~ My Website Portfolio ~
Introduction
Hello and welcome to my online Website Portfolio, I am a freelance website designer, based in Dorset, UK and I have solid knowledge of [X]HTML and CSS and am currently studying PHP and MySQL in some of my free time. To design the websites I create I use a combination of both pure coding and visual editors (such as Adobe Dreamweaver) to achieve the functions from the sites and then use a combination of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create the graphics for these websites.
How did I get into Website Design?
Well it must have been in about 1997 when I first started to become interested in making website's, however at that time I didn't have a clue what I was doing and it was just a bit of fun, nothing serious at all.
Being Mac based I started off using Adobe Pagemill, before I later switched to GoLive, which I used to help make my own personal website that first went online in 2002. These tools helped me to start to gain an understanding about website's and how they were coded, though at the time I didn't understand much of it - now I am able to design website's using both pure code and Dreamweaver (though I mainly prefer to just code without bothering with the visual editor).
How do I design website's?
Each website that I design is always built from the ground up, with no use of code from another site. The reason I work this way is because each site will have different needs, I can see no reason to re-use code that I may only end up needing to change later. However I will always build a template for each site I make to help speed up the development process. Normally when designing website's I follow a standard pattern that I have :
I have been working on my own personal website since 2002 and in that time I have expanded my knowledge on web technologies and have used this website as a testing grounds for all I have learnt so far. However recently I have started to work as a freelance Website Designer and while I may not have a huge portfolio of work, all of the website's I have done are to a high standard and meet with the client's specifications.
Please feel free to have a look at some of the projects I have made and am currently working on.
Commission Information
I am pleased to announce that I am now open to taking commissions to build websites for those who are interested. Each website is priced on a case-by-case fee and as such I cannot provide a guide here, however if you would like me to give you a quote to build you a website then please send an e-mail with all the relevant information to this address: NeonIceStudios [at] Gmail [dot] com and I shall get back to you with all relevant information. And many thanks for your interest in my services :)
~ Active Projects ~
It is going to be a very comprehensive website, showcasing a large majority of the products that the company makes as well as giving people an easy method of contacting them.
This website is currently under production and shall be ready to go live sometime in the near future.
~ On-hold Projects ~
Currently this website is on hold due to a number of reasons that I shall not list here. If this project is continued with, it shall be moved to the 'Active Projects' section as and when that decision is reached.
~ Completed Projects ~
This website has been my longest project to date and, although it is now finished and ready to go live, the client has not yet got their own host, so the website can currently be found by clicking on the link below.
Overall the site took about a month total to make from the first design to the finished product, giving the client a clean, simple website that fulfilled her requests.
The end design was that of a site which had more appeal and reflected their work better than their old site had done.
http://www.chris-scottphotography.co.uk
Introduction
Hello and welcome to my online Website Portfolio, I am a freelance website designer, based in Dorset, UK and I have solid knowledge of [X]HTML and CSS and am currently studying PHP and MySQL in some of my free time. To design the websites I create I use a combination of both pure coding and visual editors (such as Adobe Dreamweaver) to achieve the functions from the sites and then use a combination of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create the graphics for these websites.
How did I get into Website Design?
Well it must have been in about 1997 when I first started to become interested in making website's, however at that time I didn't have a clue what I was doing and it was just a bit of fun, nothing serious at all.
Being Mac based I started off using Adobe Pagemill, before I later switched to GoLive, which I used to help make my own personal website that first went online in 2002. These tools helped me to start to gain an understanding about website's and how they were coded, though at the time I didn't understand much of it - now I am able to design website's using both pure code and Dreamweaver (though I mainly prefer to just code without bothering with the visual editor).
How do I design website's?
Each website that I design is always built from the ground up, with no use of code from another site. The reason I work this way is because each site will have different needs, I can see no reason to re-use code that I may only end up needing to change later. However I will always build a template for each site I make to help speed up the development process. Normally when designing website's I follow a standard pattern that I have :
• First, All my website's are designed to work with a monitor resolution of 1024x768, however I normally set the site contents to be in an area between 800 and 1000 pixels, no bigger than that.
• Next I will make a rough sketch of the sites design on paper which shows the basic layout and design of the site and where everything will be placed within it.
• From this I start work in Photoshop on any graphics that I may require for the site.
• I will then create a main Index page, which will also be used as a template for all pages on the site. This page is then checked over thoroughly and made sure to be compliant with the W3C standards.
• At the same time as developing the Index page I will work on the style sheet (CSS) for the site, which sets everything from fonts and hyperlinks, to table width and size and more. Again this is also checked against W3C standards.
• Then after the sites layout and design looks how it is meant to I will then do extensive testing of the site in web-browsers available on both Mac OS and Windows, including (but not limited to): Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer (5.2 on Mac OS X/6+ on Windows) and Netscape. This way I can gain I good idea of how compatible the site is and if there are problems specific to one platform or both.
Please feel free to have a look at some of the projects I have made and am currently working on.
Commission Information
I am pleased to announce that I am now open to taking commissions to build websites for those who are interested. Each website is priced on a case-by-case fee and as such I cannot provide a guide here, however if you would like me to give you a quote to build you a website then please send an e-mail with all the relevant information to this address: NeonIceStudios [at] Gmail [dot] com and I shall get back to you with all relevant information. And many thanks for your interest in my services :)
~ Active Projects ~
Salisbury Swicthgear
Site Description:
The client wanted a new website to replace their old one, which consisted of two pages and an e-mail link. The site would be used as an online presence to allow people to find out about the company and the type of products that they make, as well as giving people an easy way to ask for quotations on products.Site Description:
It is going to be a very comprehensive website, showcasing a large majority of the products that the company makes as well as giving people an easy method of contacting them.
This website is currently under production and shall be ready to go live sometime in the near future.
Status:
Active Work in Progress
~ On-hold Projects ~
The Benett Arms
Site Description:
The Client wanted a new website that would advertise their Pub, including the Rooms and Accommodation they offered as well as display the day's Menu and also list upcoming events and any extra information that they wanted people to be able to find easily.Site Description:
Currently this website is on hold due to a number of reasons that I shall not list here. If this project is continued with, it shall be moved to the 'Active Projects' section as and when that decision is reached.
Status:
On hold | Work in Progress
~ Completed Projects ~
The School Shop
Site Description:
This was another re-design of an existing website. The client wanted a new website that would show off the range of Schoolwear and accessories, as well as the many other items, that they sell.Site Description:
This website has been my longest project to date and, although it is now finished and ready to go live, the client has not yet got their own host, so the website can currently be found by clicking on the link below.
Status:
Completed | Awaiting own host
Applehay Studio
Site Description:
This was a website for the client that would allow them to advertise the rentable annex attached to their home. They wanted a simple site that would allow people to easily find out about the accommodation, how much it would cost, where they were, information on how people could contact them and a comments form where people could leave feedback about their stay.Site Description:
Overall the site took about a month total to make from the first design to the finished product, giving the client a clean, simple website that fulfilled her requests.
Status:
Completed | Online
Chris-Scott Photography
Site Description:
This was a complete re-design of the existing site, as required by the client. This was my first commercial website and was made mainly using Adobe GoLive and Photoshop. It took around three weeks to create the site and then about two weeks of continual tweaks and changes as requested by the client.Site Description:
The end design was that of a site which had more appeal and reflected their work better than their old site had done.
Status:
Completed | Offline - The owner has since retired and no longer needs a website.