Coding and design for Muse Weddings, an online wedding community and planning site.

I applied for the job at Muse Weddings and was offered a position as a designer and coder. I’ve worked on many aspects of the website, including the home, signup, and about pages. I’ve also helped with pages inside of the site, which included the design of a comment system.

Much of my work was converting existing designs into code for the website, this included the entire header, which was sent over to me as an image, which I then had to turn into a fully functional web element.

I am currently still working with the Muse Weddings team, and hopefully over the next few months we shall be rolling out more features which will make the experience even more enjoyable for our clientele.

http://www.museweddings.com

Website for Clean Wheels, a mobile car valeting service based in Mid Wales.

Luke came to me with a name, and nothing else. He wanted a way to promote his business and get his name out there. I provided him with a logo and a website, including a gallery, and paypal based online booking system. Luke was a brilliant client to work with and I wish him the very best of luck with his business.

Design, coding and content by myself.

http://www.clean-wheels.co.uk

Website for JW Stone & Brick, the largest stone importers and stockist of natural stone products in South Wales.

Once again I used Wordpress to power the site. Built a custom theme with a few cheeky little hacks in place here and there to make it work how I wanted to. Overall I’m very happy with this project and it has provided me with the experience of working with another “real client”.

Design and flash banner produced by Ben - http://www.bendidit.co.uk
Coding and content by myself.

http://www.stoneandbrick.co.uk

Along with the stationary designs I also mocked up a few t-shirt and sticker designs. The stickers will be going into print in the next few weeks, and hopefully in the not too distant future the shirts will too.
Dan wanted a mix of logo based, and text based, the length of the URL made text based hard, but playing around with the logo I got some interesting things out of it. The stickers are based around the colours of the UCI

http://www.trials-uk.co.uk

Stationary design for Trials-UK, a shop based in Cheltenham which specialises in bicycle trials.
Dan came to me with an idea for his identity, he wanted something bold and eye catching. We settled on the logo which was then applied to a business card, letterhead, and compliment slip to be sent out with all orders.

http://www.trials-uk.co.uk

Wordpress based website for my university third year major project, Revolution. An online magazine featuring extreme sports, music and DVD reviews, and downloadable content.

I really enjoyed this project as I learnt a lot about PHP and skinning Wordpress. It’s the first time I’ve ever skinned a Wordpress blog and I’m really pleased with the way it came out. I also included a javascript theme changer, changing between C M Y K colour schemes.

Design and coding by myself.

http://www.revmag.co.uk

Magazine for my university third year major project, Revolution. It’s a purely online magazine featuring extreme sports, music and DVD reviews, and downloadable content.

Was interesting to do as the brief was self set, and although I hate magazine layouts, I really enjoyed it. I took most of the photos myself but also had a showcase section where I got some upcoming BMX photographers to submit images to me. I’m thinking about continuing this as a quarterly publication if time allows, so there may well be more spreads in here one day.

Logo development for my university third year major project, Revolution. An online magazine featuring extreme sports, music and DVD reviews, and downloadable content.

I wanted to create something slightly edgy, but with a smart appearance too. I went through loads of development until I finally came up with this. Went through numerous colour schemes until I realised straight up black was the best way. On the website it’s also seen in Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.

CSS/XHTML

I hand write my code to the standards set by the W3C. While developing I regularly check to make sure it validates, which allows for greater compatibility with current and future technologies. I also check its cross-browser compatibility in all major browsers, across all major platforms.

Search Engine Opimisation

When engines such as Google rate your site, they are more likely to position you favourably in searches if your code is clean and standards-compliant. This is one of my highest priorities, which makes it easier for your customers to find you.

Content Management System/E-Commerce

I use Wordpress as my CMS of choice, although it’s primarily a blogging engine, with the right plugins and templates, I can adapt it to be almost anything you want it to be. If you require an e-commerce site, I use Zen-Cart to produce a high quality, usable and accessible site.

Social Networking

With sites like MySpace and Facebook becoming more and more popular, making yours stand out can be an important part of your identity, especially if this is where the majority of your custom comes from. I have the skills and knowledge to be able to tailor you a profile that will leave others looking bland in comparison, and can provide anything from a simple colour scheme change to a fully customised profile.

Print Design

With 5 years of education behind me I’ve learnt the correct techniques and skills to be able to produce design briefs ranging from business stationary or band posters, books and magazines, to entire branding campaigns. When you present to me your initial ideas and concepts, I can turn them into visuals that will stick in your mind, and the minds of your customers.

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