Web & Design Portfolio
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Date: 2009-Present
Technologies:
ColdFusion / Oracle / XHTML / XML / CSS / Javascript / jQuery / Custom Frameworks
Web Development, programming, and design for various projects and departments
Contributions to
Grand Valley State University
As a full-time website developer for Grand Valley State University, my roles include developing and maintaining custom web applications, developing and implementing strong design concepts for various web projects and applications, and keeping informed about the latest programming trends and usability standards. I have worked extensively with the Sustainabile Community Development Initiative as well as the Online Curriculum Development System.
Date: 2010-Present
Technologies:
Wordpress / PHP / MySQL / XML / CSS
Identity development, Website Design
Beauty and the Backwoods
Beauty in the Backwoods is the result of a rebranding effort for my personal blog and still-forthcoming etsy shop. In my blog, I share photos and life happenings, thoughts about art and beauty, and craft tutorials.
Date: 2009
Technologies:
ColdFusion / Oracle / XHTML / XML / CSS / Javascript / jQuery / Switchbaord
Design, Development, & Copywriting
GVSU Sustainable Office Award
A project of GVSU's Sustainable Community Initiative, the Sustainable Office Award is a fun quiz for offices and individuals to evaluate their progress in sustainable living and working. For my work on this project, I won a GVSU Sustainability Champion award.
Date: 2008-2009
Technologies:
PHP / MySQL / XHTML / XML / CSS / jQuery / Custom CMS
The Acton Institute
As full-time Website Coordinator for the Acton Institute, I performed day-to-day content management and website maintenance in addition to spearheading larger projects. In February, 2008 I completed an overhaul to Acton's website, bringing it a clean, updated new look and 100% web standards compliance.
Date: 2010
Technologies:
CMS Made Simple / PHP / MySQL / XML / CSS
Grace United Reformed Church
Website Design & Development
A basic, clean design for a budget-minded church. The color scheme was chosen to reflect the church's rural community.
Date: 2009
Logo, Sign, Print & Identity Standards
HSB Inc. Logo
Logo/identity and website overhaul project for HSB Inc, a Grand Rapids nonprofit that provides resources for tutoring and home education. The project included creating a totally new logo and identity standards for use across all of the organization's printed and online communications.
Date: 2009
Trifold Print Brochure
Kelly Sweet Photography Brochure
This is a 5"x8" full-color trifold brochure (opens to 15"x8") for Kelly Sweet Photography, one of the premeire wedding photographers in the Grand Rapids area.
Acton Institute Powerblog
In 2009, I moved the Acton Institute's popular PowerBlog from the Serendipity blogging platform to the more stable, extensible Wordpress. Along with the move came this clean, powerful design with an increased focus on interaction between readers.
Behind Infinity
Behind Infinity was my personal blog, and it received a new design every 6 months or so. This is the June 2009 revision. The blog itself was chock full of twentysomething angst and stories about working in the city, living in the country, teaching kids to play violin, keeping horses, and getting a Classics degree. And it had photos. Lots of photos. It has been replaced by my new blog, Beauty in the Backwoods.
Date: 2009
5x7" Flyer
ActonU LiveTwitter Flyer
This is a 5"x7" full-color flyer for Acton University 2009's liveTwitter effort.
Date: 2009
Technologies:
Wordpress/ PHP / MySQL / XHTML / XML / CSS
Kelly Sweet Photography Blog
A dreamy, classy design for award-winning, Grand Rapids-based wedding photographer Kelly Sweet. Like all the blogs I design, it's powered by Wordpress and 100% web standards compliant.
First Protestant Reformed Church
This website for a conservative, Reformed congregation in Grand Rapids is powered by CMSMadeSimple, giving church staff and volunteers the power and ability to update their own website.
Harvest Orthodox Presbyterian Church
With a bold, vibrant look, this website serves a 500-person congregation in Wyoming, MI and its sermon archive is visited by over 1000 people each month. The site is powered by CMSMadeSimple, giving church staff and volunteers the power and ability to update their own website.
The Birth of Freedom
This website for the documentary film The Birth of Freedom features trailers, screening information, bonus content, and video shorts to supplement the film.
Cornerstone Home Loans
A bright site reflects the above-average service provided by Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo-based Cornerstone Home Loans.
Date: 2008
Technologies:
PHP / MySQL / XHTML / XML / CSS / Wordpress
Behind Infinity, 2008 Edition
A wintry blog design for winter 2008.
Contributions to GVSU.edu
As a student website designer at Grand Valley State University, I recieved top-notch mentoring from the developers and designers there. I gained experience in a variety of areas, including design & content management for departmental websites, developing applications to be used by students and faculty, training and assisting faculty with the university's CMS system, and design of the library's online catalog system.
Locksley Show Dogs
This is a simple, attractive website for a Holland-based breeding and show kennel.
Institute for Supply Management
Clean, corporate look for the Grand Rapids chapter of a national professional organization. A custom CMS allows members to update the website and manage their membership information.