Before starting a new chapter with ebook design and digital publishing, I was a copywriter (in my opinion, a practice totally analogous to graphic design) and I worked with people with learning disabilities in different roles (teaching, care and advocacy).
From April 2026, instead of EPUBs, I'll be offering fully custom-made websites (vanilla jamstack) with basic ecommerce functionality (including secure on-site payment). As with EPUBs, despite rapid advances in construction software, building a site directly with code will always allow you to do more than is possible with software both in terms of graphic design and technical architecture. It's likely to produce a more performant and robust site too.
I'll replace this EPUB site with two small connected sub-sites. One will be a full page immersive scroll-driven animation based on the HTML <canvas> element. The other, a multipage site that uses browser capabilities to navigate smoothly through the site without page reloads. These are two distinct and fashionable architectural models at the moment which, together with this site, can be talking points when deciding on unique architecture (quite possibly very different to these models) for any new site. As an example, this current site is legacy or a prototype in some respects. It is not built for extensibility or maintenance at all, to upgrade or extend it would require knocking it down and rebuilding it. I just wanted to get a one-off EPUB site up very quickly, but it can still be a useful reference point.
In addition to offering one-off builds, I will also be looking for two or three clients who are interested in using a website as a primary tool for developing their business or organisation gradually over two or three years. I imagine the website working in conjunction with a social media platform integration and non-digital forms of communication. I am happy to be completely client led.
Initial construction and deployment of the sites can be fast. Later in the year, I'll also be offering animated emails.
The animation on the next page is an example of a <canvas> animation. It's not full page or immersive but it will give you some idea of its quality and performance capabilities.