Mountain Pine Design Philosophy

Building A Website And Where To Start

The high-level view of websites and web site design.

Remember the old adage, "Take things one step at a time"? Well that's the key and is fundamental in a well-designed web site. We take a tried-and-true approach to the development process, building from the ground on up.

Imagine yourself in an airplane, looking down on houses below. What you are looking at are roof-tops. Based on your vantage point, you can get a basic idea about the home's design, but you have no idea about the true structure of the home - how it was built, what kind of configuration it has, and most importantly the foundation on which it was built.

Okay, so how does this relate to website design? It couldn't be more relative. The view from overhead looking at rooftops below is analogous to a high-level view of a web site. When building a house, you don't start by building the roof first, so why would you with your web site? The visual design of a web site is a key aspect in the process, but before we get there lets first lay down our foundation.

Our process starts from the ground up, understanding your goals, objectives and strategies for the project at hand. We ask the single most important question first, not only what do you want to get out of your site, but what do your users want to get out of it as well? A moment of zen. You have begun your journey on the way to a valuable website.