J E A N - J A C Q U E S   G A U D E L  D E S I G N S

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NUMBER ONE
    I feel that the majority of sites on the web are ugly, too busy, garish, and badly designed. And that includes the sites of many major corporations. The navigation is often confusing and one ends up lost , or going round and round looking for stuff . All kinds of fancy bells and whistles are used for no good purpose at all but amuse the site designer nerds and make them more money. And how about waiting for ever for graphics or images to download? Well , if you don't have DSL yet , there is really not much I can do! Get it , you are missing all the fun...

NUMBER TWO
    
Putting together a website is not as hard and time consuming as site designers would have you think. So it should really not be that expensive. Maintaining a site depends on how often you change stuff, and how much you change, but should not cost an arm and a leg . I charge $35 an hour, and I work very fast .

NUMBER THREE
  
   I believe that simplicity is key to both style and ease of use in web design . The choice of font type and size is very important , based on graphic qualities and readability (even though we cannot control exactly how the site and fonts will look on other computers) . Color and effects should be used sparingly and consistently . A balance should be achieved between loading speed and size of graphics . Intros should be short , and have something to do with the product , rather than being just spinning red squares , green circles and flashing buttons...

NUMBER FOUR
   
 I have been an Artist and a Designer for a long time , and now bring that experience to web design . I can create for you a beautiful no nonsense site , easy to use, and with all the bells and whistles you desire (as long as they serve a purpose ). It can be very minimalistic , almost zen, or very elaborate , with animation , virtual reality, and interactive graphics. Your choice . Remember that design should follow function, and that more is not always better...Keep in mind that many people have older computers with older browsers, and can't see the fancy stuff anyway .


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