I don’t often share my website design work in my POSTS + UPDATES. Mostly, I like to write about my observations and stories of art, love, Las Vegas, and beyond. Well, that and cars and some tech stuff, which I love. So, while most of my readers know me for my art, few here know my design background. Not that any of that matters here; it’s just that I also love creating dynamic websites, and want to share a special one with you.
Officially launched on October 23rd, 1996, the ADCook.com website has always been about art & design and the celebration of creativity! Since its beginning, the website has grown to over 140 artworks, 500 posts & articles, 66 pages, and over 2,500 images (yikes!).
Sometimes, when chatting with my fellow web designers about developing and growing a website, I reference the process to a bonsai tree. Before I get too far into my story, I must confess that I have never owned a bonsai tree, but I’ve built plenty of websites.
With the new Advanced Search feature, it’s easier than ever to search the ADCook.com website.
Those who follow my posts know that I enjoy creating for the web when I’m not at the easel. Sometimes I’m blessed when my design life and fine art life are in harmony with one another.
Brilliantly Safe for Content & Links. I’m honored to share that the ADCook.com website has received a Sur.ly award for Internet safety.
28%* of You are Reading this on Your SmartPhone (I know that because Google tells me so). That’s why the ADCook.com website has been mobile-friendly for a long-time, since early 2011. That’s when I first became aware of WordPress responsive websites. WordPress made creating sites more flexible, from a creator’s perspective, while creating a better user experience for visitors.
In today’s Internet world, an artist has to be a creative entrepreneur, a web designer, and a marketer, along with a lot of other skills to succeed on any level, both online and on the Internet. It can be a lot to keep up with and still make time to create art. For years, I relied on Alexa.com to keep me informed of my website’s status and have continuously increased my global and US rankings.
A lot can be said about art in most any language. You can now read about artist A.D. Cook and related artworks on this website in 12 languages; Chinese (simplified), English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.
I admit that I am a massive fan of Elfsight as a compliment to Webflow. Coming from a WordPress background, I am a big fan of wiz-bang and clean design.
“Let’s build a website. It’ll be fun” How many times have you thought that? Or heard that? I get that a lot from people who want to build a website and think that it just pops up overnight. That’s usually followed by an “If we build it, they will come” mindset.
I had decided that I would open a Virtual Art Gallery. I began searching for the “Right” individual to help me develop this dream. Like most people, my knowledge of the internet was based on being a user rather than a developer. I have learned there is a vast difference between the two.
