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About
the Artist, Iona Hoeppner, she...
- is a
servant of Jesus Christ
- is an
award-winning artist
- is an
award-winning web designer
- has
designed over 3,000 pages
- holds an
M.A. in computer technology
- holds a
Ph.D. in theology
- is a member
of many professional guilds
- is listed
in many Who's Who directories
- is led by
the Spirit, praying as she works
- has a
distinctive style and flair
- an ordained
minister
- called to
serve Christ on the internet
- prays for
every client every day
- On-Site
Clean UPS Power
- wants to
please the Lord more than the client
- places
service above money
- will serve
you with integrity
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Most of my work is done on FrontPage for Mac.
While this may break the heart of the coding
purist, it permits me to build pages quickly and
economically, so our prices for professional
quality sites and pages stay low. If it looks
great and works well, I am happy... And you will
be, too! |
- Notes from
the Artist - Designer, Iona Hoeppner
- Content Policy!!!
- While I am
sincerely committed to producing the perfect site
or graphics for you, the content must be
wholesome in every way. If you desire something
other than that, please seek services elsewhere.
- Credits &
Copyright Policy!!!
- Whether web design,
art, graphics or whatever, I hold copyrights to
all my work unless otherwise arranged (see Pricing for details) and require
that the © notice be displayed along with a
credit on each page or at any public presentation
of what I have created for you.
- Outside Graphics
& Clip Art Policy!!!
- Since my
"signature" is on the site or page I
design for you, and since there is a possibility
of copyright violation, I am quite fussy about
any outside art or graphics to be used in your
web design project. I reserve the right to refuse
or recreate all outside graphics except
established logos, etc. See more below...
- Art in Web Design
- A web page or site
is truly an artistic statement. Good or bad, it
is a visual presentation, and as such, the layout
and interplay of text, graphics, tables, etc. is
every bit as important as the quality of any
graphics it includes. Indeed, the graphics
themselves often beg for complimentary layout
arrangements.
- Form & Function
- Another aspect to
consider is the intended function of the page or
site. If a page is presenting volumes of
tabulated information, its layout and graphics
must be clean, crisp and efficient, whereas a
poetry showcase site needs design that will set a
mood appropriate to the material.
- Setting a Scene,
Developing a Mood
- Is the mood to be
classical, serious, whimsical, somber, light,
dark, inspirational...? While these may be hard
to quantify, they are readily recognized when
encountered. An important aspect of any artistic
creation, including web design is developing and
maintaining a mood... setting the appropriate
scene for the content in question.
- Your Own Art &
Photos
- If you want your
OWN graphics and photos included in your web
design project, I will optimize and retouch them
as needed. Frequently these have huge file sizes
which I can reduce without sacrificing image
quality. There is a VERY nominal fee for this
work, and if not needed, I don't do it.
- Animation
- For many, me
included, animation = irritation. This includes
blinking and running news ticker type text. For
the most part, these cutesy things make a page
look unprofessional and sophomoric, so I avoid
them and strongly suggest you do the same!
- Video & Sound
Files
- Have you noticed
that most pro sites do not include video and
sound files? They realize that by doing so, they
will exclude a significant number of potential
visitors and cause browser crashes and ill will
for many others. Since the internet is a global
community, I believe we should design for the
majority. Although updated browsers and a huge
array of plug-ins is readily available for
download, the majority of the world's internet
users do not have computer hardware capable of
running these huge programs. I love Flash, but I
don't use it because it is my goal to serve
everyone rather than cater to those who can
afford the latest in equipment.
- Page Counters
- Page counters are
the hallmark of the amateur and I will not place
them on pages I design. If you are hosted by us,
you can receive log files by e-mail.
- Frames
- In essence frames
are two or more separate web pages coded so they
load together. Frames are rapidly becoming a
thing of the past. As a means of keeping your
visitor onsite while exploring external links
they are far inferior to simply having the link
pop up in a new browser window. As a means of
creating a particular look or preventing reload
on the left sidebar, they are inferior to proper
table code. I no longer create framed sites.
- Your Preconceived
Design
- Almost every client
comes to me with a preconceived idea of what they
want, and to date not one of the final results
matched the original idea, yet every client has
been enthusiastically pleased with the finished
product! Am I that good? Of course not, no one
is! What happens is that the client and I confer
as we go and I constantly pray for leading from
the Holy Spirit as I work... and somehow, it all
comes together in a way that neither the client
nor I anticipated.
- Time Lines
- I no longer give
time estimates for it seems that each time I do,
I am way off! All I can promise is that I will do
high quality work for you and work as quickly as
I can... but I refuse to work with deadlines.
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