That was the extent of Megan’s website requirements laid out in her design brief* when we started the project.
Using her own custom business card as inspiration we came up with a clean and open layout that wouldn’t distract from her artwork, as well as featuring her custom designs for sale on Etsy. All data for the galleries is maintained in XML allowing her to update on her own quickly, and since the store imports its data directly from Etsy any changes made on that site will instantly be reflected here.
As the galleries were all displayed using Flash and SimpleViewer, I created a custom mobile site that would allow quick access to all her contact info, designs, artwork and store without the use of any plug-ins. Useful for when she’s out schmoozing and networking around town. Dynamic PHP and CSS means no second set of data has to be maintained just for this mobile site and version control issues are eliminated.
Portfolio site includes:
- Custom Design
- Etsy API Integration
- SimpleViewer Customization
- Mobile Versions for Android, iPhone and Blackberry
* By design brief I really just mean the conversation about her future website over sushi :)