Web4us2.com Custom Website Design
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When I started, the main page looked like this:
The site contained a growing archive of about 85 past newsletters. Each of those newsletter pages had no navigation buttons or links. There was nothing to identify these pages as belonging to the ministry's site. Each page looked something like this:
So I read each newsletter, gave it a title, and created an archive index. I placed each newsletter into the site template so every one looked like it belonged to the site. I made it very easy to navigate from any newsletter to any newsletter or any to other portion of the site.
I created a temporary logo and tagline.
I made site navigation simpler and more professional by introducing mouseover effects and an easy-to-understand subindex for the archived newsletter section.
I completely redesigned the coding structure so we could easily change every page on the site whenever we need to. I also made it easy to change every page on the site without needing to open a hundred files and manually change each one. (I did this by completely gutting the existing coding structure and implementing a simple php modular coding structure with an external css controlling much of the appearance.)
I solved several problems with the ministry's "Resources" page. The images were different sizes. One resource that needed an image didn't have one. One image wasn't displaying. Some of the links didn't work. I solved all of those problems: I made the images consistent sizes. I created an image for the resource that didn't have one. I brought all the images onto our own server so they would always display properly. I fixed the broken links. I even went beyond the call of duty and refined some of the links so they went precisely to the specific resource rather than to the home page of the website that contained the resource.
I tested and retested the site to make sure it would work. I tested the site in all five major browsers. (Did you know that 40% of your website's visitors are NOT using Internet Explorer?)
When the ministry's graphic designer gave them a black and white hand-drawn logo, my son and I scanned the logo, cleaned it up using image editing software, and tested several different color schemes for the client.
And converted it to this:
You can visit the site here.
Here's an easy way to get in touch with me to start telling me about the project you have in mind.
... or contact Dwight here ...
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Copyright © 2008 Dwight A. Clough
Web4us2.com, 1223 West Main Street #228, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 USA
Website Makeover: Judah's Call International
I completely redesigned this 100-page ministry website. I improved the appearance and designed a temporary logo. I helped finalize the design of the permanent logo. I improved the appearance by using basic design principles - alignment, limited complementary color palette, proximity, repetition and so on. I also replaced the top background banner with a temporary logo (of my own design) for the site based on the name of the ministry and their tagline.When I started, the main page looked like this:
The site contained a growing archive of about 85 past newsletters. Each of those newsletter pages had no navigation buttons or links. There was nothing to identify these pages as belonging to the ministry's site. Each page looked something like this:
So I read each newsletter, gave it a title, and created an archive index. I placed each newsletter into the site template so every one looked like it belonged to the site. I made it very easy to navigate from any newsletter to any newsletter or any to other portion of the site.
I created a temporary logo and tagline.
I made site navigation simpler and more professional by introducing mouseover effects and an easy-to-understand subindex for the archived newsletter section.
I completely redesigned the coding structure so we could easily change every page on the site whenever we need to. I also made it easy to change every page on the site without needing to open a hundred files and manually change each one. (I did this by completely gutting the existing coding structure and implementing a simple php modular coding structure with an external css controlling much of the appearance.)
I solved several problems with the ministry's "Resources" page. The images were different sizes. One resource that needed an image didn't have one. One image wasn't displaying. Some of the links didn't work. I solved all of those problems: I made the images consistent sizes. I created an image for the resource that didn't have one. I brought all the images onto our own server so they would always display properly. I fixed the broken links. I even went beyond the call of duty and refined some of the links so they went precisely to the specific resource rather than to the home page of the website that contained the resource.
I tested and retested the site to make sure it would work. I tested the site in all five major browsers. (Did you know that 40% of your website's visitors are NOT using Internet Explorer?)
When the ministry's graphic designer gave them a black and white hand-drawn logo, my son and I scanned the logo, cleaned it up using image editing software, and tested several different color schemes for the client.
And converted it to this:
You can visit the site here.
Here's an easy way to get in touch with me to start telling me about the project you have in mind.
... or contact Dwight here ...
Back to Services and Samples page
Copyright © 2008 Dwight A. Clough
Web4us2.com, 1223 West Main Street #228, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 USA