September 3, 2009 – 10:28 pm
Web Address: www.RussosontheBay.com
Company: Russo’s on the Bay
Summary: It was time for Russo’s to update their wedding reception/event center website and they wanted something that better captured the look and ambiance of their location. Telestory Pictures was contracted by Russo’s on the Bay to develop and build their website and media materials. TeleStory Pictures hired me as a freelance web designer for the project.
Using Adobe Photoshop I combined elements from interior photos taken of their building to create the design. The home page was created in Flash and it changes from a day photo to a nighttime photo if you visit in in the evening. The site is programmed in ColdFusion using an open source CMS (Content Management System) called Mura. This gives the Russo’s access to edit all of their content (no HTML required) and add new content as necessary. Telestory Pictures also created some awesome videos and virtual tours that you can see in the media section of the site.
August 22, 2009 – 12:40 pm
Web Address: www.crestviewpta.com
Company: Crestview Elementary PTA
Summary: The Crestview Elementary PTA needed a website where parents could come to find out about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and also register for classes offered by the PTA. I used Adobe Photoshop to design the site. The site is programmed in ColdFusion using an open source CMS (Content Management System) called Mura. This gives the PTA access to edit all of their content (no HTML required) and add new content as necessary. It also handles user registration so that the information on the site can be password protected.
The PTA was very pleased at how the site turned out and how easy both the front end and back end are to use.
Web Address: www.LongIslandBrideandGroom.com
Company: Long Island Bride and Groom
Summary: Telestory Pictures was contracted by Long Island Bride and Groom to develop and build their website and media materials. TeleStory Pictures hired me as a freelance web designer for the project.
This was a very challenging project that involved redesigning an existing wedding website with hundreds of pages, multiple admin portals and account pages and tons of content. The site was built in ASP and the content pulls from a SQL database. Our job was to take the existing code infrastructure and give it a new look and feel. This not only included the basic site template, but also coming up with more efficient/usable ways to display the content including text, videos, and client images.
The old site design (especially the home page) suffered from content overload and was very busy. One of our goals was to clean up and simplify the design without losing any of the crucial elements. What made this tricky was that we needed to design a site that looked new but operated on the existing backend admin tool and code that the client uses. The before and after picture above is an example of how we accomplished this.
January 3, 2009 – 4:34 pm
Web Address: www.halleyconsulting.com
Company: Halley Consulting Group
Summary: Halley Consulting Group is a physician practice management and consulting firm specializing in the strategic development and performance turnaround of both hospital-owned practice networks and independent medical offices. Multiple acquisitions and management shifts had left their brand a little outdated and unclear.
I worked with Harding and Associates, a local consulting firm owned by my uncle, to help Halley reinvent their look. This included a redesigned website, brochure, folder, letterhead, envelopes, business cards and more.
I used Photoshop to create the design concepts and ColdFusion and XHTML/CSS to do the web layout. I used Sava, a ColdFusion CMS, to allow the client to update all their site content quickly and easily. The home page also has an interactive Flash feature. All the data for the Flash is pulled from XML so they can be easily updated. I used Adobe Illustrator and InDesign to create the various print pieces. I also created a Microsoft Publisher version of the brochure that allows Halley Consulting to update the PDF version quickly and easily.
November 16, 2007 – 8:35 am
Web Address: www.TornadoStream.com
Company: TornadoStream, LLC.
Summary:TornadoStream is a side project I’ve been working on with Dan Smith for a few years. Our products are a blog music player and our new blog video chat room app. The music player has become very popular and we expect the ivdeo chat room to do the same.
I used XHTML/CSS for layout, ColdFusion for the back end and a MYSQL database. I used RSS feeds to do some major Search Engine Optimization work. Dan Smith built both apps using Flash and XML. We use Flash Media Server to stream our music and video.
Web Address: www.jumpingjacktrailers.com
Company:Jumping Jack Trailers
Summary: This site was built for pop up trailer company Jumping Jack Trailers
I used Photoshop to create the design concept and Flash to do the home page. The site was built in ColdFusion and utilizes a mySQL database for dealer and event data. We also did search engine optimization on this site and it receives heavy traffic daily as a result.
