Title:
Beachcomber RV Park

Description:
Beachcomber RV Park is a beautiful waterfront RV park located on the west side of Vancouver Island, nearby Victoria, BC. With a busy summer season approaching, Beachcomber approached us looking for a revamped website, one that had a lot more power to take reservations but the also did a better job of showing what a great location they had. I combined a strong use pf photography with a woodlands motif in order to display the bright, summery, natural feel of the RV park. Fire up the BBQ!

Website designed while employed at Atomic Crayon. Templates created for Wordpress CMS.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, javascript, W3C compliance, Wordpress integration

View Website:
www.beachcomberrv.com

Title:
Little Thai Products

Description:
Little Thai is delicious a Victoria-based Thai restaurant who decided to give people the chance to take their tasty food home with them, and eat it whenever they like. With that in mind, they created Little Thai Products. They required a design with very specific height & width, but that lost none of the impact of their business. They also needed the website to show off the delicious recipes you can make with their food. Mmm, roasted duck with red curry paste!

Website designed while employed at Atomic Crayon. Templates created for Wordpress CMS.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, javascript, W3C compliance, Wordpress integration

View Website:
www.littlethai.com

Title:
Art Form Sculpture Studio

Description:
Art Form Sculpture Studio is a Victoria-based studio that creates stoneworks, sculptures, gargoyles, fireplaces and more. Art Form creates beautiful work, but didn't have a website that showcased it effectively. I created a website with a new look that really highlighted the work they did with big, bold photos.

The site includes custom photo galleries and an interactive slider on the home page, as well as a sharp new design. Website designed while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, javascript, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.artformsculpturestudio.com

Title:
Kidsport Burnaby

Description:
Kidsport Burnaby is a chapter of a major nationwide charity. They wanted a site that was unique but still fit within the design ethos of the parent charity. I thought fun & bright colours and lots of imagery would attract people and show off what a fun charity Kidsport can be. Website designed while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance, CMS integration

View Website:
www.kidsportburnaby.com

Title:
Kanada Golf

Description:
I was asked to create a website for a company that brings avid German golfers and travelers to hit the links on the beautiful west coast of Canada. With the majority of clients being retirees, the site needed to be clean and easily readable while still showing off the courses and the natural beauty of the area. I placed a high accentuation on photos while adding illustrated mountains - the Rockies being one of the major drawing points for the visitors. Oh, and one added challenge: the whole site was in German!

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.kanadagolf.de

Title:
Sound Chamber

Description:
Rock & Roll! Sound Chamber is a collaborative of Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland, BC musicians, artists, filmmakers and designers, with the site conceived to be a place where talented freelancers could show off their myriad talents. I was brought on board with the mandate of: make this site as cool as the work we'll display on it!

I made the site bright, bold and engaging to work with a variety of styles. A customized, embedded music player was added to listen to music online, and an integrated shopping cart was added for those who were impressed enough with the talent on the site to purchase some wares.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.soundchamber.ca

Title:
Versadex 2010

Description:
Versadex is an annual conference for law enforcement officers that features panel discussions and keynote speakers presenting on a wide variety of law enforcement issues. This year the conference is in Victoria and is about connections and technology.

I created a site with a lot of white space, thereby allowing content to be the focus and easy to read. This allowed conference attendees to find the information they needed quickly and to register in the easiest manner. Hopefully this gets me out of a ticket or two! Website designed while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.versadex2010.ca

Title:
Delta Community Animal Shelter

Description:
In 2008, the Corporation of Delta took over animal control services and shelter operations from the Delta Humane Society. The animal shelter is now called Delta Community Animal Shelter. DCAS wanted a site that fit in with their corporate branding but would also show off the cute pets up for adoption and help to find homes for them. I conceived of a site with a bright, fun, photo-filled aesthetic using corporate colours that would show these future pets off in the best possible way. I also created a brand new logo for DCAS as part of the project. Website designed while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance, CMS integration

View Website:
www.deltacommunityanimalshelter.ca

Title:
Golden Mountain

Description:
150 Years in Golden Mountain was a site created for celebrations regarding Chinese-Canadian heritage. In order to promote Chinese history, a variety of traditional Chinese icons and colours were incorporated into a modern, flowing design. Website designed while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance, CMS integration

View Website:
www.150goldenmountain.ca

Title:
Plush Soft Furnishings

Description:
Plush Soft Furnishings is a Victoria-based specialized company focused on providing high quality, custom made soft furnishings. As a new start-up, they needed branding, business cards, rack cards and swish new website. I provided both kit and caboodle.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.plushsoftfurnishings.com

Title:
Finca de los Podadores

Description:
This might be the most drool-inducing site I've done for putting up photos - Finca de los Podadores is a rental property on the Spanish island of Mallorca. A pool, a view and a perfect location; not bad! The site was created with a design using mediterranean colour scheme and symbology. In terms of functionality, the site features Google maps, an online availabilty calendar and php booking request forms. Now I just need to check it out in person!

