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Out with the old. In with the new.
In the past, web designers had to be conscious of browser quirks, knowledgeable about workarounds, and tolerant of deficiencies. In today's world, browsers are more standards compliant than ever, and most installations support the use of modern web technologies, such as transparent PNG images, XSL, and rich JavaScript effects. This site was built with these technologies in mind.
- Extensible - Site content is entirely driven from XML/XSL. With minimal effort, the site many be localized into multiple languages, all without duplicating a single line of markup. This model allows for greater flexibility, and freedom to redesign without worrying about content.
- Beautiful - Makes use of transparency with PNG-24 images
- Modern - Takes advantage of CSS3 drop shadows and text effects.
- Interactive - Graphical transitions, and image gallery functionality provided by JQuery
Brock Mason Photography
Smarter Photo Galleries
Most photo galleries require than you maintain state through a manual process. Brock's site is built using the powerful HeadFirst SDK. HeadFirst will automatically track changes to galleries on the filesystem. If you add, remove, or update source images, Headfirst will recreate thumbnails, prune cache entries, and make your day just a little bit easier.
- FileSystem Driven - No cumbersome web forms are required to add new images, simply upload your images to a folder with your favorite FTP client, and HeadFirst takes care of the rest.
- Always up-to-date - Automatically manages source images, and thumbnails, so you don't have to.
- Beautiful, and modern - Browsing images is intuitive, and immersive. Brock's site makes use of JQuery animations and transitions to navigate galleries. The transitions look great, and work on all major browsers (IE6+, FF, WebKit).
Administration Suite
What modern website with customer facing content would be complete without a way to easily update pages? None I'd like to use. Brock's site exposes a subset of the HeadFirst SDK's admin functionality. Admins can lock galleries, and update page content, all without touching a single file.
- Maintainable content system - All pages have their content defined inside the administration suite.
- Password protected galleries - Define galleries that require a password to view. Clients can view their photos, while keeping out the general internet surfing riff raff.
Rancho Relaxo - Fall City, WA
Site no longer online
Smarter Photo Galleries
Most photo galleries require than you maintain state through a manual process. Rancho Relaxo is built using the powerful HeadFirst SDK. HeadFirst will automatically track changes to galleries on the filesystem. If you add, remove, or update source images, Headfirst will recreate thumbnails, prune cache entries, and make your day just a little bit easier.
- FileSystem Driven - No cumbersome web forms to upload images, simply upload images to a folder, and HeadFirst takes care of the rest. Say goodbye to uploading each file individually, you can batch upload as many files as your server & client can handle. You're in control.
- Always up-to-date - Keeps track of source images, and thumbnails, so you don't have to.