The template itself is of a sports theme and will contain four (yes four) versions: Boxing (shown), Football, Golf & Racing. This way I hope it will appeal to a wider audience. The first version will be of PSD at around the $10/£6, the second version will be HTML5/CSS3 at around $15/£10 and finally I will convert it into a wordpress theme and hopefully that will sell for around $35/£22.

This is all of course “IF” themeforest accept my designs, if not then I guess I’ll just sell them on here and on web design forums…I’ll let you know.

So basically from this day forward I will be implementing HTML5 & CSS3 in all my new web projects whilst still supporting the older browsers that just can’t handle these awesome new features. Also for all my existing websites out there I will eventually convert you all to the new standards, but just bear with me…I’m only one man

A little bit about HTML5 & CSS3 – Text taken from webdesignledger.com

HTML5 is the latest version of HTML or Hypertext Markup Language. It is currently only fully supported by a handful of browsers but the next year should see a large increase in usage. It isn’t expected to be completed until 2014, but the features that are available now are a great way to become acquainted with HTML5 and add some cool elements to your website.

Steve Jobs famously refuses to allow Flash on the iOS due to the many bugs and crashes it experiences, therefore, learning how to use the more intricate features of HTML5 is going to be a must for those who want to develop apps and iOS-friendly websites. With Google rolling out an HTML5-friendly version of YouTube, many developers are starting to see how important this system will become in the near future. However, with Firefox resisting some of the advent of HTML5, developers and designers are still feeling the need to cover all of their bases when implementing new features on a website.

The idea behind HTML5 is that it’s not one large entity, but rather made up of smaller parts that work together to create something innovative and advanced. Each browser may support different features of HTML5, which makes it important for those interested in coding to figure out which features they need and which will be supported by different browsers.

HTML5 simply builds upon the widespread success of HTML4. That means a coder doesn’t have to throw away the existing markup, but rather build upon and improve the old one. For example, forms can be updated to allow for new features such as a better email input for those using a mobile device. However, viewers stuck in IE6 will simply see it as a text field and still be able to use it.

Features

• Any HTML5 syntax requires a doctype to be specified so that the browser can render the page in standards mode. The good news though is that the doctype declaration has also been simplified from previous HTML. It is now just:
• The audio and visual support in HTML5 is outstanding. As soon as it’s fully running and all browsers support HTML5, you will find it easy to add audio and video to websites without the need for outside plugins.
• Editing the content of your website is simplified with HTML5. Using the contenteditable attribute, you can quickly and painlessly change your text by adding contenteditable=“true” to any element.
• The canvas element makes it possible for you to bypass Photoshop to make your 2D images and directly place them in your code.
• The application cache enables you to navigate web applications while you are offline.

Why use it?

• HTML5 will load much quicker than its older brother because it implements WebSockets.
• Mobile phone applications will be much more accessible if written in HTML5 because you will not have to write applications for a specific brand of phone but rather can create universal applications for all phones.
• You have more flexibility in creating your website.
• Video, audio and images are all easily written right into the code, eliminating the need for any third party software.
• This language is growing and will only result in more, new, better and faster features that will leave old websites looking outdated.
• HTML5 simply builds on HTML4, so the old markup can stay in place as you develop the new features.
• HTML5 and CSS3 together will give you some serious designer credibility.

CSS3

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) offer increased flexibility in the presentation of website content. In essence, it just makes everything prettier. Although CSS3 isn’t supported by all browsers yet, it’s becoming increasingly popular because it makes these changes so much easier than trying to get the same effect using something like a Javascript plugin or creating slightly different versions of the exact same image.

One drawback to using CSS is the requirement to implement filters to change how something will appear onscreen using different browsers. Although Internet Explorer is known for bugs, CSS can still be incorrectly interpreted by Firefox or Chrome. As such, some web designers have created different CSS codes to be sent to different browsers, or use filters to cut off CSS delivery completely.

CSS3 offers some exciting new features to enhance the appearance of a website. Although these features might not be absolutely necessary to the functionality of a website, users are coming to expect a website to look awesome as well as operate cleanly. CSS3 makes it easier for designs that will make visitors “ooh and aah” over them to be implemented.

Some features, such as menus, are necessary in almost any website. But with CSS3, the functionality and aesthetic appeal increases exponentially. Submenus upon hovering, horizontal menus, menus with rounded edges, submenus with tabs, submenus with descriptions, and menus with submenus with rounded edges with descriptions on hover are now all possible with some tweaking. Users will appreciate the ability to see a little more of what that page is about before potentially wasting loading time.

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Well finally I’ve finished building it, it’s only taken around 5 years! Eating Norfolk is actually a private project for myself and something I’ve been going on about doing for about 5 years now. I was working in a hotel and on a particular quiet shift I was discussing new business ideas with a colleague and somehow I came up with the idea of a restaurant directory where users could submit reviews about their experiences. It’s quite a big thing now online what with websites like Trip Advisor but at the time these kind of websites weren’t overly popular. I tried at the time to build it myself and even got quotes from designers to do it for me but somehow it just kept getting left behind (probably something to do with working stupid hours a week in a hotel!).

So anyway here we are it’s finally live and I have to say I’m almost 100% happy with it, there’s just a few tweeks here and there that I have noticed need attention since putting the site live. It’s received a really great welcome on Facebook & Twitter (if you need someone to help you achieve better results via social networking please get in touch) and we have started to get a few reviews in already.

At the time of writing this we currently have over 150 restaurants on the site, however after doing some research there are apparently over 700 restaurants in Norfolk so we’ve still got a bit of work cut out yet, but I’m sure it will all be worth it in the end.

Anyway I’ll stop rambling on now, check out the site and let me know what you think!

http://www.eatingnorfolk.co.uk

There have been impovements on all aspects I believe, the portfolio, contact form and espesically the blog section, of which I will try and update as often as possible with news, tutorial & template offers.

Anyway thanks for reading, I will over the next couple of days add all of my projects etc to the site.

If you need to contact me please drop me a line at mail@whiteashdesign.com