About
What is Scrunchup?
We made Scrunchup because we were fed up with the lack of decent advice out there for students wanting a career in web design or development. Most of the courses on offer are out of date, and don’t teach relevant skills, and many young people come out of courses without the required level of knowledge to get a good job.
Sure, there are lots of websites out there that give advice on writing really good code, but not many of them are aimed at young people who are just starting out. We also want to foster a community, and create a friendly atmosphere for young people to ask questions without feeling intimidated.
Want to contribute something to the site? Email us at mail@scrunchup.com
The Scrunchup Team
Anna Debenham
co-founder and developer
I’m a Front End Developer and I’ve been building websites since I was 14. After finishing my A-Levels, I set up as a freelancer. I’m the technician for the Boagworld podcast, and at the beginning of 2009, I finished a 4-month internship at Clearleft.
www.maban.co.uk anna@scrunchup.com @anna_debenham anna_debenham anna_debenham anna_debenham annadebenham
Paul Randall
co-founder and designer
I am a Web Designer/Developer, from the South West of England, and have been working on the web full time since 2006. I originally started my career as an IT Administrator for a local manufacturing firm, and was recently awarded a foundation degree in Computing & Internet Technology.
Jamie Knight
co-founder and designer
I am a web designing, lion loving, 20 something down in Somerset UK I have a passion for the web and how it empower its users. Never seen far from my companion; lion www.lickr.co.uk, outside of the world of web design I give presentations about autism and ride a red mountain bike!
Teifion Jordan
co-founder and developer
My hobbies include designing databases, programming and running online games. For some reason most people assume I’m rather odd when I say these things, that’s why you should also know that I find regular expressions relaxing, pretending I’m witty to be entertaining and I think that love can be solved with statistics. So, who wants to be my friend?
Ollie Parsley
co-founder and developer
I’m Ollie Parsley, a 23 year old web developer from Dorset in the south of the UK. I have built several Twitter applications, for links and more information about my apps please visit my blog. You can also catch me on the Tuck In To Tech podcast every now and again, I also write for TechJuicer and TweeterStuff.
www.ollieparsley.com ollie@scrunchup.com @ollieparsley ollieparsley
James Osborn
co-founder and editor
I have been designing and developing websites since the age of 12 and now run a weekly technology podcast (TuckInToTech). Although I am currently studying ‘Management’ in Hong Kong, I continue to experiment with the latest web technologies and develop sites for clients in my favourite new toy Rails. I also try to blog occasionally.
Emma Brabrook
co-founder and editor
I’m a photography student who is interested in all things arty, and my plan is to one day have my own photography business. My role on the ScrunchUp team involves general feedback and arty stuff like colour schemes, photos and illustrations. I’m a bit of a technology geek too and I have a tendency to question how most electronic things work!