b4k4 Web-Design & Photography

Web Design

Mixing the head of a computer scientist with the soul of a designer.

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Quality Code

The Internet is saturated with sites competing for attention, the majority of which gain it through search engines. It is therefore important that the machines know what you have to offer.
We speak their language. Fluently.

Beautifully crafted PHP & MySQL | XHTML | CSS | JavaScript & DOM Scripting.
All hand-written, organic and non-GM.

Dress Code

That said, your audience is not the machine.
It is important that when somebody lands on your site, they like what they see, and that they can find what they want (and more).

Blending user-interface design (finding stuff) with graphic design (liking it) is essential for a successful web-presence.

Easy Does It

Juse like fruit 'n' veg, sites are better served fresh - you don't want to come back to a site to find the same old things.
This means that it is important for it to be easy to keep up-to-date.

Custom Content Management Systems

Depending on the type of site you require, we can build a tailor-made CMS to enable you to easily add content to the site.

Customising Wordpress

There is no point in re-inventing the wheel. If your needs are met by an exising content-management system, we can give it a nip and a tuck to make it fulfill your needs. In particular, we know how to perform alchemy on the Wordpress system, fully exploiting the functional themes engine.

Bref, this means you get your site live faster.

Waste is Ugly

It may be that your site doesn't require a dynamically driven site, in which case we can provide a hand-written site, accompanied by an effiecient, on-demand, update service.

Spicing it Up

We're fully versed in all the latest web utensils, meaning we can take full advantage of things like DOM Scripting, effects libraries, and everybody's favourite, AJAX, to do those fancy things that the everybody is accustomed too. We're particular fans of the mootools Javascript framework to provide the wee effects that you'll have noticed around here.

Nobody Likes a Show-off

But knowledge of these things is nothing in comparison to knowledge of when to use them.
We have the know-how to use them in a scalable manner, and provide alternatives for those people who don't have the latest browser, have disabled Javascript, or simply don't like the bells and whistles. There's no use in doing things in a manner that excludes half of your audience.

Imaginative Imagery

If you require custom photography for the site, we have it covered. Whether you need images for an online catalogue, portraiture, event coverage, or simply something to spice things up a bit, we provide it in-house. For a sample of b4k4 photography, peruse the portfolio.

Consulting

Do you already have a site and it's not performing as well as you'd hoped? Whether you're looking for a complete overhaul, or just some technical tweaks, we can transform your existing site into everything you want it to be.

Working With Us

So, if our site creation philosophy sounds like it works for you, let's talk.
Rates depend on exactly what you require, but if you give us a brief, we can offer you a quote.

Speak My Language

We work in both English et en français.

Questions

Of course, some things take time. If you require any information to help you make up your mind, don't hesitate to get in touch. We're happy to talk through things.