't like this way of thinking. We prefer to stay small and independent. Because when you have to work for a million projects you can't provide the quality you want to.
Last but not least, we believe that successful work and smooth cooperation can make you a better person. As a result, apart from our technical standards we keep our ethics standards high as well. Our clients may reassure you about it. It is our badge of honour.
Who is this Yiannis anyway?
Yiannis Konstantakopoulos is a Web professional since 2000.
He is the only Greek who belongs in the International Liaison Group of Web Standards Project. ILG aims to promote equally accessible for all people around the globe no matter their nationality, their race or their physical ability.
porcupine colors is the only studio from Greece which belongs to the Pro Network of Expression Engine.
Yiannis is a well known member of the Greek community in the Web design & development area. He participates in several events and often is a invited speaker.
You may want to take a look at some of his presentations:
- Design in Wordpress: vs. Design in Expression Engine (1st Wordcamp in Greece)
- Designing for the Web (Open Coffee, Thesaloniki, Greece)
- Successful websites (Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece)
Working space
We care about our working space because it affects our work.
We keep our desk clean and we try to eliminate distractions around us. In fact there's space only for music.
We prefer computers made by Apple because they work like a charm, look fantastic, are silent and live longer. There's no fanboyism here. Apple isn't perfect of course. But Apple computers are the best money can buy.
If you like this desk, click on it to see it bigger in Flickr.
Enough with trivia. Now you might want to...
Take a look at our Clients' Testimonials