Capabilities
– What can Martin do for you?
Good at:–
- Front end mark up (XHTML, HTML5, CSS, Javascript and JQuery) to W3C standard.– see my portfolio
- Front end mark up using popular frameworks such as Twitter Bootstrap, HTML5 Bootstrap
- Search Engine Optimisaion – see my SEO guide
- Updating your current site. For example re-coding for accessibility or SEO
- Working with legacy code
- Add RSS either scraping content using XSLT or PHP, or generate RSS
- Email Client Friendly HTML emails
Also can do:–
And UCD:–
- Cooperative Evaluation
- Competitive Analysis
- Persona Analyis & developing Scenarios
- Task analysis And HTAs
- Prototyping & Envisionment
- Site Maps
- Wire Frames
- Web Mood boards
And help with:–
Registering your domain name, get your site hosted and I will submit your site to all the major search engines.
Hire Me
– If you are a web design agency and require a C.V. or Resumé.
What I think a Web Design or Digital agency wants:–
– Regular Communication thoughout the project.
– Deadlines met.
– Requirements met in full.
Authorised users only
Web Design Top Tip
What are the benefits of perfect code?
- Search Engine robots find it easier to read.
- Search Engines robots will perceive your website is of a higher quality.
- Your site will be easily translated into other languages.
- Your site will be accessible and available to the whole community.
The quality of your website is an important part of Google’s algorithm so you can see that there is a direct correlation between coding errors and loss of revenue.
Your website will have more credibility if it is built to be inclusive.
Talk to me today about tidying your code for spiders, robots and more importantly for everyone.
What about You?
Well your browser is:- Unknown and is version ?
and you are running a Unknown type operating system.
Your IP address is:- 18.119.133.228
About Me
– What has Martin been up to?
I have completed 5 years of study and my academic record states that I have a BSc (Honours) in Web Design FIRST CLASS achieved at
the University of West of England.
BSc (Hons) Web Design
With this degree course I have learnt the very latest techniques and methods to create accessible websites that conform to web standards, are POSH Plain Old Semantic HTML and have SEO Search Engine Optimisationbuilt in from the start:–
Programming
- XHTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- PHP
- MySQL
- XML
- XSLT
- E–R Modelling
- RSS
- JQuery
- AJAX
- JAVA
- PERL
Design Process
- Site Objectives
- Competitive Analysis
- Information Architecture
- Cooperative Evaluation
- Prototyping
- Site Maps
- Wire Frames
- Mood Boards
- Colour Theory
- Typography
- Design Comps
- Usability
Software
- Dreamweaver
- Fireworks
- Flash
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- In Design
- Premier Pro
- Soundbooth
- Notepad++
- Oxygen
- Netbeans
- MS Office
Other Design skills include:–
Search Engine Optimization (see my SEO Guide), Web Analytics and Search Analytics
Web Design Software
I hand code in Notepad++, testing in Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer as I go. I also test my code using the W3C validator, WAVE
Web Design Degree BSc(Hons) FIRST CLASS
Average mark over 5 years and 17 modules is over 80%!
Part–time I am doing four (instead of full time 6) web design modules per year and have completed all modules as at June 2013. For each year I got the highest mark in my year for the Web Design degree. (Individual module class sizes range from 20 to 180 pupils)
Year 1 (08/09)
- Introduction to the Web
Introduction to the Web – 81%
Developed strong grounding in HTML,
CSS,
Javascript, learnt how to transform a PSD into a standards compliant web page that validates - Media Technologies
Media Technologies – 85%
Flash & editing video
and audio
for publishing to the web - Information Design
Information Design – 82%
Typography,
colour theory,
composition,
content design - Design Fundementals
Design Fundementals – 68%
Creative design processes
that put the user at the heart of design, topics covered: inclusive design,
ethnography,
service design including developing service blueprints,
Pecha Kucha,
delighters
Year 2 (09/10)
- Information Architecture
Information Architecture – 72%
SEO,
search systems,
search analytics & content analysis,
card sorts,
thesaurus construction,
interactive wireframes,
content management (Drupel) - Web Design Principles
Web Design Principles – 86%
Design research process,
taking client objectives and working through user needs,
persona analysis,
competitive analysis,
wireframes,
sitemaps,
mood boards,
design comps - Systems Development
Systems Development – 84%
Developed a database driven e-commerce site,
a bookshop, coded in PHP, MySQL,
Java Script, XHTML strict, CSS - Introduction to Program Development
Introduction to Program Development – 89%
Java –
introduction to object orientated programming languages.
