ryderdesign: the works and days

And so finally, here we are, at the beginning of a whole new era …

Laurie Anderson
Another Day in America, opening line

Ryder Design is evolving. It’s time to do some new stuff. So I’ve refreshed my web presence with a new blog, updated the research section, and started a fabulous new side project.

I’ve been building websites for 20 years, working primarily with artists, designers, musicians and arts organisations.

My specialty is the creation of small, hand-crafted websites for discerning clients.

Here’s what I offer:

Depth and breadth of literacy in the arts

A global perspective

Artistic sensibility

Intelligence and finesse

Technical expertise

Flexibility and affordability

Prompt attention

Here’s what you get from me:

A unique, custom-created site that effectively communicates your story and capabilities

An elegant, engaging site free of irrelevant, trendy tricks

A fully responsive site that meets or exceeds prevailing technical standards

Contact Charles Ryder

A selection of recent and ongoing projects.

Calum Storrie homepage with drawing, text and image gallery — Calum Storrie Ltd
Museum and gallery designer, author

website home page, artworks using human hair on bright orange background — Hair Human Stories
A journey into the unexpected worlds of hair.

Website about page: dark blue colour theme, text, image gallery — Tim Hendy Pianos Ltd
Piano tuning, maintenance and repair services

Website home page, dark colour scheme, feature image, text — Paul Reeves Music
London-based composer of soundtrack, jazz, orchestral and new music

Website with full screen orchestral background image — Crispin Merrell, Composer
Composer for film, television and media.

One page website with thumbnails, text, embedded videos — Paul Williams, Composer
Composer of instrumentals, songs, and jingles

Website with fullscreen photo collage of anatomy theatre — Synesthesia Radio Theatre
Epic dramatic stories in podcast-sized chunks!

Website screen grab, dark park ground with Balzac's Physiology of Marriage — Library / Balzac
A Ryder Design experimental webpage

Webpage for the Declaration of Independence using large type — The Declaration of Independence
A Ryder Design research project

Returning visitors might also recall the experimental pages from my old site, now found in the research section and including a rather interesting About page.

A-Z of activities and interests

Art » Balzac, Books, Bowie » CSS, Culture » Dreamweaver » Education, Experience (lots) » Foundation » Graphics » HTML » InDesign, Illustrator » Jabberwocky » Kilobytes » Larousse » Music » New York » Open Source » Photoshop » Quadrivium » Responsive Design » Science Fiction » Technology, Typography » Upanishad » Vesalius » Websites » Xerography » Yport » Zappa, Zeno, Zoom