A.D.A. Site Accessibility - The American Disability Act requests that all text links and images have description tags so that audio readers can better navigate and appreciate a web site We are A.D.A. compliant in our site design. (If you "right-click" any pages on this site a customized menu appears which offers a "zoom in" feature, especially useful for sites that feature services or products for the visually impaired).
Advanced Scripting - Used for advanced interactivity such as engaging image effects, browser redirects based on viewer's monitor resolution and operating system platform, guest books, responder forms, database queries, shopping cart applications, page counters, and more.
Cascading Style Sheets - Code used to link a page or all pages to an attribute style sheet for easy updating of text characteristics. Especially useful to achieve page design consistency and effective "hyperlink" effects. Older Netscape Browsers do not allow all CSS aspects.
Cross Browser Compatibility - Every web browser views code a little different. As needed we can design a site for you that will look and function the same in all popular web browsers, or redirect to a site version specifically designed for the viewer's own monitor resolution or operating system platform..
Flash - There are many great flash effects that can be applied to a site. Flash can be used to create text links and effects, interactive buttons and bars, image effects, animated intros and movies, embedded sound, or as an entire site design. Flash requires that the viewer have the flash plugin.
Frames & Tables - Frames are typically used on the page left-side to provide fixed navigation while the content on the right-side frame changes as links are clicked. Frames are useful to to display large amounts of information while providing a consistent stationary framework, purposely hide URLs of content pages, and send visitors to other sites while keeping them within your own site framework. Tables are used for the placement of text and images and can be used both as stylistic enhancements and for functional benefit.
JavaScript / Dhtml - JavaScript / Dhtml is scripting code that offers many great site enhancements such as rollover interactivity for buttons, image effects, slideshows, colored scrollbars, date and time, page effects, calendars, and more.
MP3 Conversions - The conversion of CD music and other popular sound formats to MP3 for inclusion on a web site We can also convert an mp3 into flash format for better web compression. |
PHP / Perl - Two primary scripting languages used to code guestbooks, counters, email forms, search queries, shopping cart applications, and other dynamic applications.
Pop-ups - Pop-ups, "on click", can be an effective way to open up a linking page without leaving the page a guest is on, though it should be noted that some security settings will disable anything which appears to be an advertisement and popups will typically be viewed as such. Furthermore if an image or button links to a page that pops up then the image or link will be eliminated from the screen when security settings are set high. Pop-ups "on page load or timed" are often used to display advertisements or to load additional page windows . Of course a lot of sites use these but most people will find these annoying so they should be used very sparingly if at all.
Shopping Cart Systems -
Primarily designed for a MySql database and Perl or Php as the scripting language. Cold Fusion .JSP and .ASP application available for Microsoft hosting platforms. Dynamically keeps track of items ordered, cookies used to remember customers, user ID and password fields, etc. Can be used with Paypal or other checkout processing service. Credit card processing requires either a secure server or a card processing service. We presently design for eCommerce only in CMS systems.
Site Optimization & Meta-tags - We know the importance of the proper use of meta-tags to increase your site ranking. We will evaluate your site for the keywords that will best reflect your site to be used in the keyword meta-tag, write an effective description for the description meta-tag, and use other meta-tags and design consideration best suited to index your site effectively.
Site Uploading / CD Backup - We will upload your web site to the web host of your preference, manage your account, and create a cd backup of your site files as an added security procedure upon request.
Sound / Jukebox - Sound applied to a web site with or without user control options. Designed in JavaScript, Dhtml, and Flash.
Text Assistance / Copy Writing - As experienced technical and freelance copy writers E. Curtis Designs can assist you in the selection of your text and will work with you to convey it in the most effective means possible. We will do the research necessary to strengthen the message of your site.
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