First impressions are important for anyone. They are vital in web design.
For people not familiar with a company, its website provides that first impression. The website has to load fast, look good and provide key information all in just a few short seconds. At the same time, maintainable and correctly indexed in search engines.
We are two experienced web designers who are working together. We combine our artistic and technical strengths to come up with highly effective websites. Each one is custom designed and we will continue working with the client until it is just right.
Here are a few of our favorite designs. They include some live websites and some that are designs we submitted to a web design competition. We hope you will enjoy seeing them. They represent a broad range of style and technical complexity.
- Napa Valley Orchid Society
This is our most complex website. There is a great deal of dynamic content supported by a MySQL database. There are dozens of pages and hundreds of pictures. Pictures are added easily by changing a simple text file. There is a monthly newsletter that is entered by the newsletter editor. Since there are so many pages and maintenance can occur anywhere on the site, there is an RSS feed that contains its own XSL stylesheet. The visitor sees a nice presentation instead of the raw XML look of so many RSS feeds.
- Orchid Expedition
On a website the use of graphics is complicated by the issue of download time. We try to avoid large graphics and make extensive use of small repeating graphics.
In this design we found just the right balance of file size and visual impact. Visual interest is carried all the way to the bottom of the page.
- He's Got High Hopes
A picture is worth a thousand words. In this design, the graphic tells a story of its own. Even before the viewer starts reading, the mood is set and a context is established.
In our design work we pay particular attention to how the site looks in various resolutions and on each of the six different browsers your visitor may be using. We ensure a consistent experience for everyone seeing your website.