WEBSITE PORTFOLIO

Cincinnati, Ohio

PIXEL PANACHE designs, produces and manages websites. I started hand-coding HTML in the early 1990s, so I understand the technical details of how the web works. Today, I employ modern, powerful software tools for the advantages they offer, but don’t use them as crutches. I still often find it useful or necessary to edit the underlying code directly, and make sure my code is lean and efficient.

Your website needs to be appropriate for its purpose. Sometimes this means it should be simple and uncomplicated; other times, a complex site is needed to present large amounts of detailed information — one size does not fit all.

I never design websites by simply adding content to a generic template. I plan the entire site, including its underlying structure, to fit its unique purpose.

A website should look attractive, but it’s the contents that are important. Nothing should get in the way or distract the reader — no broken links, no confusing navigation, no dead ends, no busy layouts, no impossible-to-read text. If your visitors don't see what they're looking for in the first five seconds, your competitors are only a mouse click away. If information can't be found quickly and easily, it might as well not be there.

A website is extremely cost-effective. No need to snail-mail a package of printed literature — your marketing materials, forms or catalog are available, instantly, to anyone in the world.

The web is the first place people look for new information, products and services. A professional-looking website will give your business credibility.

www.rhinestahl.com — Rhinestahl Corporation is a manufacturer of precision tools for the aerospace industry. Pixel Panache designed, produced and manages the site, and did almost all of the website’s photography. A feature of the site is the company's employment applications, which can be filled out online.

www.hamiltonstands.com — A catalog-type website showing an extensive range of products. Hamilton Stands has been making music and instrument stands for 125 years. Pixel Panache designed and maintains the company’s site, and did all product photography.

www.lorenlong.com — Loren Long is a popular illustrator of children's picture books, including the new version of The Little Engine That Could, Madonna's Mr. Peabody's Apples, the award-winning I Dream of Trains, and the Barnstormers series of chapter books, which Long co-wrote. Pixel Panache designed and maintains the site. Notable features are simple animations made from photos of Long’s dog, Stella, and the sketches pages for many of his books, which compare original pencil drawings with the final book illustrations.

www.simplyplatinumconcierge.com — simplyPlatinum Concierge offers a variety of personal and business services, and also includes a directory of recommended vendors in varous categories. Pixel Panache designed and maintains the site. Stock photography was used for most images on the site.

www.lovelandwelcomesyou.com — Loveland Welcomes You is a website that provides information about local business, organizations and events for residents of Loveland, Ohio. Pixel Panache designed and maintains the site, including the many subsidiary pages for individual businesses.

www.petz-gone-wild.org — An example of an event website. Petz Gone Wild! was a pet adoption festival in the Cincinnati area in 2008, benefitting pet spay/neuter and animal rescue groups. Pixel Panache designed and built the site, and provided the logo illustration. An animated version of the main page was created but not used (this needs a fast computer and fast internet connection to play smoothly).

www.pixelp.com/gruen — History of the Gruen Watch Company. This small website grew out of a research project. It's been quite popular, with over a quarter of a million visitors.

A website has become one of the most important and most cost effective ways for companies to find and communicate with customers. Let us help you look good.