A new prototype design for Charmed Designs, my portfolio website. Full sized 1440x900 version available by clicking download.

This was a tough one to come up with - I was determined not to be boringly 'standard' with what should be my flagship design, so I took an almost desktop wallpaper like approach to the design aesthetics.

I wanted to keep the idea of web design as a purpose for the site integrally obvious, so I put together some fake HTML source code for the background. Keeping in a 'design' aesthetic, I've used a handwritten font (after unsuccessfully using my own handwriting) for the headings and menu links. A graph paper background for the text boxes (which is partially transparent so as to not completely obscure the background and thus nullify its purpose) finishes off the whole 'design' idea.

This design will be intended for widescreen users, so the dimensions will remain roughly the same. however, I'm in two minds over whether or not to make the final design a fixed or fluid size.