Rot3K Graphics and Web Design – Internet Projects
Along with this Web site I have also been involved or behind other projects including everything from simple templates and site designs to personal projects I maintain to this date. I enjoy working alone or with others on projects, and have plenty of experience from both perspectives.
Below I have listed some online projects that I have chosen to share with the Internet community. Each features a small preview, which can be clicked on to open a full-resolution version in a new window. Above each preview a header doubles as title and link back to the current online version. Each listing also includes information about the page’s purpose, design, and layout.
Rot3K Graphics and Web Design (Full Site – 2/01)
“Rot3K
Graphics and Web Design presents [X]HTML,
CSS, Web Design/Development, presentation,
and layout information along with free code, graphics, and links to assist you
with your own projects. We also function as an affordable (but professional)
Graphics and Web Design firm.” ~rot3k.com
Rot3K Graphics and Web Design (this site) has been reconstructed from the ground up three times. The layout is controlled entirely with CSS (no tables) and uses XHTML for markup. As a result of this I can control the whole entire layout from the CSS files preventing the need for page-by-page redesigns in the future, and reducing download times.
JavaScript (DOM) along with CSS was used to show and hide submenus on the left-hand side. I have even included a StyleSheet switcher (learn more) that allows you to select an alternate “theme” (style sheet) to change the text and appearance; your choice is remember using a cookie. This site’s layout is hidden from older browsers (like Netscape 4.7.x), but all content is still accessible.
Kongming’s Archives (Full Site – 3/02)
“Kongming’s
Archives is dedicated to Luo Guanzhong’s novel, Romance
of the Three Kingdoms (San Guo Yan Yi), related games (e.g. Koei’s Romance
of the Three Kingdoms, Dynasty
Warriors, Kessen II), and the
history behind them. Kongming’s Archives is also a place for you to share your Romance
of the Three Kingdoms novel and history work with everyone else in the Three Kingdoms community.
Site Menu.” ~kongming.net
Kongming’s Archives, a high-traffic 300+ page site, relies on XHTML for layout and document structure along with CSS for visual effects, sizing, and presentation. The extensive use of CSS significantly decreases page sizes (averaging around a slender 40K), speeds updates, and reduces bandwidth usage greatly. Kongming’s Archives is updated with new content whenever time permits and a forum is also maintained to give all viewers a place to chat about related material and other things of interest.
Caffinated Networks (Site Design – 11/02)
“Welcome
to caffinated.net. Where we pride ourselves
on giving you quality web hosting, and 24 hour customer service. We made our home on the Internet
back in 1995 so we have seen many other hosting companies come and go. Sadly to say the ones
that have lasted have grown to the extent where people do not matter any longer. This is one
of the reasons caffinated was created.
I was tired of running into problems, and never being able to get them resolved without wasting
precious time, not to mention getting what seemed to be nowhere. The problem as we see it,
is that the companies doing hosting are growing so rapidly and experiencing such a turn over
with their employees that it almost makes it impossible to really help their customers effectively.”
~caffinated.net
Caffinated Networks (phonetic spelling intentional) is Web host to both this site and Kongming’s Archives. I have gone through many different hosts over the years and, to be perfectly honest, absolutely none of them compare to caffinated.net (and you can bet than any we do find will be added to the links page). I designed this layout for them as a ‘thank you’ for being such a wonderful host. We could not recommend them more.
A simple XHTML layout was used for positioning and document structure; all visual effects (including menu rollovers) are generated using CSS. I am very fond of this layout because I feel it embraces an intuitive level of simplicity that every site on the Internet should strive to offer.
ChoonHost (Template – 10/02, not updated)
“ChoonHost.net
is proud to offer you several hosting plans to meet your web hosting needs. We will provide
you with a Limited 30 Days Money Back Guarantee and a 15 Days FREE Trial if you sign up for
any of our hosting plans. Not even that, we also give you 99% network uptime guarantee. If
you are not completely satisfied with our service, simply don't pay and you are FREE to move
elsewhere. You have NOTHING to loose!” ~ns3.choonhost.net
ChoonHost template design included the banner, menu, layout, and a collection of text formatting styles. ChoonHost uses XHTML for layout and document structure and CSS for visual formatting and presentation (along with the menu). Template size is only around 15K, ensuring quick download speeds after content is added. Source code consists of simple XHTML for easy editing, classes are used for special effects rather than spacer images and tables.
Venture Domain Hosting (Template – 9/02)
“Venture
Domain Hosting is a local Web Hosting Solution Provider, Domain Name Registrar
that provides affordable web hosting solutions to individual consumers as well
as business-class web hosting solutions for the small and medium enterprise
(SME).” ~vdomainhost.com
Venture Domain Hosting’s template was designed using transitional standards-compliant HTML according to client specifications (layout, object placement, menu, etc.). As requested, the menu is constructed using a table for layout and images/JavaScript for menu options. A tiled background image is used along with fluid settings to ensure that the page resizes to fit the browser window. The body and side-menu’s design allow easy swapping of backgrounds and colors with only modification of the central style sheet. CSS was used for all additional presentation to reduce download times and save money.
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