I am a web designer based in Brighton, UK. I enjoy building well designed websites which are easy to use and look great.

  • Ophelia Fancy

    “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

  • Miss Aniela

    “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

  • Dark Daze

    “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

  • Bogna Kuczerawy

    “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

  • Callender Creates

    “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

  • Garage Studios

    “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

  • Alex Young

    “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

  • Rhea Nielsen

    “Paul created exactly what I needed, a neat site that I keep up to the minute with minimum effort.”

    Rhea Nielsen | rheanielsen.com

  • It's Open

    “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

  • Hutch

    “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

Wordpress logoIf 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.

A few websites I have made recently:

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:

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Press & Magazines

Advanced Photoshop Magazine cover Sep 08I 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.

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Personal Projects

Delarge

delarge.co.uk

A screenshot of delarge.co.uk

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

urbandirty.com

A screenshot of urbandirty.com

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

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CV

You can view and print my CV, or visit my profile on LinkedIn to view my employment history.

Contact

Email

Drop me an email: paul@delarge.co.uk

Talk to me

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Paul Burgess - Web designer
Brunswick Place, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1NE, UK
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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.