Before starting a new chapter with ebook design and digital publishing, I was a copywriter, a practice totally analogous to graphic design, and I worked with people with learning disabilities in different positions.
From September 2026, I'll be offering fully custom-made websites. A website can be anything. They are just packets of data on one computer that can be picked up and decoded by another computer. The different roles they can take changes as the technology in their own ecosystem changes and the world around them evolves. Despite changing, they remain central in the digital universe and their functionality is increasing.
As with ebooks, building sites with base fundamental code allows you to do more than is possible with website building apps, frameworks or other generic tools. Much more than with ebooks, you can get deep into the inner workings of every component and element of the build to maximise choice, control and performance for your particular case. You are not tied into any type of system or template so it's easy to incorporate emerging interfaces and technologies. It's an adage that all sites break in time but, with very limited caveats, writing in base code makes sites pretty much unbreakable too. The only time I'll use any type of pre-fabricated structure when building your site is using a library if you want 3D animation or onsite payment. Libraries are abstractions that are put on top of base code to do different things like make the code more extensible or less complicated. For onsite payment they are a security requirement and for 3D animation they are a practical necessity but, in general, libraries go against the point of a pure code purpose build.
Integrating payment systems into websites has become much easier in 2026 as the partnerships between the payment system companies and the deployment platforms has deepened (MCPs and AI). Over the next two years, mobile devices will increasingly be able to handle 3D animation. I can incorporate some original 3D into your site. As with everything else, I can work directly with the raw 3D code to minimise download weight and optimise performance beyond levels possible with software.
My main interest is in the html canvas element. It will probably be necessary for clients to be interested in understanding a little bit about web technology but there will be no more learning involved on your part than if you were learning to operate a user-friendly DIY website builder like Wordpress or Squarespace.
This site is just a prototype. I just wanted to get an ebook site up as quickly as possible. It's fast and robust but not built for extensibility or maintenance at all. I'd need to knock it down and rebuild it even to make subtle improvements to it. I'm in the process of replacing it with a new site on website design. I'll start putting it up in July.
I can start work on new projects 1 September 2026 but we can start talking now.