Work

We hand-craft pixels & text.

Designing and building simple, useable, and attractive interfaces and web sites that account for speed, file size, readability and accessibility — using web standards. This is what SimpleBits is all about.

We've worked with Google, MTV, AIGA, ESPN, Blogger, Fast Company, Inc., Advertising Age, Scripps Networks, Better Homes & Gardens, Juniper Networks and many others, as well as collaborating with Happy Cog on selected projects. We're passionate about creating compelling, simple, bulletproof web sites and interfaces.

Browse the featured work in the right column to get more information on each project we've been involved in. Read on for the services SimpleBits can offer to help minimize markup and maximize style.

Services

Hand-crafted web sites, pixels and text. Here's what the studio is focused on:

  • Web & Interface Design — Designing and building web interfaces and templates using web standards.
  • Web Site Redesign — If you're looking to move your existing site to a CSS-based layout.
  • Icon Design — Hand-crafted icons for personal and commercial web sites. We also offer royalty-free stock icon sets for the web over at our IconShoppe.
  • Markup and Style Optimization — Simplify code to improve speed, lower costs and make your site more structurally sound.
  • Consultation — Help with interface strategies, CSS suggestions, XHTML structure, including training or seminars.
  • Publications — On any of the subjects sprinkled throughout this site. Dan Cederholm has written popular books covering standards-based web design.

Web Standards

SimpleBits is built on a foundation of web standards — valid, structured code to produce pages that will look great on modern browsers yet still functional and useable on older ones. Utilizing web standards leads to real results:

  • Decreased bandwidth and server space
  • Improved accessibility to all browsers and devices (including those with disabilities)
  • Increased separation of presentation layer code from content
  • Simplified updating of look and feel
  • Faster page loading
  • Lower costs

Philosophy

Keep it simple. The web is a vast and ever-changing place. Simplify your message and goal. Make it readable, useable and attractive.

Featured Work

Books by Dan Cederholm

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About SimpleBits

SimpleBits, LLC is a tiny design studio founded by Dan Cederholm. We create simple interfaces balanced with a standards-based methodology, and we’re based in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.

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