WEB & GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ABOVE ALL ELSE

Your website has one primary function: above all else, sell it! Whether it's your modeling portfolio, a product or service, or just a blog about gardening, it needs to make sure your audience is sold on your content.

TUNED IN

A website should be a reflection of your self or business, not just words on a screen. I build custom, uniquely crafted websites that capture your personality or aesthetic.

BE INSPIRED

Structure, typography, affordance - all keys to good design, but if you're not inspired by the end result then you can bet your audience won't be either. Feeling inspired yet?

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ABOUT ME

Brief Bio // I'm a freelance web designer and developer who strongly dabbles in graphic design as well. This is a passion as much as it is a job. I have many interests but if you were to boil me down to just the most basic aspects of who I am you'd find a family man - a husband and a father - and a highly creative person. Beyond that, I'm just as complex as any other person and try to enjoy this life to the fullest.

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    WHAT I WATCH

    I’m a self-described film geek and a huge fan of directors like Kubrick, Tarantino, del Toro, and Aronofsky who aren’t afraid to push the envelope and explore bold new ideas.

    A few of my favorites: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Snatch, Casablanca, The Third Man and many others.

  • MUSIC

    WHAT I HEAR

    I’m not a musician but I love music; how it motivates, transforms, and inspires me.

    A few artists I listen to compulsively are Radiohead, The Black Keys, Fleet Foxes, Pixies, Pearl Jam, The Toadies, Smashing Pumpkins, Bush, Sublime and several others. You can probably tell I have a little soft spot for the 90′s.

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    WHAT I READ

    I’m currently reading Damn Good Advice by George Lois. So far, it’s a damn good book.

    A couple others I’ve recently read and would recommend: Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon, Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite by Paul Arden.

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    ABOUT THIS SITE

    Platform: WordPress 3.3.1
    Developed in: PHP, CSS3, Ajax, jQuery
    Layout: Fixed (960px), 2-column
    Compatibility: IE7-9, Firefox 2-4, Safari 4-5, Opera, Chrome

    Credit: The base theme for this design was originally developed by Open Dept. for WordPress. If you like it you can purchase it here.

PORTFOLIO

Skills // CSS3, HTML, HTML5, PHP, jQuery, ActionScript3, WordPress Ninja
Applications // Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Adobe Premiere Pro
Sparkit Studios // A design firm I recently co-founded. You'll see our brand on all of the sites I build now. // Visit Sparkit Studios

MY BLOG

About this Blog // I like to fancy myself a writer to one degree or another. Nothing special but when I get an itch to write about something relevant to me this is where to find it. You'll find I have a broad interest in topics: technology, science, design, photography, music, etc.

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    WHAT IS MY DESIGN PHILOSOPHY?

    AUTHOR: // CATEGORY: Design

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    Yesterday I was asked, "What is your personal design philosophy?" It's an awkward question for me because I'm not sure I have an answer. What I adhere to isn't what I'd call a philosophy but more of a design instict with some standard rules to keep me in check. So my goal is to come up with a legitimate answer by creating a personal design philosophy of my own by the end of this article. I ente... » Read More
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    JQUERY SCROLL PATH

    AUTHOR: // CATEGORY: Design

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    My five-year-old son is an Angry Birds fanatic. To the point now that he charges around the house making Angry Bird noises as he "crashes" into furniture, walls, or, painfully, his own parents; imagining we are the very structures keeping him from those malicious green little pigs. It was cute at first, but now I can only sigh or groan and shake my head. Surely you're wondering what Angry Birds... » Read More
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    STICKY THING

    AUTHOR: // CATEGORY: Design

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    Interesting title, right? Sure it may sound odd or slightly perverse, but it's actually the name of one of the most incredibly intriguing WebGL/HTML5 Canvas experiments I've come across. Let me introduce you to Sticky Thing: http://www.spielzeugz.de/html5/sticky-thing/ (Also available for mobile devices: ... » Read More
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