This design had JSN Epic free as base template. The header design came from seeing the nice high res pictures sent to me by one of the business' partners when the subject of a redesign came about.

AAA Black Cab is a local cab company offering high end rides for regular cab rates. 

They had a basic site created with the Yahoo tools and needed something that could be easily updated and expanded. 

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I have lived in Canada for almost 12 years now but the friendliness, warmth, colors and style I carry with me are all definitely derived from my Brazilian background.

I keep in touch with designer/developer friends back home and check lots of Brazilian blogs, magazines, design studios regularly not only for inspiration but for new trends and things "stirring the pot" so to speak.

This was a fun project to work on. No boundaries set.

The Safety Routine is a new local rock band and at the time the project was initiated the band had no marketing materials I could use from which to brand the site.

They did have a logo which was created by one of the band's members. I used that as a starting point and created the site around it as well as the band's style. I knew I was using Joomla! and that gave me an edge.

This project's layout is one of my favorites.

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The redesign is on its way!!

Still a few things to figure out and items to add but so far so good. I am thinking of introducting some 3D items but that is a separate train of thought.

Back to the grind I go!

I am happy to introduce my new site, FlahDesign.

It was a long year, with many delays but it has finally reached a stage where I can feel comfortable releasing it.

I had the opportunity to review Google Analytics and Urchins data sheets lately and I am quite surprised to the amount of control and the many reports you can get with Google Urchin for the low price.

Most Analytics tools, hosted remotely or in-house, cost in the 5 to 6 figures but Google Urchin 6 (newest version) costs $2995.00 and has all the tools you need to track unlimited domains on unlimited servers.

All support is provided by their sales representatives and not directly by Google but so far I am extremely happy with all the support and help I have received from ROI Revolution.

Accessibility for the Deaf online is an issue I have encountered daily when helping my son browse the web.
Many times I have needed to interpret sites and specially game sites for him because only sound prompts are available.
This week's article on A List Apart explains how deficient the accessibility for the Deaf is and what we can do to change that.