Darren Fisher's Portfolio (in progress)

Welcome to my portfolio & webspace, feel free to browse and find out more about me.

Hi, my name is Darren Fisher and i'm currently in the second year of a BA(hons) Web Design course at the Hull School of Art & Design. It's my first year at the school so I have lots to catch up on. My portfolio is a work in progress so please come visit regularly to see updates.

About Me

After working in Education for over 10 years, I decided to go back to school myself and further my love of design. Over the last few years I have enjoyed learning new skills and keeping upto date in this fast expanding field. Most of my spare time recently has been used for study but with what little time I have left is spent with my family (and watching the occasional football match).

University Work

  • Designing for Dynamic Content (WEB2002)

    This module introduced me to PHP (personal home page) programming. Our task was to create a thematic Gallery site. I used content created by a member of my family. This collection of photographs was titled Deep Sexy Confusion. Please find the documentation here.

  • Designing for the User (INT2038)

    The completion of a 'live' magazine website and design document which includes a written self-appraisal, initial proposal, research findings.

  • Marketing Methodologies (WEB2003)

    The Media Point required a rebrand of their website. This module was a group activity where we looked into all areas into site creation. Please use the following links to view the documents for the Marketing and CMS.

  • Virtual Space (INT2041)

    Working as part of a small team, the students will then produce an interactive piece that interprets a physical space as a virtual space in terms of concepts and user experience.

  • Contextual Practice one

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  • Contextual Practice two

    To aid me in the final year of studies, we were given different writing tasks. These tasks required the group to analyse numereous things including writing styles and visual styles. You can access my documents here: Proposal, Writing Analysis, Visual Analysis

  1. Current works & experimentation

On going research & experimentation

  • iTunes U

    I have been using iTunes to download materials to introduce you to programming for the iPhone platform. Once I have finished my university work, I am going to set some time aside to update my skills and experiment creating applications. Hopefully I will be able to incorporate this into my final year project.

  • CSS Dock Menu

    A Mac OSX style dock menu using jQuery. Could be used in many ways but lends itself perfectly for social bookmarking.

  • jQuery Navigation

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  • Away 3D

    I would call my Flash skills very poor, I'm still learning and would say improving slowly. With Flash moving more into 3D and gaming i've started to look at it's new potential with Away 3D.

  • CMS

    Most people don't need a bespoke CMS, you can find plenty out there which are free to use, I'm hoping soon to experiment with WordPress using a free downloadable ebook called How to be a Rockstar WordPress Designer. Another CMS I hope to try out is Expression Engine.

  • A List Apart

    In my quest for knowledge, this is a site I have found useful for new techniques and news.

  • CSS Zen Garden

    A site all web designers know but always a great resource to pick up new tips and tricks. A must for everybody.