Welcome to the home page of Samuel Page...
I built this website for a number of reasons, but primarily as a 'digital playground' to experiment with new and emerging technologies. The content will be changing frequently over the next few days, but hang in there and I will one day standardise many of the pages.
If you're interested in any of the technology I am using, click the 'Resource[s]' tab below for a full reference.
Below is a list of all of the technology used on this site and links to various 'hacks' and fixes I have used to make sure the site is cross-browser compatible and conforms to W3C standards.
How to force a verticle scroll bar in Firefox without effecting Internet Explorer or other broswers (useful with verticle animation effects):
http://freizl.blogspot.com/2008/01/force-vertical-scroll-bar-in-firefox.html
html {overflow-y:scroll;}
The JavaScript files behind the animation effects on this site:
Lightboxes are a way to display a image on the same page elegantly. Find out more here:
http://www.jslint.com/ that will make it comply with all the browsers and javascript packers and then you can pack it with: http://dean.edwards.name/packer/
img { display:block;}
I'm currently developing the image application for this site.
Some snippets of the latest news from my life.
It just goes to show, ensuring the careful use of H1s, H2s and H3s as well as a little attention to body copy and the good old meta description tag can land you 1st place on Google relatively easily!
Base One (my employer) wins B2B Agency of the year at the B2B Marketing Awards.
More information and photos: http://www.baseoneinteractive.co.uk/default.asp?docId=13410
Some of the charities that I support (and you should too).
Join thousands of people who believe they can help end cruelty to children. It takes less than 5 minutes and you could help make a difference.
More information visit: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/