A Bit About FriedByte

What Is FriedByte?

FriedByte is the brainchild of myself, Nathan Giersdorf. In 2003 I decided to apply my digital publishing background to the web. I created FriedByte to explore the web design process and now I offer my services and skills to the public as a freelance website designer / consultant.

FriedByte Style Switcher

This website offers a variety of styles using different CSS style sheets to change the presentation of one HTML file inspired by the renowned CSS Zen Garden.

What Do the Chinese Characters 炸字节 Mean?

is the character zhá
fried // cooking over heat < cooking fried rice >
is also the character zhà
fried // damage by overheating < fried circuitry >
字节 is the character zì jié
byte // unit of computer memory < 4 gigabytes >

Nate's Website Portfolio

Recently Developed Websites

Each website I develop is hand-coded using valid XHTML and CSS. I thoroughly test each site in today's modern browsers and browsers not so modern.

The Web Standards Advantage

My focus and understanding of web standards and accessibility means each website I develop strives to be


Freelance Services Available

How Can I Help?

If you need a new website or want to refurbish an existing site, I can help. I can design a new site from scratch to meet your needs, or I can adapt your design to contemporary web standards. I am easy to get in touch with and always happy to answer any questions or offer advice.

Design Services Available


Contact Nate Giersdorf

Send Me a Message

Please fill out the following form if you have any questions about my available services, rates, FriedByte, or myself. Typically it takes less than 24 hours for me to respond to form submissions.

Thank you for visiting FriedByte and I hope to hear from you!

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