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Written on August 18, 2010 0 comments Uncategorized
With a week on my hands, I’ve got time to do something nice and different with my domain, so I’ve decided to move away from using WordPress. I want to be able to build quick and neat pages by hand (using HAML and SASS) on top of a really lightweight Ruby framework. So far I’ve gone down the staticmatic route (it’s a framework on Ruby that can pump out pages, use helpers, partials, layouts and a bit more).
Along with this, I’ve chosen to take down the majority of my posts. Anything that follows this will of course be moved to my new site!
That’s all for now.
Written on January 18, 2010 1 Comment » portfolio
My latest project was for a recruitment agency client – Pool Digital, whom required a CMS custom built to their needs with a design that worked ubiquitously around their brand and logo.
The build involved photography, jQuery, PHP, HTML, CSS, Google Analytics on top of a install WordPress in rather short turn over time during the Christmas break. I got the chance to work alongside acclaimed ‘SheSays Golden Stiletto Winner‘ award winning copywriter, Yasmin Quemard of Iris, Dare and AKQA fame.
Written on January 6, 2010 0 comments portfolio
As well as working as a front-end developer… another passion of mine, is in design through sketching ideas and UI layouts.
Below is a homepage sketch from Oct. 2008.
Alongside sketching ideas, I often carry out guerrilla user testing sessions with family & friends to learn quickly how people interact with websites, data and information when visualised.
I’m fortunate enough that my colleagues ask of my opinions when user testing in labs and got the chance in March of 2008 to work with the team at Creative Good in America to improve the JustGiving user experience. It was an extremely fascinating to learn cultural differences and ways in which different people work. One great example is how users call charities, ‘Non-profit Organisations’ (obviously with a Z rather than an S) rather than the term charity.
Another example of some of my designs were with giving different types of users the perspective of time remaining. An option that JustGiving pulled out of, yet rival organisation Virgin Money Giving have used.
I’ve also been part of the team to improve user experience from more than just a functional level, but on an emotional and compassionate level.
And then there’s much more kept in my moleskin notepads. Often these ideas get pitched internally and externally to different business members. Sometimes being implemented or put on hold for other projects.