Web Design in Bristol

Web Design Bristol Consultation

We discuss your exact requirements, from Web design in Bristol through to Web development and the websites functionality. You can tell us about other designs you like and would like us to take inspiration from and Brill Creative can draw up a detailed project plan of the website build.

This is usually done in 3 phases; The inital web design, web development and testing then the final website release.

Website domain name registration and hosting

We can suggest the best domain name for your brand while keeping Search engine optimisation in mind. This is great because it means you get a higher ranking in Google or Yahoo

We will sort out hosting so you don't have to worry about the logistics of setting up your website, it's included as part of all our web design Bristol packages.

Search Engine Optimisation

SEO or Search Engine Optimisation is a technique which helps a website rank higher in popular Search Engines inluding Google, Yahoo and Bing.

Brill Creative could help you gain a higher result in the popular search engines by using targeted keyword optimisation and specialist valid XHTML build techniques tailored to your brand.

Wireframing and usability analysis

Wireframing involves sketching a web design layout as simple boxes either on paper or computer. Paper is usually the first option as it allows you to quickly visualise the look of your website while contributing your own ideas in a very rapid, constructive process.

This process goes hand in hand with the initial web design consultation as your requirements can, and probably will, change heavily at this stage based on what you think your users may require and how you want them to use your website.

Web design in Bristol

Once you have your wireframes built you can think about menu items, color schemes, logos and branding (if you don't already have any) and overall layout and presentation.

This includes the main structural web design skeleton of your homepage or landing page of your website (the first page a user sees when visiting your website) and generally uses the same header and footer section for every page of your website. A web design in Bristol may be produced for as many different web pages as needed, depending on your requirements.

Valid XHTML

Valid XHTML means your website is built to the World Wide Web Consortium guidelines and passes their standards for XHTML markup on the web.

XHTML stands for 'Extensible Hypertext Markup Language' and is used to display the majority of websites you see on the internet. If you right click on any webpage in your browser window a menu will appear next to the mouse cursor, if you click on 'View Page Source' or 'View Source' you will see a page full of XHTML or HTML. Why not try it on this page? Just don't expect it to be that interesting!

Custom Web design and Blog templates

Custom Blog templates can be built from scratch from your own web design, or Brill Creative' bespoke web designs in Bristol. We don't buy generic website templates which is why our designs are completely original, bespoke creations, made from scratch, exclusively for your business.

Brill Creative can design web templates for Wordpress, Movable Type, Drupal, Umbraco and Magento.

Papervision 3D

We utilise the Papervision 3D classes which means you can enjoy fully interactive 3D web experiences (if needs be). This is not recommended for all web design but is especially good when creating that extra impact for your marketing campaigns.

Web Development Bristol

AJAX

AJAX stands for asynchronous Javascript and XML. It is a set of web development technologies combined to enable rich internet applications.

For a simpler explanation, it updates a small section of a webpage you are on without refreshing the entire page, therefore saving time, resources and ultimately keeping your clients happy while they browse your website.

Flash

Flash adds an element of excitement to your website but it can easily be overused if you're not careful. You've probably seen Flash used on banner advertising across the majority of mainstream website homepages, usually down the side or along the top of the page.

Flash can also define an entire website but only when search engine optimisation is not your top priority or you want a spectacular showcase that markets your business in a fresh and exciting way. View an example of our Flash interactive portfolio

Javascript

Javascript is a scripting language which can be used in a variety of ways.

Its main use has been transformed with the advent of Javascript frameworks such as jQuery, Prototype, MooTools, Dojo and others which enable easy implementation of cross browser animation, AJAX, advanced drop down menus and much, much more.

jQuery/MooTools

jQuery and MooTools are both Javascript frameworks which enable the use of solid, cross browser animation, AJAX, drop down menus and a whole plethora of dynamic HTML to exist across the web. Javascript frameworks may continue to change the way we interact with our web designs for the foreseeable future.

PHP and MySQL Websites

PHP and MySQL are often combined to create highly dynamic, database driven websites. Utilised on online shops to business directories PHP and MySQL are two of the most popular open source web technologies for building and deploying websites online.

Actionscript 3.0 and 2.0

Actionscript is part of Flash but you can do so much more than just animation. From creating video players for your web design in Bristol to fully interactive games, Actionscript is one of the largest growing web technology platforms on the web today.

XML

XML stands for Extensible Markup Language which looks similar to XHTML. Its main purpose is to facilitate the open communication between a vast array of web technologies in the form of text documents containing descriptive tags.

Classic ASP / VBScript

Classic ASP / VBScript has now been replaced by the more popular ASP.NET but it is still being used by a lot of websites today. Brill Creative can maintain or upgrade any Classic ASP / VBScript based website to any other language you want, often streamlining your website for your end users.

ASP.NET / C#

ASP.NET is a framework of technologies which include the following programming languages: C#, C, C++, VB and the combination of front end 'controls' and backend code. Its used in much the same way as PHP and MySQL is used to build dynamic database driven websites. It can be faster than PHP because it runs on pre-compiled code, whichever way you look at it, all these web technologies focus on the same goal; that of constructing a website.

Custom Content Management Systems

A content management system simply enables you to update your website whenever you like. From uploading new articles or updating an image, a CMS is the way to go if you want to avoid maintenance fees. Brill Creative provide a Content Management System with most of our high end cms web designs in Bristol. We can build a bespoke system or you choose an open source Content Management System such as Drupal, Wordpress, Umbraco or Magento.