Sites we have Designed and Developed

TimFarrellMusic.com

Site Developed with:

• PhotoShop
• ImageReady
• DreamWeaver
• Hand coded Html

Tim Farrell's website timfarrellmusic.com was an inspired site. The sounds and elements of Tim's body of work influenced every aspect of the site redesign. Working with Tim was a pleasure and a distinct honor and truly talented musician.

ElkinsMetalRecycling.com

Site Developed with:

• PhotoShop
• DreamWeaver
• FlySpeck
• YUI-CSS
• PHP
• JavaScripting

ElkinsMetalRecycling.Com is a ground up design for an Elkins, WV recycler that desired to improve their marking by extending a presence to the internet. This site integrates custom photography with Html and a pricing page built on FlySceck technology that allow the site owner to change and update their pricing on the fly

TygartValleyComputerSolutions.com

Site Developed with:

• PhotoShop
• CSS
• DreamWeaver
• FlySpeck
• PHP
• JavaScripting

our home on the web. A site that is constantly under construction. I often make changes to the site to take advantage of the newest developments in web coding.

3RiversAsbestosServices.com

Site Developed with:

• PhotoShop
• YUI-CSS
• DreamWeaver
• FlySpeck
• PHP
• JavaScripting

Three Rivers Asbestos Services is a West Virginia asbestos abatement company working hard to deliver much needed services to the local community

3RiversIronAndMetal.com

Site Developed with:

• PhotoShop
• YUI-CSS
• DreamWeaver
• FlySpeck
• PHP
• JavaScripting

3 Rivers Iron and metal is a sister company to Elkins Iron and Metal. After seeing the design and efficiency of use of the EMR site, 3 Rivers

ElkinsOtters.net

Site Developed with:

• PhotoShop
• YUI-CSS
• DreamWeaver
• FlySpeck
• PHP
• JavaScripting

The Elkins Otters are Randolph County's best swim team.

Wallace Law Offices

Site Developed with:

• PhotoShop
• YUI-CSS
• DreamWeaver
• PHP
• JavaScripting

The Wallace Law Offices wanted to expand their marketing to the internet. We were very proud to work with the Law group in presenting their practice on the web

TimFarrellMusic Elkins Metal Recycling TVCS 3 Rivers Asbestos
3 Rivers Iron and Metal Elkins Otters Wallace Law Office

Design

Tygart Valley Computer Solutions draws design values from nature and organic principals. Integrating these principals into each site based upon observation and study of each client. We do not have "cookie cutter" designs that we apply universally. Each client receives a unique site built from the ground up, integrating solid coding to ensure cross browser compliance.

TVCS will take the time to learn about what you want to accomplish with your website. We will help you choose what services you should have on your site and what will be the most effective way of integrating them into a beautiful and functional design. We focus on putting the users experience first by helping clients to make solid design decisions.

The Internet is recognized as one of the most cost effective forms of advertising available. Compared to the more traditional advertising mediums, the Internet has potential coverage that can not be matched. The cost are a fraction of a simple series of advertisements in the local paper or a sustained radio campaign. To realize this potential, the pages of your website need to appear swiftly and say what you want them to. The site also has to be continually promoted and assessed, and kept looking fresh and up-to-date to encourage visitors to return to it on a regular basis. When you are ready to move your business to the web, please call on us to help you.

Here are the ten Principals of Design that TVCS adheres to.

1. Simple is good. Cramming too much into each page creates confusion. Having to scan through rows of links and images to find what you are looking for can be frustrating. We keep your pages clean so it will be easier for your visitors to locate what they need. Plus the pages will load faster. 2. Design is paramount. When you meet someone for the first time, you want to make a good first impression. The same should be true for your Web site. The overall look and feel of the site is the first thing your visitors notice. That is why all the sites we create look professional and attractive. 3. Navigation should be intuitive. There are few things more frustrating than not being able to find what you are looking for on a Web site. Pages should be well-organized with a top-down design so that people can easily browse to where they want to go on your site. 4. Consistency is key. Visitors shouldn't feel like they have been sent to a completely different Web site each time they open a new page on your site. Most people are accustomed to familiar layouts within Web sites. Consistency among the pages on your site makes navigation a much easier task. 5. Color choice is critical. Color selection can make or break a site. Most of us know what it is like to visit a site that is just painful to look at. When choosing colors, it is important to be consistent, choose colors that don't clash, and make sure there is a strong contrast between the text and the background. White is the safest choice for a background color, but other colors can work. 6. Don't forget the content. Even if your site has an amazing design, it will not be productive if it lacks content. There needs to be enough content on each page to make visiting it worthwhile. If a page is extremely long, it may be a good idea to break it up into smaller ones. 7. Make use of the full browser window. People with large monitors typically don't like seeing all the content of a Web page crammed into one tenth of their screen. Most sites created by TVCS scale to fill the browser window so that people with monitors of all sizes can make the most out of their screen real estate. If you need to use a fixed size, you can count on most visitors using a resolution of at least 800x600. 8. Develop for multiple browsers. Despite what Microsoft would like you to believe, not everybody on the Web uses Internet Explorer on a Windows-based PC. That is why we check our sites in multiple browsers on multiple platforms -- to make sure everything appears uniformly. It is always best to catch problems ahead of time instead of relying on visitor complaints. 9. Check the site for errors. As any experienced editor will tell you, a wonderful piece of work can be greatly tarnished by a single small error. For web sites, this includes typos, broken links, and images that do not show up correctly. TVCS is meticulous when editing your site using several independent designers to check our work. 10. Write your own code. Though we typically use Dreamweaver to create your page layout, we also follow and edit the HTML and CSS that is being generated. When it comes to Web scripting, we write everything from scratch. While some people tend to grab pre-written scripts for every action they need, they are clueless when something goes wrong or doesn't work. It is also easier to customize the code we write, allowing us to avoid the "template appearance" of many other sites on the Web.