Pretty Simple web design : portfolio
Rosie's Playtime
Here, the client needed a clean, bright website to promote their new app, aimed at helping young children to brush their teeth properly. Due to the target audience, the site had to be fully iOS-friendly. By basing the site on WordPress, the client is able to update the pages and add new posts easily, keeping it fresh and up to date, whilst also integrating it with their presence on Twitter and FaceBook.
Type: App website
Accessibility: WCAG 2.0 Double A
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, CSS
Alex Best: Drummer
Another portfolio site for a professional musician, showcasing his musical talents with audio clips. This site was built using a fully hosted and supported installation of popular open-source blogging software, WordPress. Using this approach, the client can now easily update his own site and add new pages at the press of a few buttons.
Type: Musician's website
Accessibility: WCAG 2.0 Double A
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, CSS, Javascript, Audio, Flash
Gareth Lumbers: Saxophonist
A musician's professional portfolio site, showcasing his musical talents with audio clips, videos and a photo gallery.This site was built using a fully hosted and supported installation of popular open-source blogging software, WordPress. Using this approach, the client can now easily update his own site and add new pages at the press of a few buttons. The site also pulls in content from YouTube and other sites, allowing a 'publish once' approach to multimedia sharing.
Type: Musician's website
Accessibility: WCAG 2.0 Double A
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, CSS, Javascript, Video, Audio, Flash
Foster Care Fortnight
A campaign website to promote Foster Care Fortnight in the City of Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders. This site included embedded videos, pulled in from YouTube, for which full captions were provided. It was built to a tight timescale to meet campaign deadlines, and has been a huge success.
Type: Local authority campaign website
Accessibility: WCAG 2.0 Double A
Technologies: XHTML, CSS, Video
Blue Rondo Jazz Ensembles
A simple, stylish site advertising high quality jazz ensembles. This was a redesign of an old site which was looking dated. The client wanted a professional look to help attract high-end corporate customers. Time and budget was limited so I produced a very simple site with a minimum of features, whilst still delivering a striking brand.
Type: Promotional website
Accessibility: WCAG 2.0 Double A
Technologies: HTML, CSS, Flash
Arbor Green Nursery
A colourful, fun website to promote a new nursery school in Edinburgh. The client already had a logo (the magical tree) and so the site's design needed to be sympathetic to that image. This included the design of a fully animated and interactive banner, as well as animated animal characters. Functionality included an embedded Google map and a contact form.
Type: Promotional website
Accessibility: WCAG 2.0 Double A
Technologies: HTML, CSS, Flash, PHP
Uncle Funk and the Retro Stalkers
This project was a re-vamp of an old website. The band wanted a more professional look whilst still getting across a colourful and 'funky' image. An animated Flash banner gives the site a dynamic feel, along with the ability to play streamed high-quality demo tracks through a custom-built Flash audio player.
Type: Band website
Accessibility: WCAG 2.0 Double A
Technologies: XHTML, CSS, Flash, JavaScript
Alchemy - product images and Flash ads
Alchemy is a groundbreaking new synthesizer from Camel Audio, who approached me wanting Flash banner adverts to promote the software. In addition, they needed product images to accompany two add-on packs of sounds. The Flash adverts had to adhere to the specifications laid out by Google Adwords, whilst the product images had to convey the appropriate moods for each pack.
Type: Graphics and Flash
Mike Williamson : Interior Design
A simple brochure site promoting interior design services in Edinburgh and the Borders. Search Engine Optimisation was the priority for this project so a range of online and offline tasks were also identified to help the client promote his business.
Type: Business portfolio
Accessibility: WCAG 1.0 Double A
Technologies: XHTML, CSS, Flash, JavaScript
Lesley Brice : Fashion Stylist
A fashion website designed to compliment the client's style, with Flash banners and a PHP photo gallery which the client can upload to and amend themselves.
Type: Fashion portfolio
Accessibility: WCAG 1.0 Double A
Technologies: XHTML, CSS, Flash, PHP
Elaine Coltham : Poet and Author
A re-vamp of the official website of Elaine Coltham, poet and author. This site includes Flash banner, guestbook and gallery, and the re-design has addressed various accessibility and usability issues.
Type: Published poetry and children's fiction
Accessibility: WCAG 1.0 Double A
Technologies: HTML, CSS, Flash, PHP
Humanoid Sound Systems
A commercial website for Humanoid Sound Systems, creators of the excellent Scanned Synth Pro. Included animated Flash banners and Audio Randomiser, as well as virtual package design. Clean, professional aethetics needed to promote the product and drive online sales.
Type: eCommerce (Software)
Accessibility: WCAG 1.0 Double A
Technologies: HTML, CSS, Flash, PHP
Foster Care in Edinburgh
Redesign of a previous site built on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council, with in-house graphics assistance. Accessibility and usabilty very high on the agenda here, with clear and simple navigation to maximise public uptake of the campaign.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/fostering
Type: Local authority
Accessibility: WCAG 1.0 Double A
Technologies: XHTML, CSS, Javascript
Andi Hopgood : Jazz Singer
An online portfolio site for jazz singer and saxophonist Andi Hopgood. This one was designed as a Flash site, but with a fully accessible HTML version backing it up (actually the Flash site should be pretty darn accessible too).
Type: Music
Accessibility: WCAG 1.0 Double A
Technologies: HTML, CSS, Flash