Web Development > Technical Elements

There are many technical elements to web site design. We are skilled in the following key areas:

HTML

All web sites use HTML to a greater or lesser extent. HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language) is simply a set of commands that tell your web browser what to display and how to display it. Many developers use software packages that automatically generate HTML from their designs. However, this approach produces inefficient and sometimes inaccurate HTML. With a background in software development we regard HTML as simply another computer language and write our own HTML code.

Visit www.digitalweddings.biz for an example of a web site built using standard HTML components only.

Macromedia Flash

Flash is an add-on that is pre-installed on most web browsers. It allows the developer to implement advanced animations and user interaction. We have extensive experience of Flash having used it to produce everything from animated logos to e-cards and even a four minute fully-animated movie.

Visit www.rapidreading.co.uk for an example of a web site built in Flash.

ASP

Standard HTML web pages are static, they are the same every time they are viewed unless they are modified by a developer. ASP (Active Server Pages) are dynamic, the content is created on-the-fly whenever a page is opened. The content varies according to current parameters. For instance, a visitor can be prompted to enter a user name and password and all subsequent pages will have content relevant to that person.

For an example visit www.melksham.org.uk. This site uses ASP and an online database to generate a diary of events, local community and business directories, a site search facility and more.

Browser Compatibility

All of the web sites we develop are tested for compatibility with the two most popular web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator (Mozilla). This ensures that more than 99% of visitors to your web site will be able to view it correctly.