I am a web designer based in Brighton, UK. I enjoy building well designed websites which are easy to use and look great.
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“Us ladies here at Ophelia Fancy never thought it was possible to find a web boffin with as much style and flare as Mr. Paul Burgess... He rocks and so does our website!”
Stevi & Em - Ophelia Fancy | opheliafancy.com
“In the time I have known Paul I have admired both his technical and artistic skill, and also his reliability. He is a genuine and humorous person to communicate with, and as well as brimming with his own ideas, is always ready to accommodate yours.”
Miss Aniela | missaniela.com
“Paul weaved some magic, and I had a clean, slick and easy-to-navigate site. The whole process was made easy by Paul who dealt with my exacting demands efficiently and competently and I can honestly say that it helped transform my brand relaunch and my business overall.”
Dark Daze | darkdaze.org
“I am proud owner of beautiful, sophisticated and elegant website that has opened my art to a wide audience. I was very demanding at times yet he was always able to fulfill my wishes. Thank you Paul - it paid off!”
Bogna Kuczerawy | exquizzite.com
“Paul listened carefully to what we were looking for, delivered a fantastic product, and was able to reassure us from the start with an honest, professional service. Thank you!”
Jim Callender | callendercreates.com
“What Paul provided was over and above all of our expectations. He made a site that needed to have lots of information appear simple, with great navigation and a beautiful design.”
Adam Bronkhorst - Garage Studios | garage-studios.co.uk
“Paul made me an invaluable website that is not only easy for me to manage, it has spread my name around the world and done it in a stylish, user friendly manner which has undoubtedly served to increase my business's success. I would not recommend anyone else.”
Alex Young | brainofalexyoung.com
“Paul created exactly what I needed, a neat site that I keep up to the minute with minimum effort.”
Rhea Nielsen | rheanielsen.com
“Paul is a talented and creative designer who helps you execute your own ideas. He is flexible and easy to work with. He has lots of practical suggestions and is very conscientious. Thanks Paul!”
Justin Hunt - It's Open: Social Media Strategy Consultancy | itsopen.co.uk
“I am extremely happy with my website. An original, personal design without that template feel.”
Hutch | hutchpiece.co.uk
What I can do for you
Web design
Complete websites designed and built using the very best xhtml and css techniques.
Website consultancy
If you already have a website that needs some attention, I can help you get the best from it.
Wordpress customisation
If you want a website you can
update yourself or want to get
blogging, I can create a fully
customised site based on the popular
Wordpress system.
Flickr integration
Flickr is by far the best and most popular photography service on the web. I can seamlessly integrate Flickr photo galleries into websites.
Featured work
Garage Studios
Garage Studios is Brighton's biggest permanent photography studio. They asked me to build a site which would showcase their work, courses on offer and the studio space.
I built the site entrely in Wordpress, thus allowing the Garage staff control over the page contents. It features a blog, all the info on their facilities and work and includes photo showcase galleries.
Mujuworld
I was asked to produce a new version of a website I had built a couple of years ago for artists Mr. & Mrs. Muju aka Mujuworld.
I was given an Adobe Illustrator file with a design concept which I turned into a Wordpress theme, which I used to produce the entire site, including updateable news, online shop and a photo gallery powered by Flickr.
Oladios
Ola Bell a.k.a. Oladios is a popular photographer on Flickr, where she invites viewers into the magical world of her darkened rooms where strange and surreal goings on with costumes and cats take place.
I came up with a design that reflected the dark nature of her work and integrated her Flickr account so she had full control over the photos.
Quick links
A few websites I have made recently:
- ashab23.com
- hutchpiece.co.uk
- delarge.co.uk
- mujuworld.co.uk
- oladios.com
- heavyartillerycrew.com
- exquizzite.com
Skils at a glance
- Hand coded xhtml/css
- Front end site development
- Strong design skills
- Photoshop/Illustrator
- PHP/MySQL
- Javascript & Ajax
- Wordpress customisation
- Flickr integration
What I've been up to
Notes, news and updates:
- Custom blog design for DeadDeadDead
- Urban Dirty on Web Designer Magazine CD
- My portfolio featured on Design Meltdown
- Urban Dirty textures in 'Advanced Web' magazine
(via Tumblr)
Press & Magazines
I have written articles for and had my websites featured in Computer Arts, Computer Arts Projects, Advanced Photoshop & Web Designer Magazine. Take a look...
I also wrote this 'Wordburner' email newsletter tutorial for the popular website nettuts.com.
Personal Projects
Delarge
Delarge is the creative playground for myself and a few friends. It features loads of original desktop wallpapers, music and sticker sheet downloads and a Flickr-powered photo gallery amongst other things.
This is the site that started me off in web design back in 2000, it has grown considerably and developed a steady stream of traffic ever since.
Urban Dirty
Urban Dirty is a collection of free text stock photography made available for free download and intended for use in artwork and design. It has become a very popular destination for artists and designers looking to add a more grungy element to their work.
Photos from Urban Dirty have been featured in Web Designer Magazine in the UK, Holland and France and Advanced Photoshop magazine.
Other small side projects include Bandnamr - a band name suggestion site, Mockupr - a tool for displaying website mockups in a browser quickly and easily, 8 facts - random facts about random people & Tweetfilm - mini film reviews via Twitter.
Art
Some examples of artwork I have created, most of which are available as desktop wallpaper downloads on delarge.co.uk
CV
You can view and print my CV, or visit my profile on LinkedIn to view my employment history.
Contact
Drop me an email: paul@delarge.co.uk
Talk to me
- MSN Messenger: paul@delarge.co.uk
- Yahoo IM: pegasusblur
- Google Talk: delargerock@gmail.com
Find me on
Need more than a website?
I have good connections with graphic designers, illustrators, copy writers, photographers, musicians, film makers and even world famous graffiti artists. If a website is just one part of what you need, get in touch and we can discuss bigger projects.




