My Portfolio:

Little Acorns Gifts & Collectables - Abercynon & Caldicot:

Little Acorns Gifts & Collectables are a fantastic company with a massive future ahead of them. Their ethics are much the same as mine, and they have achieved a huge amount in such a short space of time, already competing with 'Amazon.co.uk' on a number of products.

Great care has been taken in designing the look and feel of the site and the logo will eventually become a brand of its own, and with the fantastic stock, excellent customer service, and a positive team behind them, they are destined for bigger things.

Dragon Precision Engineering Ltd - Cwmbran:

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Allan Smith Antique Clocks - Swindon:

Allan Smith is very well known world wide and is a very respected Antique Longcase Clock dealer. The quality of the clocks he sells are second to none, and he wanted a website that was highly visual and could be easily updated.

The website contains all of Allans current collection, and also all of Allans archive clocks, and each clock comes with a lot of information and detail which is important to any potential customer. Each clock entered into the database, has a minimum of three images, and each image can be selected to be view in more detail.

The Blue Persian Cat Society - South Wales/Monmouth:

My partner was the lead to this website, as she has persian cats and is friendly with members of the BPCS. The society wanted to be able to offer a point of information for other blue persian owners, that could view and print off schedules and entry forms for shows and other events.

As with all the websites, this is fully web compliant and can be viewed in any browser and on mobile devices.

The Stagecoach Agency - Ross on Wye:

Trevor at The Stagecoach Agency contacted me to seek some advice as to how to bring a certain part of his website to life, whilst not taking to much attention away from the text.

We discussed a few ideas, including Flash Video and Multimedia that would catch the attention and compliment the content. The animated header on this page was made using Flash, and can also be seen as an introduction on his promotional CD-ROM's, and to accompany it I integrated the video into his website, which has a massive impact!

Skillset Screen Academy Wales (SSAW) - Newport:

The SSAW are Accend's most prestigious client to date. Developed on the University of Glamorgan's campus, Accend had full control over its design and development, and will offer full support for the future.

The website offers a very clean, bi-lingual contemporary design and ties in with the marketing brochures and other materials SSAW have developed. The animated picture slide (Flash) provides the main focus for each page, offering the viewer an excellent insight into life on the SSAW courses.

Induction CD - University of Glamorgan - Pontypridd:

As an employee at the University of Glamorgan, an opportunity arose to put together this professional, slick and well presented CDROM. The CD is used to introduce all new students to the University, before stepping on campus.

The CD has cutting edge video work, and has been applauded for its clear navigation, and its style and ease of use. Please view the Vice-Chancellors video message on the home page.

High Quality Video For The Web - Caldicot:

Caldicot Castle Entertainments asked Accend to continually keep their website at the front end of web development, and high quality video was in my opinion the next big step in keeping their site above their competitors.

We spent a long time planning this project, and what we delivered in the end is an excellent video player with added extras such as navigable bookmarks and XML driven captions which offers good accessibility, and a high level of usability following good web development practice.

The Singing Firefighter - Caerleon:

Steve Nicholas is a full-blooded ex-fire-fighter from Caerleon, who has been entertaining and writing songs since the age of 16.

His website has been put together with a lot of care and attention, to describe his motivations behind writing music to help people of all ages understand the dangers of fire. Included on his site are a few snippets of his cd-tracks, and all the details to be able to purchase this excellent educational/safety fire-fighter album.

Hobbs Valve Ltd - Caerphilly:

This is a very exciting time for Hobbs Valve, and we were more than happy to assist them with their website. They are in production of a unique triple off-set butterfly valve design that will become industry standard in the oil & gas world.

Based in Mid Glamorgan, Hobbs Valve has had the full support of the WDA and has already had interest from some of the biggest companies in the world, for their product. Alun Hobbs and all the other partners have been very keen and are already looking into the future for further site development.

Wye Pursuits - Ross-On-Wye:

Guy Smith the expert in everything to do with outdoor pursuits is as unique as the setting he makes his living in. We had been in contact a long time back about another business venture, but in the end we finally tied him down to work on his Wye Pursuits site.

We updated Guy's original design and added some very clear and professional photography and with some Flash animation, the site and what it represents came to life!

Caldicot Castle Entertainments - Caldicot:

Caldicot Castle Entertainments are a fantastic business to work with. The Manager Lee Miles is the most fanatic web enthusiast I have ever met. If the kitchen sink could go on the site, Lee and the Directors would want it.

We meet up or speak to Lee almost every week, and we are continually updating or adding to the site. The next 2 big projects to go on the site are a fully interactive Virtual Reality tour and an upgrade to the videos that already there, using Flash and Quicktime VR.

Black Ink Masterprints - Stow-On-The-Wold:

We took a trip to the Cotswolds for Black Ink Masterprints, and enjoyed every aspect of this job. They required a CMS to be able to display their fantastic art collection, and the site coupled with the flash animation, came out just as they wanted.

The site contains a wealth of information which took time to initially break down into manageable sections, but the site as a whole offers great visual feedback and holds a mood much like the calm and beauty of Stow-On-The-Wold.

Paul Kembery Antiques - Bath:

Paul Kembery is one of the best known Antique Clock Dealers in the UK based in Bath. He required a site that had a simple but clear layout, which allowed him to personally edit and update himself using his own website editor.

Paul as one of our first clients, can happily suggest our services, and will be happy as others to offer a reference.