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In the process of developing the UI and UX for a set of websites and web applications for Madura Micro Finance Ltd. The new sites and applications will help enhance Madura's overall objective of empowering those in rural environments, particuarly in India. The featured tools will include a dynamic mapping application as well as a […]
Applied responsive web design (RWD) techniques to ReadyNation.org using media queries. The entire site is now optimized for both desktop browsers, as well as for mobile browsers on smart devices like Android phones and the iPhone. The site's CSS is several years old, so this was largely a CSS retrofit. I took advantage of some […]
Designed and developed a new tool for CRFB's website: the Corporate Tax Reform Calculator. It builds off the design aesthetic of another tool that I previously developed for them (the Deficit Reduction Plan Comparison Tool). The client delivered the calculator's model in Excel, which was translated to javascript for the online tool. Most of the […]
A year and half after the launch of BBA's new website, the project has revised some of its prioriites and policy strategies. To reflect these updates, which included adding Facebook and Twitter to their outreach efforts, I worked with them to revise a few of their website's main pages. The more significant changes are on […]
My photo blogs (phlogs; e.g,. Phrog III: France and Spain) now have a cleaner layout. I took advantage of the nice Masonry jQuery plugin by David DeSandro.
Designed and coded a custom HTML e-mail template for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions' (C2ES) Make An Impact campaign. They supplied a banner image and some general specifications and I took it from there. After gaining acceptance for the design comp, I used HTML, CSS, and MailChimp's own markup to create the custom […]
Performed an initial performance audit of TripTuner.com. Reviewed several website optimization areas including HTTP requests, code simplification, file combining, minification, and compression. Provided the development team with a list of critical optimization tasks including steps to optimize the site's CSS, javascript (JS), and images.
Building off the Interactive SVG USA Map package offered on Code Canyon, I developed and implemented a scalable USA map for the Bold Approach website. Improving on the original code package, I converted the package to work as a jQuery plugin to simplify instantiation and allow mulitple maps of different dimensions with minimal configuration.
Taking a quick break from my usual technology gigs, I worked with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to develop and implement an art installation for a World Refugee Day event. The event was held on the roof deck of DC's Eighteenth Street Lounge. The installation featured artwork projected onto the main wall of the […]
Launched the third in my new series of case studies on some of my recent projects. This on is on the Deficit Reduction Plan Comparison Tool that I developed for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.