Adobe CS4
I have recently updated all my software from CS3 to CS4. The new Creative Suite consists of many more programs including Adobe Soundbooth, Premier Pro Captivate and Presenter which means much more for my clients with WebDesign.
I have also been learning Adobe Illustrator CS4, i am hoping to use this package to produce effective vector graphics such as the ones below.
Current Projects
Richard Cook Building Renovations
Richard Cook contacted me to produce a flyer! The brief was simply to create something eye catching and sleek.
Click To view our final design
Lower Harton Farm
Our latest Web Design is 80% complete. Lower Harton Farm is currently live, we still have some modifications to make and additional content to add however its an example of what you can expect from my Design Studio
Click Here To View Lower Harton Farm
Tutorials
I will updating my tutorial section when i can, however each section will show an example of what i can do.
The Photoshop Airbrushing tutorial is online and is very popular and a good entry level for someone new to the program.
Web Design Information
September 1st, 2008 by Steve Leonard
What is there to consider with your project? Actually not much,however like everything it should have a solid foundation and be coded to the lastest Web Standards. In my opinion these are the main facts to consider.
Using CSS properly will reduce page sizes, download times for your customers, friends and visitors also allowing total site control by amending one CSS style sheet. We will also ensure that your site conforms to the W3 guidelines and that all pages will validate as XHTML 1 Transitional. If all this technical speak is to much to take in, then in short, your web site will be smarter, slicker and quicker across most web browsers.
Most of my website templates are written entirely in XHTML 1.1 (which is the latest HTML web standard) and CSS.
This combination of XHTML and CSS ensures that the website is forward compatible, quick loading and easily customisable. Relative font sizes have been used to help aid accessibility and all of the designs can be validated (as XHTML 1.1 and CSS).
Web Standards Information
September 1st, 2008 by Steve Leonard
The benefits of XHTML and CSS are:
- Separation of style from content making your site easy to maintain
- Accessibility. Read more about it here
- Speed (file sizes are smaller and load faster)
- Search engine optimisation
- Forward compatibility
