You can see it here, on its beta page.

Now I ‘just’ have to do the category and archive pages and hook it into WordPress. Not done this from scratch before, so is a bit of a challenge. I also need to get the Twitter and Flickr APIs plugged into the front page too so it gets updated dynamically.

Also, I’ve long since wanted to do something with this site; maybe tweak its positioning and overall feel. It still needs to run on WordPress to some extent, so I have been busy coming up with this new layout for myself which I hope will show what I’m about more clearly. Getting the Flickr feed to work will be a challenge.

I may need to pull back the text on the front page though.
Additional page layous to follow

I think these would look better with actual content and a bit about a real company, but it’s a nice template. I’ll make a homepage with ‘featured’ projects perhaps.

I actually quite like this one, particularly the footer and the shade of blue — I’d like to code this one up. There’s potential for this to be hooked into WordPress.

I have only been able to use images provided by the client, but my hope is to attend some of their appointments and shoot some more images of party-goers especially for the site!
The images will be instrumental in selling the service given the type of business.

It’s a bit different to my original ideas, and I’ve used it in the mock-up for the site. The existing photos I think, need re-shooting – something to match the ‘fresh’ identity of the site. Ideal opportunity to do some low-light stuff. I love it.

The layout will likely change a bit, but I want to stick with the green-on-carbon look.

New SonicSoundz Mock-up:

In order to do so, I have started coming up with some logo ideas which I can incorporate into the site.

Here are some initial ones. I’m not sure if I like them as a final logo, but it’s something to develop.
They’re a work in-progress:

…after encountering the issue of limited web server features (ie, no php support) I had to adjust the code and couldn’t use a contact form. I reluctantly opted for just an email link cloaked by javascript. It’s just a small site to replace the old one, and we’re already seeing pleasing results on Google Analytics!

Anyway, it’s now online at Aerial Force.

My next project is a new site for a Nottingham mobile disco business.

I think my Exponential logo looks pretty cool in the slider too!
This one does come with some issues relating to the eventual coding though – I think those tabs would pose a problem. PNGs would have to be used, so this one might not be suitable for a lightweight website. It’s still a fun-looking site though.

It doesn’t appear anywhere near the top of Google for relevant keywords…Never fear, I’m re-designing it and I plan to make it a good contender for a similar, bigger company who also use ‘Aerial Force’. Bit of a business faux-pas if you ask me; to steal the name of a smaller company.

I came up with this initial layout, opting for a premium feel with dark grey and deep red. I’ll code this up and hopefully get much better conversion and more enquiries from the site.

This is your typical corporate layout for an IT or perhaps a web services company. The second is a web hosting style design.

Office Space fans will get the Innitech Reference…

There’s a bit of a design trend recently around fat footers, and I like them too. I’ve kind of incorporated it here. They help with SEO and usability.