The Web Design Museum
The bold new visual design for th esite's homepage.
The bold new visual design for th esite's homepage.

Exhibit, launched July 2009

Dino's Seaville Diner

A new custom website for a popular Cape May County Diner.

Technology stack used

HTMLCSSjQueryPHPCodeIgniterMySQLPhotoshop

Project goals

Dino's Seaville Diner made the decision to work on their online presence. They wanted a custom designed website that they could control the content of easily. They wanted to be able to update their menu and specials and had plans to begin selling products as time.

Solution

A fun new design was created to house the site's information that is powered by a custom built content management system that's designed to perfectly suit the site's needs. The diner's owner can easily manage the site's menu and specials, plus the site's photo galleries and much more.

The client said

I could not be happier with our site and the work done by Joe. Joe really took the time to listen and understand our goals and aspirations for the web site. The site is totally original and is customized to my particular needs and desires.

Not only is the site pleasing to the eye, it is very functional and easy to navigate. Being able to control the content and update the site myself is also a huge plus.

Nicolas Karayiannis, Proprietor, Dino's Seaville Diner
Menu page of the website.
Menu page of the website.
Photo Galleries page of the website.
Photo Galleries page of the website.
This is the main photo gallery management screen.
This is the main photo gallery management screen.
This is the menu item management screen that lets you alter items within a menu category.
This is the menu item management screen that lets you alter items within a menu category.
This is the main screen for menu management. It allows for complete control over all menu sections, their placement and their respective items.
This is the main screen for menu management. It allows for complete control over all menu sections, their placement and their respective items.
See it live in 2009 (opens in a new tab)

The web in 2009

What was the web like back then?

  • Top browser

    IE7

    65% of users were using Internet Explorer

  • Screen size

    1024×768

    on a 15-inch flat screen

  • High-speed internet

    38%

    of US adults didn't have high-speed internet at home

Building for the web in 2009

  • New this year

    Firefox 3.5 brought web fonts and HTML5 video.

  • Still hanging on

    23%

    still used Internet Explorer 6, which was almost eight years old.