about

Ian Thackston
Undergraduate, University of California Davis, Computer Science Engineering

The Designs
I design sites with focus on functionality, accessibility, aesthetics, and emphasizing a unique idea. I am fully confident in my ability to start from scratch or pick up where your project left off. When you hire me, you have me in your arsenal seven days a week. I keep a strict one-site-at-a-time policy.

The Technique
You may hear the term "Web 2.0" being thrown around. It simply means that the we are moving into a new generation of web functionality and design. So, designs like this, this, and this are (almost) a thing of the past. I'll move your site out of the 90's. My sites are not released until they are fully W3C and Section 508 compliant and compatible in all popular browsers.

The Content
You will not need to have any experience with websites or coding to update your website. Your site is built on the open source, highly supported, and extremely flexible content management system called Joomla!. In addition to static articles which you write yourself, you have a wide variety of third party extensions which allow functions such as shopping carts, news tickers, calendars, and much more. Often times, these extensions are free.

The Support
Even beyond the construction of your site, I stay on call to make sure everything runs smoothly.

The Services

Website Creation - Create a site from scratch, tailored to your design and functionality needs.
Clean-Up - Fix that messy code of yours.
Joomla! Installation and Customization - Install Joomla! and either create a custom template or provide a pre-made template.
Joomla! Tutoring - Private lessons on the powerful, flexible content management system.
Design Integration - Make your design concept a reality.