Chalet FloraliThe brief for design was to keep it minimal and simple in functionality and style, using natural colours and tones. Simon’s designs were accompanied by stunning photography of Chalet Floralie and the surrounding area of the ski resort. To show the images to their full potential we employed the use of JQuery (Javascript) animation for slideshows, enabling the images to fade seamlessly from one to another.
An important aspect of the site was its Content Management System for page content, page images, a booking calendar and booking prices. As information that will need updating regularly we created a system that makes it as easy as possible for the client, who, after some coaching from Jeremy, are happy to carry this forward themselves.
Having a French web developer finally came in handy for this project. As the Chalet is owned by an English company but based is in France and will attract visitors from both countries, it was important to make sure that the site appealed to both.
Once Kate optimised the copy for search engines, Jeremy was able to incorporate his mother tongue to translate the copy and include a language selection tool on the site so that visitors can choose to read in either English or French.
www.skifloralie.com