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Developing a wireframe and initial page drafts for a new policy issues portal. The policy issues portal will allow users to easily view all of the client's materials on a given topic. It will include and combine content that has been tagged in the client's Drupal site using several taxonomies as well as other content […]
Updated the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) Drupal-based homepage carousel. The old carousel (designed by a third party) rarely accommodated the organization's content appropriately (insufficient space) and the design looked dated. Although I still had to work within the design constraints of the rest of their site, I designed and implemented a cleaner […]
120 Days, a movie by Ted Roach, is making its way around the film festival circuit and doing quite well. Two of its most recent victories were Best Documentary at both the Charleston and Kansas International Film Fests. To highlight its successes, I've been making a series of updates to the website which I originally […]
Implemented a series of code revisions to help ensure that SSDIsolutions.org is accessible and meets the Federal requirements defined in Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act. The theme for this Drupal-based website uses Twitter Bootstrap as its front-end framework, which comes with a several JavaScript powered components used on the SSDI site (e.g., tabs and […]
Launched the website for 935 Lies, a new book by best-selling author Charles Lewis. The fully mobile responsive site clearly drew inspiration from the book's wonderful cover design. It makes an impression by using strong typography and minimal graphics. The custom webfont integration was done using the myfonts.com service. Otherwise, I used many of my […]
I use Twitter Bootstrap for almost everything these days. Its built in components typically cover 90% of any job's needs, at least if you're willing to make some adjustments. For example, it comes with a an easy to implement and manipulate carousel. However, their carousel is only suited for images or images with captions. It […]
New Carbon Footprint Calculator for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). This PHP-based tool, designed to let users calculate the carbon emission impact of their life and behaviors, utilizes a bunch of AJAX, some neat jQuery elements, and several other technologies to create a clean, user-friendly and personal experience. It was designed for […]
I worked with best-selling author, Charles Lewis, to redesign and redevelop his personal website a few years ago. I've now updated the site so that it is fully responsive and optimized for viewing on a variety of devices, including smart phones and tablets, as well desktops and laptops. The new responsive version is improved in […]
After manually coding and managing "states" for two or three prototypes (e.g., public users vs logged-in users), I decided to heed DRY — don't repeat yourself. Introducing Permit.js. It's a jQuery plugin that makes building interactive, multi-state prototypes for websites and apps easy. I know I'm going to be using it on my own projects […]
I've posted a new case study about the work I did for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) Make an Impact project. On behalf of one of their corporate clients, I designed and developed a pledge application/website. The site allowed their partners's employees to pledge to change a variety of actions to modify […]