About me

Hi, Nice to Meet You!

My name is Charles (or Charlie). I'm a freelance web designer based in West Sussex (England), with a keen eye for detail and an obsession for perfection.
I specialise in front-end development, creating simple, elegant and professional-looking web solutions with a clear focus on usability and functionality. In other words I make great looking websites that are intuitive and easy to use.
All my designs are hand-coded in valid XHTML & CSS (abiding by the latest W3C web standards).

I love what I do and I especially love working with people who are as passionate about their project as I am about my work.

A Little Background

Seeking greener pastures and wanting to pursue my education in a different country, I left France at 16 to move right across the English Channel and live in England where I attended school and college.
The pastures turned out to be so nice and green indeed that I've never made it back across the Channel (not permanently that is).

I didn't get to study design, media, art or anything related whilst at college but audio recording instead.
I got into web design about 6 years ago when a friend introduced me to HTML for the first time.
Everything I've learned about design and web technologies is completely self-taught.

When Not Budging Pixels...

You'll usually find me out kicking a football, playing golf or tennis.
The rest of the time I just enjoy coffee, a fine bottle of red, old classic movies, travelling to exotic places, playing computer games, working out, and watching or reading about football.

About This Site

CWD was designed and hand-built by myself, using XHTML, CSS, some jQuery, and thanks also to more caffeine than should be legally allowed to drink.

Tidbits & Curiosities

• I was named after my great grand-father Charles Bastid who served in the French Resistance during the second World War.
• As a 10 year old boy I featured in a TV ad for the cold cuts company Herta.
• I had my first sip of wine at the age of 2 (the legal age limit in France for buying & drinking wine, of course!) but didn't actually appreciate wine till I was about 22.
• My dad was a famous and hugely successful French cartoonist, known as Frapar (who sadly past away).