autonomousyouthorganizing.com

In 2021, the youth climate justice organization Uplift Climate hired me to develop a website version of a physical zine that they would be publishing titled Youth Autonomous Organizing. This was my first major job as a freelance web developer. The concept was simple: take the physical document and transform it into the form of a website. As a result, the site would be static, there was no need for dynamic content. Additionally, many of the design aspects were given to me from the start. I did not have to make any decisions about fonts, colors, or general layout. However, I was not interested in simply replicating exactly the original document. What design aspects are available to a website that are not possible on paper? I wanted to make the site feel more alive and allow the user to access content in a way that was unique to the web. This was how I approached the navigation menu design and the incorporation of the artwork that was available to me.

mercilessndns.com

This website operates as the primary web platform for the Indigenous extreme metal band M.I.S. The original development of this website took place very early on in my web development path, and it was a passion project for myself. Throughout the process of building this site I became very familiar with flexbox and how powerful it is, as well as gaining a much greater understanding of the importance of responsive design and how to do it right. The entire process was undoubtedly a learning experience, but ultimately the product is something I am proud of. Later on, I incorporated the merch webstore, which is inherently dynamic and offers a good example of my back end abilities. I also integrated the PayPal checkout API to process the payments for the store.

underdawgzhome.com

Underdawgz Home Improvements hired me to give them an online presence. On this project, I was given complete creative freedom to design and develop a site that Underdawgz could use to showcase their business. In order to streamline the process and produce something that could be published rather quickly, I utilized the Bootstrap frontend framework. Bootstrap made it easy to develop an elegant, responsive design in a short amount of time. I initially decided that it would be best to make a site that existed entirely on one page. It would be simple and straightforward, with all the information a potential customer might need on the home page. Later on, we decided that it made sense to include an about section on a separate page. I especially enjoyed utilizing a lot of animations on this website, allowing different things to transition in as they become visible on the page.