I've experimented with web design since 1995, when I eagerly reserved a place on the Geocities web site and filled it with hand-crafted HTML and pictures created with Personal Paint on the Amiga. Having only a 14.4k modem in those early days really emphasised the frustrations involved in downloading self-indulgent pages with huge graphics and animation. I've therefore tried to make my designs as clean and efficient as possible, without being dull.

work sites

	I was responsible for the latest rewrite of the NHS Wales internet website. The site is written in ColdFusion and interfaces with NHS Wales' bespoke Content Management System. As all public sector websites are required to be accessible to all users, the templates in the new site are Bobby AAA compliant, with content currently being updated to match.
	I was very proud of the site I created for Taff Housing Association, which was described as "excellent" by the Chartermark committee following their successful reapplication. The site was designed with simplicity in mind. Most of Taff's tenants are on low incomes, so the site was designed to be viewed with quite a low specification computer.

personal sites

	craplyrics was my first foray into writing php scripts. It's a bit rubbish, but at least it works. The site uses mySQL as a back-end database.
	andrewgraham.co.uk has had a number of makeovers over the past few years. This first attempt was a minimalist's paradise.
	The second (for which only example graphics remain) was slightly more colourful.
	The third version was much more durable and lasted four years. Using a series of stylised chain links as a template, I created a custom logo for the site, which eventually evolved into a complete typeface. Although the bright colours seem a little brash now, I'm still quite fond of the rotating Flash mastheads at the top left of the screen.