Even more so than general graphic design, web design has a whole different set of requirements. The nature of the web is such that users need something visible, accessible and expletive – in mere minutes – seconds even.

What makes web design successful is something that allows the client to present a visual message through video, audio and type, to potential users in a manner that stops them from continuing along on their browsing journey.

Melanie’s experience in web design has shown that websites, like people, can’t effectively be set into templates. Each client is different and has different web objectives and therefore, each web design must start from scratch. The strongest sites have a solid foundation that leads up to a surface that gleams enough to catch the eye of the visitor.

Melanie recognizes that great web design will include the use of animation, authoring, communication design, corporate identity, graphic design, human-computer interaction, information architecture, interaction design, marketing, photography, search engine optimization and typography.

Below is a list of links to some of the web sites Melanie has created.

• Dungarvan
• Chris Hodder Photography
• Perry & Power
• Women in Resource Development Corporation (WRDC)
• Jill Banfield
• TRINAV Marine Brokers
• TRINAV Marine Services
• TRINAV Fisheries Consulting
• WRDC-ERC Techsploration 2010