It was back in 2007 and I had been doing graphic design and marketing fulltime for a few years, but I was still learning the basics of html (basic website development). I had developed a few basic webpages from scratch using Dreamweaver (Adobe webdesign software), none of which are still online today.
I was really starting to enjoy the whole new dimension that the web offered. I could now come up with a design (as I had been doing for a while: brochures, logos, flyers etc...) and cut it up in Photoshop and then place it into cells using Dreamweaver and html code! It was rewarding to be able to set up an ftp (file transfer protocol) connection with a server and upload a webpage and then instantly see it live online. Anyway, back to the topic: The first website that I designed and built from scratch (no templates), was a static html site for a local indigenous artist and friend. Here is a link, www.artbysafina.com.au the website is still live today :)
I remember being very impressed with her artwork and especially the way all of the art seemed to have a natural "flowing" feel to it. That's why i decided to make the menu on the website fit in with the whole natural flowing feel of her artwork. Instead of doing a regular horizontal or vertical menu, I decided to try something different (on my first website!) and make the menu in the shape of a river and with segments of her artwork in the background; kind of like a snake and river all in one.
These days I rarely build websites from scratch using Dreamweaver. I am mostly building them with Joomla and Wordpress. Joomla and Wordpress are Content Management Systems (CMS) that provide a framework and database feature which enables clients to dynamically update and make changes to their own website.
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