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Spending three weeks doing work experience at dxw has given me a great insight into the world of web design. dxw let me work with and learn from some really smart and friendly people. I came to dxw to see people using programming in their work and to get advice for what I should do,…

I’m Robbie, a new PHP developer at dxw. Previously I spent two years as Head of Technology for a small London-based business card startup. Before that I was the primary developer at the charity Film Education where we created usable, accessible websites and services aimed at students, parents and teachers. I’m an advocate for the…

Why dxw? Work experience for a 16 year old isn’t flashy. The mumbling and general indignance to do anything stereotypically associated with my age group has meant that in my previous work experiences I have been met with countless thrilling tasks. This has ranged from filing documents from 1981, being left in a windowless room…

Hi there, I’m Jess, one half of the user research team at dxw. I’ve been working in web-related industries for almost 10 years now – from online journalism, to information architecture for university websites and now more recently, doing user research at the Government Digital Service and a start up coffee delivery company. My formal…

Back in July we embarked on an exciting new project with GDS to build a platform for users across government to create their own campaign websites. From our experience of working on projects like Exporting is GREAT and Own Your Home, we’ve learned that a significant number of campaigns are simple, low-cost and hosted on…

Hi, I’m Rob, one of dxw’s new PHP developers. I’m really pleased to be joining dxw and look forward to getting involved with all our PHP and WordPress projects. Before joining dxw, I spent several years at the National Audit Office, working on their website and intranet in a variety of forms. I went from…