Inspired Web

Lately I’ve been dabbling in some new design concepts for Inspired Web.  I quite like the simplicity of the current design but think it ultimately lacks that inspiring point of difference that I believe I have to offer.
As a result of these feelings I’ve produced 2 designs so far which I’ve been considering.  Naturally, I’m […]

Clients are constantly forwarding me enquiries stating they want services, but often aren’t sure what they want - all they know is that their site isn’t as effective as they would like.  Some Clients will be painful and try to tell me whats wrong with the website, they’ll diagnose problems that aren’t really problems and […]

I checked my email today and to my surprise found an email from Microsoft. Wow, a new msn messenger, or should i now call it ‘Live Messenger’. So I downloaded it out of intrigue - what does it offer. Well firstly, it looks as if it’s been snazzed up design wise. […]

What is XHTML
XHTML is the successor to HTML. As such, many consider XHTML to be the “current version” of HTML, but it is a separate, parallel recommendation; the W3C continues to recommend the use of XHTML 1.1, XHTML 1.0, and HTML 4.01 for web publishing.
The need for a more strict version of HTML was felt […]

I feel the urge to write a quick post here, but after a big day at work the last thing I can be bothered thinking about at the moment is web design stuff.  So anyway, lately I’ve been listening to a lot of interesting stuff.  Some suggested bands are:
Band of Horses
This trio are from Seattle […]

Okay! So there are heaps of Amateurs lurking out in the web design world - building sites that suffer severly.  However, after working with a number of young Designers myself I’ve found they’re not a big problem.  Young Designers generally want to learn and learn the right way.  For instance, a young guy working with […]

Every day Oxygen deal with Clients who are trying to shoot up the Google rankings. We’re constantly trying to explain the process and how complex Google’s listing criteria is. In this article we discuss how Google works and a few things to be aware of about your internet marketing strategy.
The first thing to be aware […]

If your website is (and most are) suffering from lack of momentum and incoming traffic here are a couple of simple tips to obtaining quick easy results.
1. Appropriate Page Titles
The title bar can be found at the top of your Browser Window (Internet Explorer or Firefox).  If you maximise your Browser window and look in the […]

Generally speaking, the consensus are well aware of the way website design is going, tableless layouts, building in layers (divs) and utilising the glory of CSS to style the site inside out - much the same way blog sites are working.
What came to mind today as I was working on a new site for Oxygen […]

Okay, this post marks the beginning of many entries to come, my name is Leon Perkin, I am a website designer based on the Gold Coast Queensland consistently looking to further my skills in design and code.
I currently take on occasional projects via Inspired Web and work full time for Oxygen Internet where I’m constantly developing […]