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Types of Sites (examples)

• Simple and inexpensive,
  but with punch
• Elaborate

• Database-driven
• E-commerce

• Interactive
• Intranet
• Other

Available Services

Our Design Philosophy

• All stages of creation
  • Concept
  • Project sizing and budgeting
  • Visual & technical design
  • Copy writing and/or editing
  • Implementation and optimization
  • Maintenance and enhancement
• Site promotion
  • Search engine registration
    -- from simple to highly effective
  • Banner advertising
  • Link exchanges
  • Multi-media programs
  • Other
• Graphics
  • Photography: digital & 35mm
  • Color-calibrated scanning
  • Image manipulation
  • Image optimization
  • Animation
• Programming
  • HTML
  • Java and JavaScript
  • Cgi scripts
  • Other means as needed
• Architectural design of complex sites

• The site's purpose
  • Determination is the first design task
  • Continued focus throughout site development

  • Maximum impact within the budget

• Visual features
  • Creation and use of a consistent theme
  • Muted and pleasing rather than jarring features
  • Easy legibility

  • Entice rather than force the viewer's attention

• Clear and consistent organization and navigation

• Care that the site looks good
  • With recent versions of both major browsers

  • At various screen resolutions and window sizes

• Sparing use of special features
  • Animation, sound, Java & JavaScript:
    Impact and communicability must overshadow
    • Additional download time
    • Possible annoyance
  • Realtime, QuickTime, ShockWave, etc.
    • Use only when necessary
    • Provide non-use options
    • Viewers will download plug-ins
      only if highly motivated

• Writers
• Graphics artists
• Web promotion expert
• Additional software engineers