Short Fuse Creative

Web Design & Development

We design and develop websites that are elegant, robust, fast-loading, mobile friendly and ready for the search engines.

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WordPress

Short Fuse Creative specialises in the setup and development of secure and super fast, WordPress-based websites. We can build custom themes and develop bespoke plugins to suit your requirements.

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Claymation Animation

We specialise in authoring claymation animation. We custom-design story boards, characters, voices, narration and bring it all together with professional video editing.

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Short Fuse Creative, a Devon-based design agency founded in 2012 by James Middleton, delivers innovative web design and CGI animation solutions. Specializing in bespoke, SEO-optimized WordPress websites and custom plugins, we create mobile-friendly, user-focused digital experiences that elevate your brand.

Our expertise extends to captivating CGI and claymation-style animations for e-learning and promotions. Offering flexible, budget-friendly services, we empower businesses with high-quality, manageable digital solutions, backed by over 15 years of experience.

Professional Creative Services

Short Fuse Creative Ltd is a UK-based, web design agency & new media company. We provide specialist, one-stop digital media solutions including: WordPress website building & development, bespoke content management systems (CMS), ecommerce solutions, web branding, animated videos, search engine optimisation (SEO) & mobile friendly services for any business.

  • “Prompt and inventive with solutions”

    Short Fuse Creative (SFC) has developed a complex site for the education system over the last four years and has always been prompt and inventive with solutions for the site. This site is now being used by one of the leading SEBD units in Staffordshire. SFC’s eye for design is excellent, guaranteeing a site that looks great and functions well. I would recommend SFC highly to anybody looking for a website.
    Richard Kizis
    Managing Director, BLOT LTD

  • “Extremely impressive”

    I have known and worked with James at Short Fuse for a number of years and have always been delighted with his work, in particular his creative ability and skill using both Adobe Photoshop and WordPress which is extremely impressive. As important as the excellent work produced by James is the ease in which he his able to interpret, understand and develop conceptual written or design ideas as part of a creative team to fulfil my objectives.I have no hesitation recommending James to any company or individual who requires any kind of creative input for a project they may be considering.
    Paul House
    Creative Director of pha creative ltd

  • “Usable on different platforms”

    We needed a user friendly website that would be usable on different platforms and that’s what we got. James designed, uploaded and set up the site with the forms and information we needed. A few months later and we had a problem, and James was there again. A quick email to him and within a matter of hours all was corrected. Thank you James for a good service.
    Paul Williams
    Ilfracombe Rotary Club

  • “Approachable & thorough”

    James at Short Fuse Creative, has been running our Adobe, HTML/CSS and WordPress courses since 2013. He is very good at making sure all skills levels are catered for. Approachable and thorough.
    Angela Scott
    Training Manager – AME Solutions

  • “Great service”

    Great web site, great service and makes us stand out from our competitors.
    Andrew Coombes
    Practice owner and principal Dentist, Terrace Dental Care.

  • “Search engine optimised”

    Short Fuse Creative has worked on a number of web design projects for us and I have been very impressed with the end results. The designs are always spot on and just right for our clients with clear navigation and call-to-action zones. The sites are not just user friendly but also search engine optimised. Short Fuse Creative have been great to work with and I have some very happy clients thanks to this company.
    Hazel Jarrett
    SEO+

Professional Web Designer & Developer

Meet our Creative Director, James Middleton

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