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.finca-podadores.com

Title:
Philip Testemale Fine Woodworks & Graphic Arts

Description:
While I continue my lifelong struggle to find out my talent that doesn't involve eating popcorn, some people have more than enough talent to spare. Victoria-based Philip Testemale is one such person - he contacted me looking for a website that would show off his skills in both fine woodworking and graphic arts. I created a site that was visually more sparse but portfolio heavy, leaving site visitors to be attracted to Phil's very impressive work.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.testemale.com

Title:
Green Horwood & Co

Description:
This great, Victoria-based accountancy firm hired me in 2009 to update their website. They'd gone through a change in partnership and, subsequently, company name. With the knowledge that they were going to change letterhead and website URL, they opted to go for a new website design and structure, as well. I created a new design and new logo based on the corporate colours, which would give a fresh but familiar look, helping to entice new clientele while making long-standing clients feel comfortable.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.greenhorwood.com

Title:
Earth Walk Victoria

Description:
Earth Walk is an annual parade celebrating Earth Day and the environment. I met the coordinator for Earthwalk's website while standing in a 10-hour passport lineup one rainy February morning. Drenched and confused, I agreed to design their website. I had a two-week timespan to create a new design and post all content. There was high-level time pressure as the site had to go live prior to nationwide advertising. This project was completed as a volunteer.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

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Screenshot

Title:
Uganda Hotels & Lodges

Description:
In March 2008 I went on a trip to East Africa - Uganda and Tanzania. Seeing an opportunity to have some fun and do some bartering, I contacted a company in Kampala and traded my web design skills for a gorilla trekking safari. While working long distance, I created a 200-page website featuring a compendium of lodges, hotels and apartments from around Uganda, and that featured an upgraded booking engine. Plus, I got to see some really cool animals...

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

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Screenshot 1
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Title:
Upstairs

Description:
Upstairs and Schooners are stylish sister restaurants located in Tofino, B.C. With a hippy head chef and ridiculously fresh ingredients, Upstairs was created as a fashionable and delicious place to eat. They needed a website that showed off their great location and sumptuous food, and they wanted it shown on a website as dapper as the restaurant itself. Website designed while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, W3C compliance

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Screenshot

Title:
University Canada West Academies

Description:
UCW Academies is a branch of Victoria's newset university, the University of Canada West. Focusing on specific programs (animation, design, languages) the University wanted the UCW Academies site to be based on the parent University's site design, but still to have its own look and feel. I brightened up the colours and added more personal photos to achieve the friendlier, artsy-er feel the Academies are aiming for.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php

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Screenshot 1
Screenshot 2

Title:
Just Fashion

Description:
When I was approached to design a site for a fashion stylist, I figured she had seen how I dressed and wanted to help me. What she actually required was a site with a cool, crisp look to match her style sensibilities. The site features flash animation and paypal integration for her to sell her services.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, W3C compliance, flash

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Screenshot

Title:
Double Double U Wedding

Description:
Ok, so this is one I actually did for myself. I got married in August 2007 and, having good taste in friends, most are quite techno-savvy. That said, I created a web-based invitation for everyone, and reached into my bag of web tricks. The invite featured a PHP-based RSVP system and message board, and a customized Google Map that showed visitors good places to eat and drink in town (and for the curious ones, even where the ceremony was!)

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

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Screenshot 1
Screenshot 2

Title:
Festival of Trees Christmas Cards

Description:
For Christmas 2009, the BC Children's Hospital Foundation wanted to create a fun, interactive component to their website in order to help draw site visitors. Each year the BCCHF spoonsors the Festival of Trees, a fundraiser where you decorate trees to raise to raise money for the foundation. I created for them an interactive Flash-based Christmas card game where you can decorate trees online and e-mail them to friends.

