15.01.10

Website redesign for 2010.

It's always a good idea to stay consistently fresh, never to rest on your laurels and try to innovate and push the boundaries as much as possible. I could have very easily kept my previous design, as it served me very, very well in 2009 - But it was time for a change. The website that you are looking at now is the culmination of about two weeks hard work. Planning, designing, development. The three stages came to fruition and I am exceptionally happy with the outcome. I look forward to providing clients with my skills and developing websites in very much the same way.

Keep an eye on my blog for more for all things related to the internet, and design. Chris.

18.01.10

An emphasis on Web Standards.

What can web standards do for me?

For those that are interested, or perhaps those who aren't quite sure what exactly "web standards" are, allow me to explain. There are many aspects in life which adhere to certain standards. The size of an A4 page, that's a set standard. The electrical output of the plug system within your house, that's an agreed standard. We're surrounded by these standards every day of our lives and they're there to make life a simpler, happier experience. So it goes without saying that if standards can apply elsewhere, why not on the web?

The clever folk over at the W3C sat down many years ago to discuss standards that could be applied to the Web, not only for the end user, but for developers as well. As time goes on and developers become more aware, development and design become much easier. For example - the website you're looking at now can be viewed on a laptop, an iPhone or a High Definition television. It will look identical across all platforms and this is important. With an increase in mobile device sales such as Smartphones, netbooks and so on - there's a strong chance that your client will not be looking at your website on a desktop PC, but on his or her iPhone in between checking the latest on Facebook, to the headlines at the BBC.

This is the importance of web standards, and why I design each and every website with it in mind. If you'd like to read more then please visit webstandards.org