Tuesday, 10 November 2009

November Rain

Not the Guns N' Roses classic, REAL, WET, COLD, RAIN.

Luckily inside the office, it's just starting to get warmer! Needless to say, our work is getting hotter as well.

The beginning of this week has been busy and I'd be confident enough to say, successful and profitable.

I have been perfecting my developer skills, and plugging in new php scripts to enhance the products Hogtronix as a company can offer! This has really pushed me into trying new things, and working out what works for me, when it comes to slicing sites, and web building with certain aspects in mind. In fact, I am starting to feel like a true Tunbridge Wells Web Designer!

Giving myself a 'mental tick list' (as well as one I made in notebook) to work through when building sites means less mistakes, cleaner and more efficient work.

Its nice to stand back and notice what I have improved in since I started, and what I need to work on more.

NEWSFLASH* a Kent Uni Placement victory on the table football this morning helped kick start the day.*

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Cold Cold Cold

All of a sudden, its dark and cold.

The winter months are closing in fast, and Christmas is just around the corner.

It's time to start the Christmas marketing, and an obvious increase in festive tasks for Hogtronix helps prove it. Various HTML newsletters have been going out, for clients, wisely eager, to get in the game early for the Christmas rush.

There's no denying, we're busy. The last few weeks have been quite testing, but we're coping, and producing some clean, sophisticated work!

I have noticed a new level in my web development ability. I am able to produce work with much less guidance. I may not be as quick as the pro's I'm learning from, but that will come with every new project we complete.

My Web 2.0 is on the rise, as I practice in some free time to get 'my style' figured out. It's become more obvious that each designer has a style, and finding your own can be a make-or-break.

I have been concentrating and learning more on the SEO side of the web stuff too. Using various websites (coupled with special web development tools) to understand how climb up the search engine ladder is an art, which I hope I'm beginning to get my head round.

Altogether glad to be learning from the best in the field.