Dorset Creative

Dorset Creative is a Bournemouth software and digital agency that now trades under the name Fontis. It builds custom software and mobile apps and has long specialised in immersive technology such as virtual reality and 3D. The team has worked across healthcare, education, energy, government and enterprise since 2008.

What Dorset Creative offers

• Custom software and mobile apps — enterprise software for cloud, mobile and desktop.
• Virtual and augmented reality — VR, AR and simulation applications for commercial and educational use.
• 3D modelling and multimedia design — interface design based on UX principles, and 3D assets for Unity or Unreal.
• Microsoft solutions — work hosted on Azure using Power Apps, Power BI, .NET and SharePoint.
• Prototypes and websites — prototypes, websites and blockchain development.
• Retained developers — developers and designers supplied to work alongside a client's own team.

Who it works with

Clients come from healthcare, education, energy, government and enterprise. Examples include a VR robotic hip replacement demonstrator for Bournemouth University and a prototype electronic weatherboard for fishing communities.

Key facts

• Based in: Bournemouth, Dorset, England
• Working since: 2008
• New name: Fontis, part of The Fontis Group
• Recognition: National Technology Awards 2020
• Tools: C#, Unity, Maya, PHP, AngularJS and Ionic