When a client wants a clean simple site, that does not mean less work. The pressure is on to create a subtle site of precision and quality. In this piece, it is the little details that add the sophistication. Project Overview: I created a site for the Riverbend Capital Advisors through my partnership with Seraph Technology Solutions. The main capital advisor, Tom Hession, was re-branding his company and needed a new site. With many...
For two years I managed this site from the hours of 9-6. Like many big companies, they were hesitant to change what was working. But change the site we did. Project Overview: Forsythe was my employer for many years. For two of them, I was the Interactive Media Specialist. Through small changes, we were able to make the site more SEO friendly, introduced the company to analyzing their web traffic, added video content to the website, improved the...
I recreated 50 pages of content one-at-a-time when I created the site for the Chicago Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi co-ed professional fraternity. Updating an old site can be challenging, especially when the content has decades of history within it. And you can be sure that the finance and accounting people will audit your success for mistakes! Project Summary: There was a lot of planning that went into the creation of such a little site. The...
The Seraph Technology Solutions site was one of my favorite recent projects. It was quite a challenge. Not only were we limited by budget, but were limited by time frame. Any Management 101 class will tell you that in a scenario like that, quality will suffer. Luckily for them, they hired me. I am very good at putting polish on quickly. And these awesome guys do IT – so they were able to build up the infrastructure themselves after the...
Sometimes a project is less about making a clean professional image and more about giving a personal voice to a colorful person. Project Overview: I created a site for Alyssa Jaksa, a businesswoman specializing in Arts, Theater, and non-profit marketing and management. She wanted a casual looking site that reflected her personality. She also wanted an organized way of showing her past work to future clients. See the...
This is a showcase of my duality.
I was told I had a gift for both art and technology. I strive to keep both in balance.A portfolio of solutions. This is not an academic exercise. I am not some kid out of college. You will not find projects rejected by clients. Because I feel that design is not as beautiful without the constraints. So each project listed in this site has constraints – limitations. And it is these limitations, which may seem like flaws, that make each project something I am proud of.
Learn MoreMy philosophy begins with two questions:
1. What is design if it does not solve a problem?
2. How can one solve a problem without clearly defining that problem first?
