ABOUT

M-TRAN.NET is a website created to represent me (Minh D. Tran), who I am, my career, my web portfolio, and personal blog. M-TRAN.NET is a personal webspace to promote freelance work in the designing and development of web and visual arts.

M-TRAN Version 1

Since the development of M-TRAN.NET in 2004, the website has undergone many changes, cosmetics as well as coding. In early 2004, the website was designed using tables for layout. It was a messy, non-standard HTML and CSS structure, with PHP to include static files.

M-TRAN Version 2

Later that year, M-TRAN.NET went through a test phase to implement CSS only layout. And for the next few months, the website was transformed into a partial table layout, partial css layout. During this time, I was very interesting in learning about Pure CSS and was using this site as an experiment.

M-TRAN Version 3

In early 2005, M-TRAN.NET evolved into a Pure CSS website, with better and more graphics. This was during the age of Bloggers. At the same time, I wanted to test out my MySQL database, along with more advanced PHP codes, I decided to make it a partial blog, partial personal website. This layout was flawless, it complied with the W3C's standards for XHTML 1.1, CSS 2.0, and the Web Accessibility Initiative Level AAA Conformance to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WAI-AAA WCAG 1.0).

M-TRAN Version 4

This website was submitted to compete in the Webby Awards and was selected as an Official Honoree of the 10th Annual Webby Awards. Shortly after, in early 2006, keeping the flawless codes, the website received a total makeover; hoping to compete again for the 11th Annual Webby Awards. Only this time, the aim was to win the Webby in the category of "Personal Web Sites." The site was remodeled to what you see today.

So now, you know the history of M-TRAN.NET, I hope you will make frequent visits to this website and wish me luck in competing!

HAVE A WEB PROJECT?

I am available for freelance web design and development. If you have a web project and feel that I could help you get the job done, please contact me at minh@m-tran.net.