The same dedication and skill that goes into the development of commercial websites, is used to construct even the smallest site. Whether a page is being designed for a 20 page site or a 3 page site, it still deserves the best effort I can give. You may also wish to view my commercial website design.

These web pages are done for individuals, non-profit groups or simply for centers of family information and contact. I cannot give links to some of these sites since they are private and for "members only." Often, the look and feel is very different from that of a larger business, giving a much more relaxed image. If you would like a family site but don't know how to get started, I can lay out the site and train you to update information as needed using some very simple, inexpensive tools.

George's Bird Photos wanted a site to share his bird photos with friends and members of his Audubon group. One requirement was a search option to help visitors locate photos of a specific species or species from a chosen town. There was also some concern about piracy of his photos.

The resulting site uses an XML driven flash display that stores all the data in a MySql database. The home page displays the two most recent entries into his records. The search choices display only those items found in the database using a two step search. The second step of the search lists only options available for the first selection.

The photo viewing page displays the photo along with the data entered into the database concerning that photo. Other photos from the search criteria are displayed as scrollable thumbnails below the current photo.

The photos are shown in a medium size to allow visitors to view the birds, but not so large to to be beneficial to someone who will use a screenshot to overide the flash program's protections.

A copyright is displayed over each photo.

 

 

Puff Babies Cattery, is a small cattery located in Belton, Texas. When their female had kittens, they needed a way to let potential customers know about their rare chocolate Persian kittens. Since this was their first kittens, the design budget was rather small and the number of pages had to be limited.

After some discussion, the owner decided that Americana was her favorite decorating scheme. We chose stars and stripes of red, white and blue as the theme for her site. The background design was drawn from one of her favorite quilts used in several of the pictures of her cats and kittens. The cat tracks in the upper corner are a special request of the owner.

Puff Babies is pleased with their new sight and the bright colors really highlight their kittens.

The Blue Knights could no longer update their site as they needed to do in order to keep their members informed. The original site was also several years old and was slightly dated looking. However, being a non-profit group their budget for website development were very limited.

We decided that a team effort was needed to give the Blue Knights the site they needed at a price they could afford. Instead of creating a calendar, message board, and photo album for the site, we decided to continue using the off-site versions that were working well for them. That left only three pages that needed reworking.

To further limit cost, I created the template for these pages and pasted their old content. All updating of that content was done by Blue Knight members using the host server's html editor. To make this possible, I created a document to explain the layout of the site, the use of styles and includes as well as some web design guidelines. Web sites giving basic html information were also shared with the members.

Now the Blue Knights have a site which they feel serves their group well at a price they could afford.