Web Design Example - Dorothy Dunnett

Originally part of the large James Thin website the Dorothy Dunnett site grew and developed along with the main site but was always one of the most popular parts due to her large and dedicated following and the newsletters I produced to keep the readers up to date with her activities. Its main purpose was to provide information on her books and to answer the many questions that her readers always had.

It's had various designs and navigation systems as it's grown. The current one uses a CSS based horizontal dropdown menu to contain the large number of page links. A textured background gif provides a key on which to base various associated images such as chess pieces, ships or astrological symbols to break up the large amounts of textual information.

The site contains complete bibliographies and collections of books covers but one of the most popular sections was always the question and answer section where Dorothy replied to questions about her various series. It also uses a lot of photographs, mostly taken by Bill, on the equally popular Places to Visit pages which give descriptions of the various places which crop up in the books and are often visited by readers on holiday, and on the reports on Dunnett gatherings and events.