My place on the internet
What I do
I write the code that brings website designs to life.
My skillset lies between the programmer and the designer (with some added experience on either side), bringing together the graphics and the code to form a strict XHTML and CSS website that conforms to modern web standards.
A standards compliant website is not only easier to debug and maintain but is also faster to load. As there are more ways of interpreting the web then ever, I think it's important to keep accessibility and usability at the forefront of any website.
As well as creating a compliant website from scratch I also take existing sites that have been poorly coded and bring them kicking and screaming into the modern age of the web, therefore making it easy to maintain and organise. Additionally, I analyse existing site designs and pick up on places for improvement that result in better visitor interaction, search engine ranking and easier maintenance.
I've had extensive experience of working with a corporate level Content Management System as well as the very popular Expression Engine.
Can I help you?
I can...
- Advise on the best way to approach a desired website, and what options are available.
- Build a site from existing graphics, or suggest a look that will suit your target audience.
- Utilise current web standards, ensure usability and accessibility are paramount and also allow you to update the pages easily.
- Modify an existing website to be more code efficient, resulting in faster load times, easier maintenance and improved search engine optimization
- Walk you through the steps needed to upload the site, and maintain it yourself - no matter what level of experience you have.
- Build your site to operate in the Expression Engine CMS, allowing you content updates through a smart interface.
Where I am
My location is near to Southend-on-Sea which leaves me about an hour away from Central London via train.
About this site
All of the content, code and graphics were created by me, using my trusty tools of choice - Notepad++ and Photoshop.
It's completely XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS compliant and runs on Expression Engine. It renders correctly in all major browsers and even as far back as IE 5.5, if anyone out there still uses it (I sincerely hope not) then you're in luck.
Un-named Mod Blog
For those visitors that were expecting to see my level design blog (it used to be the default page) then fear not, as you can still access it. It has officially been put to rest, I no longer have time to keep up with level design and web development.
For now I hope it helps purely as a reference.
