This is/was a site that I developed to showcase my work in 2005. I had a few real issues with this site which ultimately led me to discontinue development shortly after Feb. 2006. That coincides with being hired at COMAR, Inc. The 2 moves and about 3 other projects kept me from any real additions after that. My biggest issue with this type of development is the lack of easy update. If I wanted to change the size of an image, or change text, I would have to launch Flash and then find the file, hunt the text and then go through the export process. I have since decided that any further Flash development will be using XML porting from a dynamic back end like Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal or another CMS.

I was asked to show some of my web work this week by a prospective client. I realized that most of my work has been fixing other peoples sites and I wouldn’t want to be represented by those. However, there are a few from the late 90’s and ‘01 that I think show an understanding of the web as it was…

Signs by Brother Bill - One of my responsibilities as the manager of a sign shop in Fairmont, WV was to build and maintain at a very low file weight, a business web site with examples of our work.

Best Western of Summersville, WV - One of a few Hotel sites that I designed for a family of owner/operators. This hearkens back in the heady days of 800×600 and table based design. I love that bright yellow and blue.

Sixty Dollars | The Band Web Site - Ahead of the curve, Sixty dollars the band was ready to move their press kit online to not just HTML but flash it up. I was preparing to teach flash at college level and used this site as an example of multimedia, dynamic loading and embedding javascript popups(which consequently didn’t make it to the final site).

These are a small cross section of Pre Xhtml / CSS web sites that I have built. I am in process of 3 at the moment, with more coming soon.

I am not a big sports fan, but that hasn’t stopped me from developing print work for all kinds of sports. When I received an e-mail from Randolph-Macon about a homecoming packet, I understood that this was an alumni event to bring people back and maybe help the coffers a bit. I included a download-able version of the booklet for web use and really enjoyed working with the school. They were very professional and had a large number of photographs for use on the project. Thumb links to gallery.

This is a gallery of the fine Jewelry Photography that I have been recently created for our family business. I have the great fortune to be surrounded by beautiful antique and contemporary pieces, so I try to take every opportunity to photograph them. These pieces are becoming part of the Anderson’s Corner Web Site as well as a few mail pieces for the Holiday season. I am constantly taking new Jewelry Photographs, hopefully I will be adding more soon.

After years of dodging web design and focusing on print design, my wife and I gave up on Charleston and moved to my hometown. What does that have to do with web design? Well, my family business is Jewelry & Gifts. Time and again my Mother has asked me to build a viable, interesting website for the business. As we are in Romney now, I thought it would be a good time to give it some attention. Web design is like quicksilver, always moving, changing, and very hard to nail down. There are some constants like CSS, and there are some waypoints like A List Apart, so the basics were pretty clear. 3 books and constant printing of site after site and I felt I was ready to get started. (more…)

These are a few of the things that I did for MetroValley Magazine. I was a designer, photographer, photo-editor, compositor and illustrator as well as being responsible for the development of the layout of the magazine. I will have an in-depth discussion of the blueprint/prototyping process for MetroValley Magazine. The logo was not designed by me.

This poster was commissioned for a Fund-Raising Excursion on the Potomac Eagle. The shoot took place at Wappacoma Station outside of Romney, WV. I donated my time to this, as it was a worthy cause. Pavey is a very sweet and deserving individual, and it was an honor to help.