About

Eclectic Designs was started by me, Summer S. Wilson, in the late fall of 1998. It wasn't given a formal name, however, until January, when another business venture I was partnered in collapsed. It was only then that I seriously considered using mytalent and experience in web design as a career. Having always wanted run my own company, I decided to take the chance and give it a shot. In the year 2001, Eclectic Designs relocated to College Station, Texas because I decide to move here. Been here ever since.

You may be wondering where the name "Eclectic Designs" came from. It was mostly derived from my personal site, which is called An Eclectic World. When I started this company, I decided to keep the "eclectic" as part of the name, since it fit so well with the ideals behind the company. The designs part, is of course, fairly obvious, since when I started it was mostly about web design. Now, of course, I've expanded into full blown web application development, but Eclectic Development just doesn't sound as nice.

For the curious who may wonder just what "Eclectic" means, here is Merriam-Webster's take on it:

1: selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles
2: composed of elements drawn from various sources

So why does it fit so well? Because the idea behind the Eclectic Designs is that the applications and sites produced are made using the best coding and design methods possible.