I just concluded a month long, onsite project for a mid-to-large sized company. The project was to consolidate several client-side applications into one web-based application for corporate & field employees. It was personally rewarding on several levels (besides financial). First, got to work with a company that has a seemingly great culture of teamwork and respect, of which I truly appreciate. I also had the opportunity to do some things graphically that I had not focused on before. Now don’t picture anything life changing here, just plenty of expanding rounded corner boxes, a logo, and an animated graphic (.gif) designed in Illustrator that involved 2-3D images. The final task was to create styles that would be implemented on an ASP.NET-based application leveraging ASP components & extensions. The latter proved to be an unexpectedly difficult challenge. Continue Reading »
Jean-Jacques Bernard Furniture Studio
The client had an existing table-based website which was designed by the hosting company. In two years, the client had never received any leads from the website. Desperate to increase business, Jean-Jacques was referred to me to redesign the website, making it more effective. The redesigned website incorporated a web standards-based approach with search engine optimization in mind, while increasing the amount of targeted, persausive textual content on the site. Since the website redesign, the client has received a huge increase in leads that have turned into prospective clients.
Highlights
About the site
- Completed June 2009
Work performed
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Technologies Used
- (X)HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
Applications / Tools Used
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
- Adobe Photoshop CS3
- Adobe Flash CS3
Second City Scooters
The client contacted my web design partner requesting a redesign of a site who’s business they purchased. The old site had a grunge, retro feel to it, and didn’t match the new owner’s fun retro tone they wanted to achieve. As this was a seasonal business and the season fast approaching, we worked with the business owner to determine the information architecture and design elements while also researching the target audience. My partner came up with the fantastic masthead and we collaborated on the remainder of the design.
The client was very happy with the results, and has reminded us of that fact from time to time when a customer stops by the store and mentions the website. Very kool.
Highlights
About the site
- Completed May 2009
- Redesign of existing website.
Work performed
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Social Media Marketing
Technologies Used
- (X)HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
Applications / Tools Used
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
- Adobe Photoshop CS3
- Abobe Illustrator CS3
Cruise West Alaska
Cruise West Alaska is a lead generating microsite for a travel agency which specializes in small ship cruises. It was my first web standards-based website and has been quite effective for the business.
Highlights
About the site
- Completed 2008
- Microsite; supplier and destination focused
Work performed
- Web Design & Development
- Flash Video processing
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Technologies Used
- (X)HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Flash Video
Applications / Tools Used
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
- Adobe Photoshop CS3
- Adobe Flash CS3