Web Design

Web Design is a career interest of mine, and I like to keep my work as varied as possible. The examples on this page hopefully reflect my interest in this field with examples of both formal and informal designs. I am most comfortable working between Photoshop and Dreamweaver (XHTML & CSS), but prefer to hand-code over the program generated code. I find this helps me keep track on how the page is forming!

I have studied different aspects of web design and development, including e-commerce, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), SEM (Search Engine Marketing) and ASP.NET. I have also had exposure to programs including Flash, Fireworks, Erol, Visual Basic and the latest Google tools. My main qualification though is CIW Master Designer.

J.A.B UK

URL: www.jab-ride.co.uk
Design: Informal
Brief description:

J.A.B UK is a Mountain biking news website that serves the South East region of England. It also provides photo galleries on recent events, and a page with trailers for DVD's and short edits (for more on this, see videos page).

The header is a unique design that developed as the site came together. This was not borrowed from other designers!
The small images next to the news articles have a corner cut to give a consistent feel to the page. Click the image to link through!

Your Turn

URL: www.yourturn.me.uk
Design: Formal
Brief description:

Your Turn is an information site about a book written to support First Line Manager training, giving info on the book, author and presenting sample chapters. It also hosts options for contacting support for specific order requests.

The design of the site was based on the look and feel of the book. The request was for the site to be formal and easily navigable whilst having a design that would not feel hostile but attractive to younger users.