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Cursive is a creative web design & software development agency.

We make bespoke software applications. We’re Wagtail & Django specialists, web designers & developers, digital consultants and we provide world-class hosting, support & maintenance services for clients who do good in the world.

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14 Jun 2024 - Our news

We’re welcoming Adam to the Cursive team!

He’s our account manager so he’ll be helping our team deliver digital goodness across our portfolio of clients and making sure they are super-happy with the results.

Case Studies

GO Lab goes global

We shifted GO Lab’s online presence to focus on their global audience.

GO Lab INDIGO Learn more

Levelling up Shortlister

We took Shortlister’s online interview platform through an extensive software upgrade

Shortlister upgrade Learn more

Learning through play

We made an educational game to help primary school kids learn about common dangers as they prepare for secondary school.

Crucial Crew Poster Learn more

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Services

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Software development

We solve business problems with elegant, cloud-based software solutions

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Website design, UX & build

Whether it’s an online brochure you need or something with a bit more oomph, we make world-class websites that work wonders

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Wagtail CMS Specialists

When only the most flexible, easy to use content management system will do, we’re the team to call on

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Digital products & services

For operations powered by software, we're the partners you need

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Django development

If you have a Django application you need to upgrade or a new project in mind we can help

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Online branding

We can win the hearts and minds of users through powerful branding

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Support & maintenance

We’ll be on call to keep your website or application running like clockwork

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Digital strategy

We bring ideas and experience to build into your digital strategy

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Our clients

Cursive works across the education, not-for-profit and commercial services sectors. We’re trusted to bring clarity to complex data and build resilient, secure web-based products and services that people love to use.

Cursive is a pleasure to work with. They always strive to cultivate a friendly working relationship. 

— Laura Bonsaver, communications and engagement officer, GO Lab

Meet our team

Adam Nisbet
Adam Nisbet

Account manager

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Adam Nisbet

Adam Nisbet

Account manager

Adam nurtures our client relationships and is responsible for the successful delivery of our projects. He coordinates the workflow in our team to ensure we deliver maximum value for our clients and is their first point of contact.

Skills: Liaising with clients, project management, digital marketing & SEO.

adam.nisbet@cursive.works
Katie Bamford
Katie Bamford

Full stack developer

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Katie Bamford

Katie Bamford

Full stack developer

Katie builds fluid, responsive websites and applications. She’s responsible for keeping our client’s software up to date with the latest and greatest versions.

Skills: frontend & backend web development, supporting & maintaining complex software projects.
Martin Swarbrick
Martin Swarbrick

Software developer

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Martin Swarbrick

Martin Swarbrick

Software developer

Martin has more than 20 years experience in commercial software development. He has a practical outlook and a good eye for detail. He’s responsible for leading on some of our technical projects - translating client requirements, user stories and UX designs into robust software solutions.

Skills: Data modelling, software development, data visualisation
Martyn Stirk
Martyn Stirk

Designer & front end developer

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Martyn Stirk

Martyn Stirk

Designer & front end developer

Martyn’s focus is on translating wireframes and site maps into clean, accessible designs under Rob’s creative direction. He creates design systems and component libraries to ensure the consistency and sustainability of our projects. He’s also our accessibility champion.

Skills: Responsive design, front end development, accessibility.
Pat Smith
Patrick Smith

Software developer

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Pat Smith

Patrick Smith

Software developer

Patrick looks after our infrastructure, security and resilience and leads on many of our technical projects. He’s been with Cursive for more than six years and has worked in web development for more than 20.

Skills: Dev ops, software development, systems integration.
Rob Colley
Rob Colley

Director

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Rob Colley

Rob Colley

Director

Rob set Cursive up in 2008 and has spent 20+ years delivering successful web projects for nonprofits, universities, global brands, SMEs and corporate clients.

He’s responsible for overseeing our client relationships and ensuring our team has what it needs to achieve our goals.

Skills: Design principles, digital consultancy, project delivery.

rob.colley@cursive.works

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