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Media Temple web hosting
Posted 25 March 2011
This California based company has been hosting websites from some of the worlds most talented designers since 1998. Their hosting service easily handles traffic spikes with the power of hundreds of servers behind your site.
Textpattern CMS
Posted 25 March 2011
The reason why I choose to use this CMS is having looked at examples of Textpattern websites, created by web designers, this platform allows for flexibility in content and design.
Sustainable energy
Posted 7 September 2010
I came across a video clip on youtube of the SXSW conference, featuring speaker, Valerie Casey She mentions this quote,
“Every profession bears the responsibility to understand the circumstances that enable its existence.” – Robert Gutman
Freelance designer
photo by RCF Photography
I’m Maurice van Cooten a freelance designer for web, graphics and print design, based in Auckland, New Zealand.
I design and code W3C standards compliant websites using XHTML and CSS programming languages incorporated with a dynamic CMS, Textpattern. This PHP driven CMS enables web content editors to update and maintain a websites text and images. I use Jquery, for slide shows and animated functions.
Create logos and graphics, standardised for contemporary digital applications. Make layouts for digital printing, greeting and business cards. Encouraging environmental sustainability in the work flow.
At universities I’ve studied visual art and teaching in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and in Auckland, New Zealand. Also see my visual art portfolio, www.vancooten.co.