Web Design and Development
Enhanced
In addition to my road tested and well regarded highly accessible static site layouts I am now happy to offer CMS driven sites using WordPress or Joomla!, whichever is better suited to your needs. I took some time out over the summer to immerse myself in those development environments. Worthwhile.
Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship
This is a longer term project, but work has started already on the 4th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship, to be held in Glasgow, Scotland in September 2014.
The development work will go on behind the scenes until nearer the event, but a taster page is now online to advertise the event.
Site Refreshed
During 2011 the site for the Scottish Bridge Union (East District) was gradually refreshed.
Advances in search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques in recent years has led to clear benefits for sites designed to take advantage, and the SBU East site is already showing significant improvements in its google search ranking.
I took the opportunity to add navigation breadcrumbs and tighten up the overall design. The bridge world runs on facts and figures so this site is focused on providing these as quickly and easily as possible. Further enhancements will continue to appear over time.
Other alano design sites
Camrose Home International Bridge Series
Over one weekend in early 2010, I broadcasted news and results live from Novotel Edinburgh Park at camrosebridge.com ...
Using a custom designed website updated live on site everything the British bridge fan should want to know was available within a few seconds of events on the ground.
Over the course of the weekend the website received almost 50,000 page views from more than 7,000 visitors. Not bad for a site that wasn't even on the cyberspace map a week earlier!
“Allow me to compliment you on a job well done. What an excellent service, greatly appreciated by our many spectators. The Scottish Bridge Union has every reason to be proud of the presentation to thousands of viewers all over the world. It was your most comprehensive arrangement ever, and it was a tremendous success!” Roland Wald, VuGraph Coordinator, Bridge Base Online
“Thank you very, very much for the amazing web site. No question, you have set the standards for others to follow.” Peter Hasenson, British Bridge Almanack
Successful and popular websites for the Hilton Grand Vacations Group - at Dunkeld and Coylumbridge - have raised the profile of these holiday destinations and enhanced their owner experience. London based investigative journalist Alix Kirsta is very pleased with her site.
I also designed and continue to maintain the Edinburgh Royal High School web site, as well as extremely popular sites for the East District of the Scottish Bridge Union and Portsmouth & Havant Badminton Association. Widening the scope slightly, consider also the official Kirsty MacColl site which is pretty comprehensive though has been around for a very long time now in design years!
Design philosophy
I make every effort to understand your business in order to ensure that the design meets your needs and those of your customers. For example the Camrose site focused heavily on accurate and timely well presented information.
As another example, the Dunkeld Lodge Owners Club wanted more of a “brochure” feel to attract potential new customers as well as meeting the information needs of existing ones.
Free initial consultation is standard to determine whether we have “a fit”.
Off Web Design
In addition to web work I will prepare designs for printing, e.g. newsletters, brochures and other promotional documents. I will also undertake work on technical and general writing and proof reading. I have had 3 well received sets of CD sleeve notes published by EMI. Please do not hesitate to enquire about these services.
www.alanodesign.co.uk
About alano design
This is the brand name for designs by Alan Officer. I am a web developer based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The focus is on accessible, clear, informative, atttractive web layouts, using CMS, client and server side scripting where appropriate.
I also offer tuition and support services under the banner of “alano computing”!
I am currently working on several projects under development. I am interested in taking on new work for 2012, and am also happy to discuss offers of part time or full time employment in any of these areas of expertise.
In addition to my range of web sites I design for paper based media such as newsletters, brochures and other promotional material, as well as photography.
I am a published author of CD sleeve notes and am happy to provide text for, or proof read, a wide range of technical and general articles. In addition I will proof read or indeed rewrite your web site content.
With 20+ years experience as an IT Professional I can also offer IT consultancy, management, general computing support and tuition.
Alan Officer BSc (Hons),
Microsoft Office Master,
ECDL Advanced,
300 hours of lecturing class time,
20+ years of corporate IT in a leading role.