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  • 24-01-2010 9:25pm
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    jeannie82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭


    Hi apologies if this is in the wrong place, please move if need be.

    I know almost nothing about websites, can someone tell me if the following "effect" (?) is simple to do if you have a html site, and how it's possible to do it yourself or if not, where would you go to get it done?

    The website is www.edmiller.co.uk and what I'd like to do is have the same effect with when you go to the site, the way the image on the front page scrolls open.

    Thanks!


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    booyah1024
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭booyah1024


    it's done in flash.

    100% flash sites are awful as you cut off a lot of users who may not have flash installed on their machines.

    that "effect" can be easily done with a combination of javascript/jquery and css for the styling of everything.


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    jeannie82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭jeannie82


    booyah1024 wrote: »
    it's done in flash.

    100% flash sites are awful as you cut off a lot of users who may not have flash installed on their machines.

    that "effect" can be easily done with a combination of javascript/jquery and css for the styling of everything.

    thanks for the reply.

    when you say easy, do you mean easy for anyone (like me - very computer and web stuff illiterate!) or easy to get done in some web design place?


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    mattfinucane
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭mattfinucane


    Get it done professionally. I wouldn't recommend taking this on yourself unless you are willing to put the time into learning html and jquery.


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    jeannie82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭jeannie82


    mattfinucane wrote: »
    Get it done professionally. I wouldn't recommend taking this on yourself unless you are willing to put the time into learning html and jquery.

    No, not a chance of me learning that stuff!

    Can you recommend anywhere in Dublin? There's so many web design places I wouldn't know where to begin - all I want is somewhere capable, location city central or south county, and reasonably priced!


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    p
    Registered Users Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭p


    jeannie82 wrote: »
    Can you recommend anywhere in Dublin? There's so many web design places I wouldn't know where to begin - all I want is somewhere capable, location city central or south county, and reasonably priced!
    What kind of website do you want. Is it for you, or a someone else? Is it also a photography website? What kind of budget do you have in mind. What kind of information & content do you want on it? Hard to recommend anyone without some more info.


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    jeannie82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭jeannie82


    p wrote: »
    What kind of website do you want. Is it for you, or a someone else? Is it also a photography website? What kind of budget do you have in mind. What kind of information & content do you want on it? Hard to recommend anyone without some more info.

    Hi p,

    As cheap as possible! The rest of the details are in the first post with a link.

    Thanks


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    mattfinucane
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭mattfinucane


    Sure thing. If you want to see some true professional design check out http://www.webdesignire.com and have a look at some sites there. You will be able to see who made them at the bottom of the page.

    These developers and designers are true professionals. If anyone quotes you a couple of hundred Euro for a site then walk away. No true professional will ever work for such small money.

    People here expect to pay that kind of money because those who would claim to produce quality work will tell them they should, even though they produce work to poor standards.

    Web development and design is a skill that takes years to master. There is much more to it than people may lead you to believe.

    Good luck with the search and if there is anything else you need just ask.

    ps: These companies are worth checking out

    Forbairt Media
    http://www.forbairt.ie

    Tidy
    http://www.tidy.ie

    Jason Roe
    http://www.jason-roe.com

    XCommunications
    http://www.xcommunications.ie

    Lightbox
    http://www.lightbox.ie

    Web Together
    http://www.webtogether.ie

    Clearweb
    http://www.clearweb.ie (that's mine)

    Miralize Design
    http://www.miralize.com

    Spoiltchild
    http://www.spoiltchild.com

    Ken Stanley
    http://www.kenstanley.com/portfolio/

    Some wed design/development studios and freelancers I would recommend.


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    jeannie82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭jeannie82


    Thanks Matt, I'll sent a few emails for quotes!


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    jeannie82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭jeannie82


    mattfinucane wrote: »
    These developers and designers are true professionals. If anyone quotes you a couple of hundred Euro for a site then walk away. No true professional will ever work for such small money.

    Sorry Matt - another question - as I've already paid for my website and I'm only looking for someone to change the front page to an image that pops open instead of loads normally, what should I expect (roughly) to pay for that? A thousand or more would seem extortionate - as limited as my knowledge is I assume what I'm looking for is simple enough...?!


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    mattfinucane
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭mattfinucane


    Hi,

    Can you post the link for your website? For a job like this, you would be looking at around €175.


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    jeannie82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭jeannie82


    mattfinucane wrote: »
    Hi,

    Can you post the link for your website? For a job like this, you would be looking at around €175.

    Cool, I'll send you a PM


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    TitoPuente
    Closed Accounts Posts: 549 ✭✭✭TitoPuente


    mattfinucane wrote: »
    Ken Stanley

    Ken's just started as Technical Director @ The Creative District now. They do good work too so worth talking to.


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