Projects

Explore California National Parks

CLIENT: Self
SKILLS: HTML, CSS, SCSS, VueJS, Javascript, Webpack

The main purpose of this project was to explore VueJS. As a fan of parks and open spaces, I thought I’d see what the National Park Service API could offer. I limited the scope of the project to the state of California, where I live, as a way of controlling how much data would be handled, and to showcase all the amazing places accessible to the public. Of all the information available from the API, I chose basic park information along with park alerts and seasonal conditions.

I used the Google Maps API to display the parks on a map. I also integrated with the OpenWeather API to show a weather forecast for each park. Both of these features improved the app’s usefulness as a lightweight trip planning tool. I love being able to load up the app and immediately gain a better understanding of my state’s national parks and monuments.

I went into some detail on creating the app in this blog post.

Quentin Thomas Associates Website

CLIENT: Quentin Thomas Associates, Inc.
SKILLS: HTML, CSS, SCSS, Javascript, jQuery, Gulp, PHP, WordPress

The latest version of the QTA website was designed by their in-house creative. I worked directly with them to realize their vision using a bespoke WordPress theme. I gave special consideration to making it easy for staff to add and remove content. The design emphasizes high-quality photography and showcases the company’s lighting design work.

Marvelous Cards

CLIENT: Self
SKILLS: HTML, CSS, Javascript

The popularity of the Marvel movies and television shows had me digging my old superhero trading cards out of storage. All of the cards I successfully bugged my parents to buy me in the ’90s were there, in a bright red three-ring binder helpfully labelled “Top Secret.” In my opinion, the art is just as interesting today as it was back then.

Scanning the cards was the easy part of this hobby project. To share them on the web, I customized a Tumblr theme, and made sure to include my memories and current-day impressions for each entry.

Jerrytron

CLIENT: Jerry Belich
SKILLS: HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, PHP, WordPress

When I heard that Jerry Belich, inventor of the Choosatron, was ready for a visual refresh and needed more editable functionality on his WordPress site, I jumped at the chance to design and build a custom theme for him. I started the process by interviewing Jerry, which gave me a good idea of his needs and the required features. The site featured a persistent form for collecting leads, Jerry’s creative projects front-and-center, and an events section that indicated his attendance at past and upcoming conferences. The design was inspired by material UI and was fully responsive. This site was active from 2015 – 2019.

Katelyn Mueller Website

CLIENT: Katelyn Mueller
SKILLS: HTML, CSS, SCSS, Javascript, jQuery, Gulp, PHP, WordPress

Katelyn needed a simple, clean web presence that could be easily updated. I built a custom theme in WordPress that describes her professional capabilities, shows her various audio projects, and lists the many brands she’s worked with.

Community Psychiatry Website

AGENCY: Kiosk
CLIENT: Community Psychiatry
SKILLS: HTML, CSS, SCSS, Javascript, jQuery, Gulp, PHP, WordPress

I’m proud to have contributed to Community Psychiatry’s mission of connecting people with mental health providers by building this website. It features a “panel builder”-style system to make editing content easy and flexible, as well as a custom integration with the Google Maps API to assist visitors in finding providers near them. The site was designed and is maintained with care by the team at Kiosk.

City of Novato General Plan Website

AGENCY: Kiosk
CLIENT: City of Novato
SKILLS: HTML, CSS, SCSS, Javascript, jQuery, Gulp, PHP, WordPress

The General Plan is an official city document that meets State law requirements for identifying goals and polices that guide and direct the development of the City, the use of its resources, and the applications of its programs. When the City of Novato drafted the latest revision to its General Plan, they wanted to make the content available to the public.

I relied on custom taxonomies in WordPress to define the relationships between chapters, goals and policies of the General Plan.  This made it simple to organize, sort, and filter the content.