The
Somerset County Democratic Committee wanted
their website to be more interactive.
In this new design, visitors can sign up for the group's mailing list or volunteer their time. They can make
contributions and purchase tickets for SCDC events on-line via ClickandPledge.com. To reduce spam,
the mailing forms use Recaptcha which presents a pair of words that
visitors must type in.
The website also includes:
- Voter information
- Democratic candidates and elected officials
- a Gallery of pictures of past events
- videos (with a link to the Committee's YouTube channel)
- a Google calendar of upcoming events
- Press Releases
- links to the Democratic committees of Somerset County towns
The three-column layout is accomplished using Cascading Style Sheets instead of tables.
The header features a photo of the Somerset County Courthouse, and the shades of blue were chosen
to compliment the color of the sky.
The "News" link includes the date that the page was last updated. I used PHP code to
display a flashing red ball next to the link if the page was updated within the past 30 days.
The website has been set up with a Content Management System so that members of the committee can quickly update events, officers, and other news.
