Design Philosophy

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My Sites

Since beginning web design in 2002, the following is my 'small but beautiful' portfolio.
With my background of a software developer, VB6 programmer and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, I am particularly enthusiastic about the standards and guidelines that the W3 Consortium have introduced for web design. From the start, I have been aware of the many potential pitfalls of web design, from cross-browser compatibility problems and accessibility issues, to the challenge of attracting users into a site and then keeping them there.

Beginning with my background as an experienced applications developer, then following web design courses with the Open University, I have always written to the internationally-recognised web design standards.
I am able to write compact and clean code, and I consider 'marketing' and 'site promotion' from the beginning of design.

My sites are clear, clean and simple. They are written to inform, sell or educate, with 'entertainment' a secondary consideration.
The following are sites I have developed and am developing:

2004 - Current sites under development
Portsdown Conservation Volunteers As an active conservation volunteer, I am involved with the Portsdown Hill Conservation Volunteers, and spend many hours working on the local Hill. I've also documented my 2 years there, here!
Open University As an active Open University student, this is a bit about my study, and some useful links about my courses - as well as a degree-classification calculator download
Portsdown Geology My major 'hobby' site - before getting very involved with the PCV above!
All about the Portsdown geology for which I am doing the research.
This is an ongoing project.



2003
Portsdown Geology My major 'hobby' site, all about the Portsdown geology for which I am doing the research.
This is an ongoing project, and will keep me busy throughout 2003 and beyond.
Iron Fertilisation of the Oceans As part of my Open University "Environmental Web" course, I am writing a website that discusses plans to fertilise the oceans with iron, in an attempt to ameliorate global warming.
Javascript demonstration As part of my Open University "Client-side development" course, I wrote this website to demonstrate the power of Javascript.
Auction House demonstration As part of my Open University "Server-side development" course, I wrote this website to demonstrate a simple server-side auction-house.
New Road Allotments - site removed As an active conservation volunteer, I was involved with the BTCV project that is setting up Community Allotments between Havant and Bedhampton. This site details the ongoing development of those allotments.
Kolara

www.kolara.co.uk
A re-write of a commercial site that had been written in FrontPage.
I used their design and re-wrote it using XHTML-valid code and a style sheet


2002 - Cobwebs - early practice sites no longer under development
Black's Pots and Kettles My University Web Design project site.
This project was completed and submitted, along with a report.
It has no images, and only 4 pages - Home, Products, Feedback and Library.
This site and the report together earned me a distinction - so I must be doing something right.
Milestones Conversion of a leaflet that came through my door into a website.
It uses javascript to open and close lengthy price-tables in the Products page.
This project was a development toy for the unfolding price list.
Holly Hill Once, my hobby site for the volunteers.
It uses javascript to open full-size photos in a 'photo-display' window whilst adhering to XHTML-strict validation, for example within the 'volunteers' pages. There are also javascript dropdowns from some menu items.
This project was developed with great enthusiasm, but I stopped when I left the volunteers group.
The Press Gang My very very first attempt to play at web design :-) .