Our story & philosophy

No website is an island...

But it takes endeavor and dedication and amounts of love to make it thrive.
In porcupine colors we help professionals take the most of the Web. How do we do it? By designing more beautiful websites and apps. By developing stronger systems. And by working with integrity.

Everyday hundreds of websites meet our eyes, our brain and they come and go. Most of them lack personality, aesthetics and good content. In fact they look like they have been designed by a committee.

We need to ask for more than this.

In porcupine colors things are different: we love the details. What's attractive must be usable too,. What works well must also feels well. Above all it must return the investment, your investment.

This way we make your websites and your apps better.

Philosophy

porcupine colors is a tiny studio. And it aims to stay this way. Yiannis Konstantakopoulos, the person who founded it, could be described as an "engaged freelancer". Which means he's flexible enough to take projects that don't require more than one person.

At the same time he's not alone when it comes to more demanding and complicated work. He's actually a part of a team of creative people who work together. However, what's written in this website reflect his own views.

But, why stay tiny? Because we think of success differently. Being small and independent is fun. It is fulfilling. And it helps you remain focused on what you do well.

This point of view help us work with the right clients, people who know what they want, no matter how demanding it might be. It also helps us cope with projects and deliver great results.

Excellent work, return of investment, happy clients. This triptych fuels our engines.

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 (or ILG) of the Web Standards Project. ILG is an international collective of web professionals promoting the global use of standards to ensure an equitable Web.

porcupine colors is the only studio from Greece which belongs to the Pro Network of Expression Engine. Read more about it at the Services section.

Yiannis is a well known member of the Greek community in the Web design & development area. He participates in several events and he's often an invited speaker.

He also writes things. Personal stories or things meant to be shared. He believes in the power of a story no matter the medium. So he tries to be a storyteller.