Year 3 (10/11)
- Web ProgrammingWeb Programming – 78%
PHP,XML,AJAX –
Object orientated programming. - Data Schemas and ApplicationsDSA – 80%
PHP,E‐R Modelling,XML –
Database design, Mashups - Human Computer InteractionHCI – 84%
User Centred Design –
UX - Information Systems PracticeISP – 71%
Consultancy Work –
Solving a real world IT and IS problem for a real client arranged by the University
Year 4 (11/12)
Year 5 (12/13)
- Digital Media ProjectDMP – 75%
Project
–A self directed study including writing an application, an E–commerce site and reporting on it. - Internet Application DevelopmentIAD – 67%
Content Strategy, Accessiblity, Agile Development, Copyright, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Web 2.0, Visualisation
– All the stuff that is about the web.
My Library of Web Design Books
Recent Additions
PHP Objects and Patterns
by Matt Zandstra
Interaction Design
by Rogers, Sharp and Preece
About Face 3
by Alan Cooper
Projects in Computing and Information Systems
by Christian W. Dawson
2010/2011 Buys
Sams Teach Yourself XML
by Michael Morrison
JQuery Novice to Ninja
by Earle Casltedine & Craig Sharkie
Ajax with PHP
by Lee Babin
Create Stunning HTML Email that just works
by Mathew Peterson
Consumerology
by Philip Graves
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald Norman
PH5 Advanced
by Larry Ullman
Designing Interfaces
by Jenifer Tidwell
Designing Interactive Systems 2010
by David Benyon
Designing Interactive Systems 2005
by David Benyon, Phil Turner & Susan Turner
PHP 6 and My SQL 5
by Larry Ullman
Previously Read in year 2 but still reading
Transcending CSS
by Andy Clarke
Head First
PHP & MySQL
by Lynn Beighley & Michael Morrison
Information Architecture
Blueprints for the Web
by Christina Wodtke
Information Architecture
by Peter Morville & Louis Rosenfeld
Sexy Web Design
by Elliot Jay Stocks
Previously Read in year 2
Web Programming
by Chris Bates
Java Software Solutions
by Lewis & Loftus
Learning Perl
by Randall Schwartz and Tom Christiansen
Type for the Internet and other digital media
by Veruschka Götz
Previously Read in year 1
Beautiful Web Design
by Jason Beaird
Dont make me think
by Steve Krug
It Depends
by Rune Petterson
Get into Bed with Google
by Jon Smith
Visual Language
by Robert Horn
Information Design Desk Reference
by Christine Sevillia
The Non Designers Type Book
by Robin Williams
The Non Designers Design Book
by Robin Williams
Informatin Anxiety
by Richard Wurman
Indesign Classroom in a book
by Adobe Press
Soundbooth Classroom in a book
by Adobe Press
Premier Pro Classroom in a book
by Adobe Press
Photoshop Classroom in a book
by Adobe Press
Illustrator Classroom in a book
by Adobe Press
CSS Anthology
by Rachel Andrew
Head First Javascript
by Morrison
Head First HTML and CSS
by Freeman & Freeman
Read before starting at UWE
Flash 8 Training from the Source
by English
Fireworks 8 Training from the Source
by Shulze
Dreamweaver 8 Training from the Source
by Page
Build your own Standards Compliant Website in Dreamweaver 8
by Rachel Andrew
