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Web Site Design

Site design services incorporate the actual creation of the files which make up the completed web site and does not include initial planning of the web site. Therefore, if you already have a well thought out plan for your site (or need to supplement an existing design team with an additional member), I may be contracted as a site designer/developer only.

If you need a complete site design from beginning to end, please see my
Planning and Graphics services as well. A full service design project will begin with a planning service followed by graphic design and then actual site development.

There are two site design methods available:

"Static" (Common Site Design Practice) - A static web site consist of web pages that do not change unless edited directly by a web designer or other maintenance provider. This is a common design for informational sites, but may not be adequate for an e-commerce enabled site (example - on-line product catalog and purchase sites). The rates listed for web site design cover this method of design as well as some interactive components as needed. Completely interactive sites with few static pages may be treated as Web Applications and billed accordingly.

"Interactive" - Interactive sites will change automatically according to user actions. These sites are usually driven by an on-line database of business and user information while each page of the site is created on demand according to the actions of the user.
For example: If visiting an on-line camera retailer, a user may select a link to view all digital cameras. Rather than call up a static web page listing the digital cameras available, the link will request all "digital camera" listings from a product database and build a page to show the user the available results. From here the program may allow the user to select and purchase a product. While purchasing a product the user may fill in a "profile" which is added to a user database under that users name. When the use returns, the home page of the site could  be automatically built to include help, news, or product updates regarding the camera previously purchased.
See also "Web Applications"

Tools I use in site design - 

For static web sites I will normally use FrontPage 2000 (previous versions on request only); however designs using Allaire HomeSite, NetObjects Fusion, or Netscape Composer may be requested. In addition, I will design static sites using no HTML editor (only a basic text editor like Notepad) if requested.
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For Interactive Sites a may use a combination of tools including:
Visual Interdev 6
FrontPage 2000
NetObjects Fusion
NetObjects Script Builder
for Cold Fusion development, I will use a basic text editor

* At this time I do not provide sites developed in Drumbeat or Macromedia Dreamweaver.