Design Studio M is a freelance web design studio run by Mattias Ahlvin. Located in beautiful Palmer, Alaska, the goal of Design Studio M is to provide quality and unique web design services on a local and global scale.

I have been involved in web design in various degrees for over ten years. Having learned the basics of HTML when the Internet was still fairly young, I have gone from learning to hand code HTML for basic pages to creating designs for dynamic content management systems running on MySQL and PHP.

You can see some of my work showcased in my portfolio. If you are interested in working with me on a new design, a site, business cards, feel free to contact me.

You are also welcome to become a member of this site. Being a member gives you exclusive opportunities to download free themes, participate in the community forums and so on.
Project Complete: Website for the Mat-Su Valley YMCA
by Design Studio M on Monday 28 July 2008 - 07:24:05

Another project was finished earlier this summer, in June: the initial website for the Mat-Su Valley YMCA.



Feel free to visit their site at: http://www.matsuymca.org.

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Project Updates
by e107 on Thursday 08 May 2008 - 08:03:41

After a spring packed with projects, summer is coming and with summer, a whole new set of projects and ideas. Of course, I'm moving ahead at full steam, embracing ideas and opportunities as they arise. As a result, you can expect to see a few new things in the future.

First of all, I have not released a free e107 theme since Firestorm back in January. It's time for another one and I have just the one. Currently named Spring Solitude, it's a theme that I believe will project the relaxing atmosphere that we all would like to experience when summer comes along. With a bold mix of colors and a bit of a different design, Spring Solitude is intended to join the category of themes such as Serenity. A release date has not yet been set since development is still in early stages.

Second of all, Premium Themes are coming. What will the difference be between a Premium theme and a Free theme, you ask? Premium themes will include quite a bit more that I normally would not include with a free theme. This can include custom forum icons, forum pages, multiple custom pages and so on, depending on the design of the theme. In addition, I am considering offering these themes as plain HTML templates as well for those that are interested in creating their own sites without a CMS. Pricing has yet to be determined for Premium Products.

Furthermore, I'd like to announce that the first Premium Theme is being worked on as we speak. With a tentative name of Cerebral, it will be the first Premium Product offered by Design Studio M. Cerebral will be a modern and sophisticated theme that I believe will fit websites for many different kinds of clients, including artists, developers, clans and more. Keep your eyes open for further announcements regarding Premium Products in the future.


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Project Complete: Website for Goy Construction Inc.
by e107 on Wednesday 30 April 2008 - 16:10:53

Design Studio M has completed a website for Goy Construction Inc., a home builder in the Mat-Su Valley. Goy Construction Inc. has won numerous awards, most recently the 2007 Golden Spike Award for Excellence in Home building.



The Goy Construction website is available at http://www.goyconstruction.com.

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Project Complete: Website Template for APFCM
by e107 on Friday 28 March 2008 - 06:45:04

Design Studio M has completed a website HTML template for the new Alaska Police and Fire Chaplains Ministry website, which now is online.

APFCM is a ministry organization serving various departments throughout Alaska. Their website states:

"Police and Fire chaplains are specifically trained to work in crisis situations. They provide a variety of support services to the law enforcement/fire agencies and the community."




Feel free to visit the APFCM website at http://www.apfcm.org.


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Design Studio M Redesign
by e107 on Tuesday 04 March 2008 - 07:39:56

The new design for Design Studio M has been completed!

What's new with this new design? The big news is that is a e107 theme made completely with DIVs without the use of tables. It has been tested on Firefox 2 and IE7 as well as IE6 so the majority of all of you that visit should have few problems with this new theme.

In addition, the content section has been opened up. This is an area where I will post articles and other content regarding web design and such. The first entry that goes into more detail about my DIV design experience has already been posted.

Feel free to let me know what you think of the new design.

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Site Redesign in Progress
by e107 on Friday 22 February 2008 - 17:30:04

During the last couple of weeks, I have been working on a new design for this site. Those of you that visit fairly regularly might already have seen it. For now, I have pulled the design and gone back to the old one until I can work out a few nagging bugs in relation to older IE versions.

What's so special about the new design? First of all, it's a nicer, more polished look. Second of all, its an interesting experiment in creating a DIV only theme for e107 and DIV designs in general. I've found that more recent browsers, like Firefox 2 and IE 7 can handle this design just fine but browsers like IE tends to render things a little out of place.

So, while I go back to some troubleshooting over this next week, keep your eyes open, the new design will be back!

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Design Studio M now on MySpace!
by e107 on Tuesday 29 January 2008 - 07:37:48

For the last several weeks and months I have been working on a unique design for the Design Studio M MySpace page. Having used my own personal page as a testing site, it's finally presentable and available for the public to see.



If you have interest in a unique MySpace DIV profile design, please contact me through the contact page, forums or through MySpace. See you there.



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Theme Release: Firestorm
by e107 on Monday 07 January 2008 - 06:09:45

After a delay of several months, Firestorm has finally been finished! Firestorm follows in the footsteps of the popular Deep Blue II theme and delivers another fantastic, colorful theme that shows another aspect of the beautiful world we live in: the firestorm frequently witnessed in the sky for those of us that live here in Alaska.

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Firestorm

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In Progress: Word of Life International Ministry
by e107 on Tuesday 11 December 2007 - 08:33:16

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This past weekend, the Word of Life International Ministry website was unveiled to the congregation of the church during their sixth anniversary celebration. The website, once complete, will feature photo galleries, streaming audio and video, forums, ministry pages, custom graphics, two languages (English and Russian) and much more.

Feel free to visit the site at http://www.wordoflifeak.org.

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Theme released: Lime
by e107 on Monday 29 October 2007 - 00:51:34

The latest theme to emerge out of the design studio of Design Studio M is here: Lime. With a wide range of green colors, it is a theme that is ideal for blogs running on e107.

Lime is compatible with both Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Lime

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