I have been designing websites for 15 years now both freelancing and in full time jobs.

It seems to be a common belief among the general web users that Web designers/developers have the miraculous ability to place their sites at the top of the results for their keywords in a snap.

My answer to that is: We don't edit Google.

Anybody who knows me knows that I despise IE6 with a passion. Long before the big names stopped supporting IE6 I was already preaching the "Let it die a horrible death" bit. Not that I don't understand the logistics of doing so or the interaction between designer and client or that the audience target is different for every project. I know that each case is a case BUT I also know that once put in a situation where they can either jump to safety or fall to their demise, people will take the chance jumping.

Very old mini project and fully static site. The site was a rush project created as an online flyer for a Wedding catering business in Sweden.

A romantic look and feel was needed therefore the wedding symbols were used as well as the invitation style with lace borders.

This site was live for a short time only.

This is an older project and fully static site. All in xhtml and css and no CMS backend.

The site required a Zen look and feel for a massage therapy business in Sweden. I combined the idea of rocks, greenery and blue tiles from pools and spas into this curvy design.

View site

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. 

View site

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.

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.