Andy Brown
thefisherycommission.com
Outline
thefisherycommission.com is the main online presence of a Newcastle based electronic music duo of which I am part.
Details
The main purpose of the site is to promote our music and keep visitors informed.
A custom built streaming mp3 player written in flash allows visitors to listen to our music in their browser. Visitors can also join the customised mailing list to stay in the loop.
Highlights
- Streaming mp3 player with ID3 support
- Customised Spam safe mailing list.
imagine.org.uk
Outline
The IMAGINE site is the online collections database of Tyne & Wear Museums.
The site reflects the organisation's inclusive policy and is one of a small number of sites to include British Sign Language introductions.
Details
This site was designed and developed to exacting UK government e-GIF standards using PHP, Flash and valid XHTML and CSS.
The site uses a custom developed back end MySQL database and import system to extract data from the museums MODES database system. It has many innovative ways to browse, search and explore the museums' collections including a search by drawing.
The site has a high level of accessibility and was technically commended for this in the Museums Computer Group, 2005 Jodie Mattes Awards.
IMAGINE was recently awarded winner for Tyneside and Northumberland in the Internet category the 2005 North East business awards. The website has now been put forward to compete in the regional final.
Highlights
- Server side image zoom
- Fully indexed search engine
- Sketch search system
- Image comparison engine
- Flash adventures to encourage younger visitors
Your Museums: Your Guide
Outline
Web version of the Your Museums: Your Guide booklet that is distributed from Museums and Galleries throughout the North East.
Details
The content for the site was extracted from the printers PDF final proof. A custom written PHP script extracted venue information and created the backend database.
The site is due to go live on 1st June 2006.
Highlights
- Multiple search methods
- Flexible venue information system
www.yourmuseumsyourguide.org.uk (site live 1st June 2006)
Tyne & Wear Museums Schools
Outline
The Tyne & Wear Museums Schools site was designed to provide teachers with greater access to its collections, resources, events and workshops.
Details
As a pilot for the main Tyne & Wear Museums website redesign, the Schools site runs entirely from a custom designed MySql content management and administration system. This system allows specialist staff to update their own area of the website without having any web development skills.
The site contains search and filter facilities that allow teachers to search for resources that are relevant to the classes they teach, using categories linked to the National Curriculum.
Highlights
- Curriculum based resource search
- Flexible content administration system
Art Online / Discovering Bewick
Outline
The Art Online and Discovering Bewick Sites were created to increase the amount of Tyne & Wear Museums' collections online.
Details
Although the sites have different subject matters, a common structure was developed to suit both projects. Information was extracted from the Museums MODES database and styled using CSS. Again, both sites comply with Government standards on accessibility and markup.
Highlights
- Session based styling gives the sites several themes
- Powerful search system
www.twmuseums.org.uk/artonline/
www.twmuseums.org.uk/discoveringbewick/
Sea Britain North East
Outline
As part of the 2005 National Year of the Sea celebrations, Sea Britain North East provided events and exhibition information for the regions visitors.
Details
Following national guidelines on accessibility and branding the site was developed in XHTML and PHP with a MySQL backend.
Highlights
- Accessible events calendar
www.seabritainnortheast.org.uk
Across the Board
Outline
Across the board is a traveling exhibition in conjunction with British Museum. The site was designed in standards compliant XHTML and CSS to reflect the strong brand that had been developed for the exhbition.
Details
The ATB site includes an event system and gallery with full backends to allow the venues the exhibition is visiting to add their own content.
Highlights
- Image Replacement
- Flexible what's on event system
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