iTutor
Tech tutoring website, one of the first to be fully created using responsive web design principles. Pulls information from a MYSQL database to which it connects via PHP 5. Can be updated via a separate web interface.
iTutor
M Doyle
Simple website for author. Included collapsable blog posts so people could decide to read more based on first couple of sentences. Sits atop a MYSQL database to which it connects via PHP. Can be updated via a separate web interface.
M Doyle
Home of Gryphon Dreaming
A personal website to display a writing and art portfolio.
Home of Gryphon Dreaming
Storage Solutions, Inc.
This was a re-design to an outdated existing site. The previous site design was largely unrecyclable save for content, so this was essentially designing from scratch. The challenge was to present a modern design for an audience that was not necessarily web-savvy. Emphasis was placed on unity of overall design and clear presentation of information. Logo also designed.
Storage Solutions, Inc.
Material Handling Installation Group
’I took over the design from an earlier designer. An initial layout had been designed, but was not complete. I was given several websites of which the client liked the look and modified the design to more closely match their styles while adding site elements and bringing design to completion. Logo also designed.
Material Handling Installation Group
PIEmatrix
I was brought on as part of a team, automating several features with PHP with my specific brief to be the updating and streamlining of the outdated and in some cases absent CSS code. Gathering the scattered styles into one stylesheet I was frequently able to reduce the amount of code on a page to one-half or less. After the designer left the team, I was also tasked to modify some of the graphics as necessary to fit the new style of the website.
PIEmatrix
Brian and Becky Wedding
A simple informational website for a wedding party.
Brian and Becky Wedding
The Drones Club
The Drones Club site was developed to meet the needs of a growing World of Warcraft guild. It featured a minimalist design in which the guild crest was the main element. Coded items included the following: message board, calendar/raid scheduling app, image gallery upload and display, display of individual members’ information, as well as a middle-layer administration console accessible by the guild officers based on a MySQL database back-end. It drew information from user input as well as data drawn and parsed from Blizzard, Inc’s Armory site. Designed to be extensively scalable, it was easily able to grow as the guild added members.
The Drones Club
Wirtjes Works
This site was created for an artist who expressed a wish for a design that would set the site far apart from the norm. Much of the site was created incorporating various of the artist’s pieces as decorative or functional elements.
Wirtjes Works
Zahradka Art
This site was created to display the art of Gary Zahradka. Purchases were made through direct contact with the artist. Since he worked in pencils and oils, brushstrokes were the keystone for this design.
Zahradka Art
Lectus Solutions
An informational website for a consulting agency.
Lectus Solutions
Rachel Memorial
Website memorial where friends and family could share stories about the deceased.
Rachel Memorial
Human Soundtrack Productions
I created an overall site concept for an audio production company.
Human Soundtrack Productions
Brian the Safety Guy
I was tasked to design a unique interface for a safety instruction business.
Brian the Safety Guy
Hennepin Theater District
This site was to be the portal for three different theaters in Minneapolis. I was responsible for altering the existing site’s look-and-feel. Content was to be provided by Hennepin Theater District internal developers.
Hennepin Theater District
Ace Institute of Learning
Education service website configured to display options to prospective clients.
Ace Institute of Learning
Jack Stecher
A simple but distinctive site for an academic to post his qualifications.
Jack Stecher
Lojo Russo, Musician
This site was created for singer and musician Lojo Russo. The challenge was creating a site that reflected the eclectic nature of her music.
Lojo Russo, Musician
Festival of the Laughing Sun
A promotional website for a charity fundraiser. Buttons were animated to give it a lively feeling.
Festival of the Laughing Sun
Cappa Ferro Productions
This site was created for the stage combat acting troupe Cappa Ferro Productions, who specialized in Renaissance Festivals and Faires. The site included a multi-year photo gallery, and slide show.
Cappa Ferro Productions
Bart Galle Original Pastels
This site was created to display the art of Bart Galle. Purchases were made through direct contact with the artist. Since he worked in pastels, “softer” user interface controls were designed so as to not jar with the delicate artwork. Much of the artist’s work were incorporated as decorative elements in addition to being displayed in the gallery.
Bart Galle Original Pastels
University of Minnesota Continuing Medical Education Grand Rounds
This site was created to provide an easy way for doctors and other medical professionals to access information about continuing education events provided by the University’s Continuing Medical Education department. It was a deliberately simple site, in order to provide the most information in the easiest fashion for the large amount of traffic it received.
University of Minnesota Continuing Medical Education Grand Rounds
Heartland Equestrian Center
Business site for a horse-training service. The business desired a warm look for the site which would engender trust among their clients that their animals would be well taken care of.
Heartland Equestrian Center
Legal Walk
This website was designed to be an information portal for a nationwide customer base to make finding information about local laws and law service providers easier and more straightforward. I worked in collboration with Cold Fusion programmers and database engineers to hook the design into the company’s existing framework. A trick I developed for this site was that though it was split into separate frames, the left-side bar would automatically resize itself appropriately.
Legal Walk
Global Customer Management
Global Customer Management had a web-based internal knowledge base for corporate-wide information sharing. They requested an updated, simplified look to make it easier for employees to use the back-end database. The interface was my responsibility, and then the project was handed off to the back-end database professionals.
Global Customer Management
Minnesota Friends of Last Chance Forever
A website for a charitable organization dedicated to the preservation of falcons, eagles, hawks and other birds of prey. The site provided information about the organization, and a schedule of upcoming shows.
Minnesota Friends of Last Chance Forever
NetSyndicate, Inc.
NetSyndicate was a San Francisco-based online training provider, with varied subjects. In addition to designing the user interfaces for their training modules, I designed an upbeat and inviting website to promote and provide information about the company.
NetSyndicate, Inc.
Gypsy Caravan
A personal website with a distinctive look.
Gypsy Caravan
SkyPoint Communications, Inc.
This was a site re-design in order to update and simplify the previously byzantine look of an ISP’s website. Emphasis was on making things extremely user-friendly and appealing, thus providing a positive experience to potential customers.
SkyPoint Communications, Inc.
Webspan Design Group
This was a site for the design arm of an internet service provider. The site displayed the various design offers in a unique style to demonstrate the utility of standing out from the crowd.
Webspan Design Group
University of Minnesota Fencing Club
This was a site designed to promote the University of Minnesota Fencing club. I designed some site elements while working in collaboration with content providers.
University of Minnesota Fencing Club
Enduratec
This was a re-design for an existing medical device company website. I was primarily responsible for a re-designed navigation bar, page buttons, and image borders.
Enduratec

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