About this Web site
The design for patrickkirsch.com was first prototyped
using Adobe Fireworks. A CSS style guide was then developed and the elements were brought together in Dreamweaver CS4. Templates were used to maintain a consistent look across all pages, and provide editable regions allowing for the updating of content using Adobe Contribute.
The interactive functions were developed inside Dreamweaver using Spry (Javascript) for the sidebar accordion and portfolio slideshow (driven by an XML dataset) plus original Javascript code to drive the Career History paging.
The contact form was adapted from a third-party PHP contact form script.
Semi-transparent PNG files have been used throughout, and the site has been made backwardly compatible with Internet Explorer 6 through the use of Javascript and CSS hacks.
The site is XHTML 1.0 Strict and no tables have been used for layout purposes.
Signature Magazine
This partially completed site for Signature Magazine
was designed and built in the Drupal Content Management System. This is a highly flexible framework for devoloping rich web applications with a broad range of content and interactivity. It is also highly standards compliant out-of-the-box. View the working prototype here.
emergency, squirrel!
This promotional site for the Sydney music act emergency, squirrel!
was developed in Wordpress which provides a wealth of third party plugins and modules to extend its functionality beyond a mere blogging back end.Visit the emergency, squirrel! website.
nixiepixie design
This is a fully working, live Website
produced as my final assignment for the Certificate IV in Information Technolgy (Websites). It was designed and devloped in the Joomla Content Management System. There is a functional eCommerce gateway using PayPal, newsletter registration, a contact form, events calendar and dynamic sitemap. View the nixiepixie design site here.
Music World
Music World is a ficticious company used as the subject for this mid-couse assignment for Certificate IV in Information Technolgy (Websites).
It was hand-coded in HTML to demonstrate some more advanced CSS techniques. (Not all the links are functional) View the prototype here.