With over 2000 different Christmas card variations, users can create as many holiday movies as they want! Work created while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
flash, actionscript 3.0, xml

View Website:
www.bcchf.ca/FOTvic/FOT.html

Title:
eDrug Video Clip

Description:
eDrug is one of a group of major projects the Ministry of Health will be working on over the next few years. Its part of the eHealth program – a major initiative funded by both the province and Canada Health Infoway to advance Canada's electronic health record.

I created a concept video for the eDrug project that illustrates their complex, comprehensive points in an easy-to-view, entertaining manner. Simplified visual display of complicated concepts can greatly help get points across, and is one of the great advantages of Flash.

Duties:
flash, actionscript 3.0

View Movie:
Click Here (req. Flash Player 8+)

Title:
Be Merry With Blueberry

Description:
This was a Flash-based project for a Thrifty Foods microsite, one that was created for a charity drive Thrifty's was holding. Using drawings created for this website, I turned them into an online colouring contest, using Flash to allow people to colour the drawings on the web.

Also, I devised the AJAX-driven Scavenger Hunt contest, a unique game that helped to make the site more fun, and to drive users to all areas of the website. Work created while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
flash, actionscript 3.0, xml, AJAX

View Website:
www.bemerrywithblueberry.com/colour.php

Title:
Hydroxyl Popup Movie

Description:
Hydroxyl Systems Inc. is a global leader of environmental water process technologies. For their website and for them to show off at trade shows, they required a fancy flash movie that would attractively and explicitly describe what this company does. With a trade show deadline looming, I created this complex movie using a bevy of Actionscript tricks to keep the file size low for both web and stand-alone usage. Movie created while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
flash, actionscript 3.0

View Movie:
Click Here (req. Flash Player 8+)

Title:
Hydroxyl Activecell

Description:
Hydroxyl Systems Inc. is a global leader of environmental water process technologies. For their website I created an introductory flash movie and an intricate schematic movie for the ActiveCell™ process. The movie had to accurately demonstrate an extremely complex wastewater treatment process, but do so in a space of a couple of hundred pixels. Movie created while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
flash, actionscript 2.0

View Movie:
Click Here (req. Flash Player 8+)

Title:
Elevate Christmas Card

Description:
Elevate is a consulting firm based in Victoria who use fish and water throughout their branding. Last Christmas, they decided to send out a web-based Christmas card to all their clients. They gave me their drawings of fish and the sea, and a general plotline, and asked me to turn it into a movie. I added complex actionscript that allowed the movie to have interactivity. Combined it gave everyone that fishy holiday spirit. Movie created while employed at Atomic Crayon.

Duties:
flash, actionscript 2.0

View Movie:
Click Here (req. Flash Player 8+)

Title:
Flukebox

Description:
Flukebox is a customized, highly-functional Flash music player I created. It plays what I am listening to at any given time on my mp3 player. I designed the player as a useful tool for bands that want to allow their fans to hear music, but not to download it, as Flash tunes are non-downloadable. Whether or not the music I listen to is terrible? That's the fluke part.

Duties:
design, html, css, html, php, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.travelbugger.com/music

Title:
Thrifty Foods

Description:
Thrifty Foods is the leading supermarket chain on Vancouver Island, and one of the top in all British Columbia. Every week they update their specials on a flyer, which they also post online. On top of ensuring these 300+ products are updated and accurate, I look after all text and graphics updates on a site of over 1500 documents. This involves managing a team of four to make sure the necessary information goes live when it's needed. Thrifty's keeps their customers happy and their site up to date... and that keeps me nicely busy!

Duties:
project management, design (aspects), html, css, javascript, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.thriftyfoods.com

Title:
City of Burnaby

Description:
The City of Burnaby's website is one of numerous websites that I project manage while employed at Atomic Crayon. With over a million visits a year and dozens of employees updating the site using a content management system, this is no small challenge. I update content frequently, ensure the style guide is adhered to, oversee and implement all graphical changes, troubleshoot, and deal with City staff as required.

Duties:
project management, design (aspects), html, css, javascript, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.burnaby.ca

Title:
City of Victoria

Description:
I project manage a large collection of websites in my employment at Atomic Crayon, none bigger than the City of Victoria's. With well over 63,000,000 hits and 1,600,000 unique visitors every year, there is a lot of responsibility to ensure the content is current, the links working, and the graphics are current and implemented correctly. I troubleshoot any problems and deal with the clients directly in order to ensure they are happy with the City's site. Oh yeah, and I live here, so that's pretty cool, too.

Duties:
project management, design (aspects), html, css, javascript, W3C compliance

View Website:
www.victoria.ca