SUR.designs - Front End Development and Design

Here's a simple countdown clock I made for an exercise in javascript and CSS - it's a lot simpler than some examples out there. Why that particular date? It's a date I really ought not to forget (again).

Look, it's nasty old Flash - unless you're on one of the many devices that don't support it in which case you may just see an image of a man sat at his desk - or maybe just any empty box that makes it look like the page's gone wrong somewhere - Woah! This is an ad I did very recently after having not used Flash for a while so apologies for still using old fashioned tweens. It was a quick job.

This is me on holiday over Easter. Yes, I did have a nice time, thank you.

A quiz (PHP, jQuery, CSS, HTML, MySQL, design) - Link

This is my redesign of the Bromcom company website, which I stripped down and put back together with a complete design overhaul. (ASP.net (VB.net), HTML, CSS) - Link

This is a simple page put together mainly just HTML and CSS. All graphics and layout by me though as well - Link

Single page website (HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Responsive Design) - Link

Promotional Page, adapted from PSD (HTML, CSS, jQuery, PHP, MySQL) - Link

Promotional Page, adapted from PSD (HTML, PHP, CSS) - Link

Knowledge to Action Review - Site put together in PHP and CSS, as a measure toward online Reputation Management (SEO) - design, coding, SEO-ing, concept and execution all by me - Link

Knowledge to Action News - Similar to the review site, put together in PHP, MySQL and CSS, pulling in an external XML news feed - Concept and execution by me - Link

Well Kempt - Landscaping and Garden Design in Edenbridge Kent - Design and Development (PHP, HTML, jQuery, CSS) - Link

Raving Beauty website - (HTML, CSS, Design) - Link

Mardi Tan Jazz Singer website - Design and Development (HTML, CSS, design) - Link

Inon Zur (composer) website - Design and Development, (Custom CMS, PHP, HTML, CSS, design)

Jesper Kyd (composer) website - Design and Development (PHP, Ajax, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Design)

Turnleft Guides website - Design and Development (WordPress, PHP, HTML, CSS, design) - Link

Hanal Art website (HTML, CSS, Javascript) - Link

Rabbit Boarding website (HTML, CSS, Javascript, Video, SEO) - Link

Author website (HTML, CSS) - Link

Driving School website - Design and Coding (HTML, CSS) - Link

XSThree Records - The Midician (PHP, CSS, Flash, Video) - Link

SURdesigns.net - Alternative Site (All sorts) - Link

School MIS - Timetable front end (HTML, CSS) - Link

Euro LOL - A whimsical web exercise that grabs Tweets that contain the name of a European country with the word "LOL" - I don't really know why I thought it'd be a good idea, but there you go. (HTML, CSS, PHP, Ajax, jQuery, javascript) - Link

Micro Blog

Google+ update (12/04/12) - Why is everything grey? It makes comments look like you've already read them and then greyed out icons traditionally mean they are unavailable. I thought "mystery meat" navigation went out in the late 90s. Absolutely no concession to accessibility. And the "trending" - oh cool, "Microsoft", "Instagram", "Jennifer Lopez" and "New Google+" - I can't wait to throw my two cents worth in on those hot topics (although admittedly I am going on about New Google+).

I LIKE Google+, I feel happy (well, happier) there. On Facebook I feel a combination of being helplessly exposed and at the same time an unwitting stalker. I also feel far too close to the howling Lol Shaft that belches gurning mirth and boiling madness and I really don't want to be caught out still being on their when it soon reaches the MySpace tipping point. I don't go there very often.

Google+ seems to lend itself well to holding conversation and my "circle" of friends have found it a welcome platform for us to share and generally socialise. For that reason I do object to this pervasive and persistent attempt to inject into my "experience" all this outside trending... stream of unconscious LOL.