Web Accessibility Auditor UK | Web Designer | Alan Gillies | Glasgow | Scotland

Category: Web Design

  • Eco-friendly web design

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    We try to use “Power Saver” option for all our PC’s and Mac’s when designing web pages. We mainly use “High Performance” settings when selecting colour schemes for the pages and logo designs. It not only saves power but also saves us money in the long term. Going green with our eco-friendly web designs has…

  • iPad design

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    Many of my  clients over the past couple of years have asked me if the site I will design for them will “look good on my iPad”.  As my primary focus over recent years has switched to Responsive design then the answer is an emphatic YES. The challenges for most web designers in recent years…

  • New website – Trevor Graham Photography

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    A busy time recently as I launched another site for my client Trevor Graham. Trevor is a professional photographer based in Milngavie. He required a new site which allowed him to update his own galleries and create private secure pages for his customers to view and choose their photographs. The site is a responsive and…

  • Criminologist website launched

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    I  have just launched a new site for Professor Ross Deuchar. Ross is a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice within the School of Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland. He required a media rich site featuring video, images, slide shows and social media links. Here is a link to the page. Professor…

  • New sites

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    I will be launching some new websites shortly. All are designed around a CMS framework.

  • Sustainable web design

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    I am interested in the concept of creating sites which are less harmful to the environment. The most damaging aspect of some designs is the size and amount of images on a site. Higher emissions of CO2 are produced by large image dominated sites, due to more loading and processing. If you must have images…

  • Life in the UK site

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    Just launched a new site for practicing the Life in the UK Test. It features a responsive design, ideal for viewing on all devices including mobile and tablet PC. I may do a bit more work on the mobile navigation for the site to make sure the links are finger friendly. For now though, it…

  • Life in the UK

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    We will be launching a new responsively designed site in the near future. The website will feature hundreds of practice questions for the Life in the UK test. I will describe the design process and style of the site in the near future.

  • New responsive design

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    I have just launched a new website for a new Glasgow based financial advisory company Advice and Wealth Management Solutions. The site features a dark look with distinctive photographs in a slideshow and a responsive design coded using html5 and css3. The technology I used for the design was Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 and Adobe Fireworks…

  • Phablet or Tablet and Smartphone?

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    Phablet devices are becoming increasingly popular. They are devices with a 5 – 6.9 inch screen which is larger than a Smartphone but smaller than a Tablet. I think they are too bulky for my liking but if you want just one device instead of two then I can see why more people are opting…