I am listening to Cirlcesquare this week’s music discovery as I write this brief note. I have been working very hard this week on updating this site. I have completely changed the theme adding tons of new features. Mostly, these updates are only for my benefit. Visitors probably will not even notice that I have automatic image resizing going. What you will notice though, is a re-designed portfolio viewing experience and a much faster response time from this site. It’s funny I spend so of my time making websites that my own site had lagged very far behind my own expertise. The things you learn in a year…
Toi W. Hutchinson is an Illinois State Senator and this site was developed working closely with her campaign team. Toi wanted to keep her site “informal” so that her constituents would feel comfortable communicating with her via the website. So, I kept the design low-key and “blog” feeling for a more personal and approachable feeling. Continue Reading →
Intersect Media wanted a minimal site design which highlighted their extensive print and web portfolio. This site was developed from an Adobe Illustrator mock-up. The final site is table-less HTML and CSS, with a JavaScript slide show.
The Garlic Press is a fake news site similar to The Onion. They were looking for a theme that would lend legitimacy to their project but be easy to use. Now even the least tech savvy writers can self-publish. Continue Reading →