About me

My name is Benjamin Paul. I have been designing websites since I was ten, and have been doing it professionally since I was fourteen. That means that I have had experience in the design part and the functionality part of web design.

I never use templates in my design, I do not like surfing the internet and seeing websites use the standard block of colour, stock images, and uniform look that web designers are using. Websites need to be fresh and representative of the different companies they convey. To get that freshness you do not need a designer to charge the earth, the designer needs to be willing to push boundaries in the first instance.

I design from scratch and I design firstly using image based style – it is not all code and numbers that produce a standard design. I design with what you see. What you see is then tweaked until the design is perfect to both the client and myself.

My first website was a personal project of mine which started in 2004. AucklandMotorways.co.nz tells Aucklanders about past, present and future project and has current traffic status cameras. I set up the website because I wanted to build a website that would be used heavily, a website that had influence and also to serve my passion – providing communication in its best possible form. The website is still running and grows every year. The website also gives me a chance to test my skills as a designer as around 6000 people are visiting it a day.

Following the set up of the website people have come to me to build a website for them or their company. My company, Tridium, has grown from there.

Why should you design with me?

Large design firms have people that deal with the clients and they have the people who design your website. This means the designer is detached from getting to know the clients, the clients business and the client’s products.

With me you get me! I will get to know what you want, what your business stands for and give you exactly what you wish. We work together to get the result that was desired from the start. As a designer I am able to offer solutions to what you imagine your website to work and look like, also I am able to keep costs down by knowing firsthand what we can and cannot do.

I have had seven years experience in the field, I can assist with getting you results through Google and search engines and also I offer a young fresh level of expertise to further your results on the internet.

I also offer a complete package. If you want me to sort out email I can, if you want me to do business cards and flyers I can, if you need a logo designed I can do it all.

The number one reason as to why you should work with me is that I will design you something a little bit different and because it’s just me it won’t break the bank.

Have a look at my services page for a full list of what I offer...

How do I design websites?

I design in Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash, Microsoft Web Expression 4, and I design on the Windows platform.

I have never used templates for designs and design from scratch. I also take inspiration from well designed website's from around the world.

I spend time to perfect a design and make sure it looks right across all browsers, and not only to look correct, but to work well too.