AXLR8 Fitness

Oct29

AXLR8 Fitness is the site for personal trainer Manda Freytag, an accomplished fitness specialist that operates out of the Austin area. I haven’t actually been involved in any of her training sessions but from the looks of the pictures she provided for the site’s slideshow, I’m not really sure I have what it takes.

The Specifics

This site uses a number of plugins and additional coding in order to achieve the functionality desired for the site. Of particular note, the AJAX commenting functionality is quite nifty; this allows comments to show up almost instantly without a page refresh while still being checked for spam. Also the site uses the LightWindow image viewer. Good stuff.

Inkdrop Digital Design

May29

I designed this website as a favor to a couple of my best buds back from my old neighborhood of La Palma. Of course it helped that one of the services they offer to their customers is web and Flash design which would be contracted out to a professional (guess who?) but more importantly, it was great to work with a couple of my favorite people which I unfortunately don’t get to speak to much anymore.

The Specifics

This site is coded to be XHTML compliant and very search engine friendly. In addition, it uses PmWiki, a wiki-based content management system (CMS) intended to give them the freedom to change, add, and remove pages at a moments notice. This is doubly important for startup companies such as this; often pricing and features take a while for new companies to set in stone.

I’ve since discovered a new CMS which functions much better for my clients; however since the site was done as a favor, I’m in no rush to update their still functional and easy to use CMS. Check it out if you have a minute or two, it’s created by a genius of a man name Patrick Michaud which I’ve had the good fortune of meeting on a couple of occasions. Good stuff, just a little tech heavy.