Recent Web Projects
Lou Steven's Glam Squad
The Lou Stevens site was in need of a redesign - the site had lots of content but had not been updated in a while. I built the new site in WordPress, where the client can update photo galleries and other pages. Lou and her team of award-winning makeup and hair stylists had a ton of photos of their work that needed to be displayed.
Tools & technologies: PHP, MySQL, WordPress, XHTML/CSS, JQuery, Photoshop, Photography
Visit Site - Lou Steven's Glam Squad
OSC Orthopaedic
This project was a redesign of the OSC Ortho site, using WordPress as a CMS system. There was much content involved, and arranging the pages and blog posts in a concise, organized way was the goal.
The visual redesign was also a huge part of this project, and needed to reflect the clean, modern look of the OSC Brand.
Tools & technologies: PHP, MySQL, WordPress, XHTML/CSS, JQuery, Photoshop
Visit Site - OSC Orthopaedic
J.O. Herbert CO., Inc. Transportation Systems
J.O. Herbert is a distributor of traffic signals and other related equipment. They needed a website that would showcase their products and provide an easy way to download or request information. WordPress was used as the CMS, again demonstrating the versatility of WordPress as a content management system for sites other than just blogs. I did a full redesign of their site and moved their product line into the WordPress system for easy management, searchability and improved SEO.
Tools & technologies: PHP, MySQL, WordPress, XHTML/CSS, JQuery, Photoshop
Visit Site - J.O. Herbert CO., Inc.
Clinton J. Norris, DDS
This project involved establishing a web presence for Dr. Norris's dental practice, providing info about his services and images of the office, etc... I did photography and graphic design as well as site coding.
Built on WordPress, the site will be easy to update and add content in the future.
Tools & technologies: PHP, MySQL, WordPress, XHTML/CSS, JQuery, Photoshop, Photography
Visit Site - Clinton J. Norris, DDS
Connec Inc.
Connec is an installer for Home automation and structured cable. They needed a redesign of their site to showcase the services they provide and products they install.
Tools & technologies: PHP, XHTML/CSS, JQuery, Photoshop
Visit Site - Connec Inc.
Elloura
My client wanted a simple, clean design that incorporated some design elements (the blue painting) as well as the business info, location, and services description.
Tools & technologies: PHP, XHTML/CSS, Photoshop, Photography
Visit Site - Elloura
Richmond Music Center Online Store
This is an e-commerce site for Richmond's premier music retailer. RMC has been around Richmond for over 20 years as a successful brick-and-mortar store, but it was time to take that experience to the web.
Showcasing their extensive instrument inventory, the site is a full online shopping cart and is fully maintainable by the store's staff. They can upload and update product inventory and manage sales through the store's management interface.
Visit Site - Richmond Music Online Store
Marshall Mechanical
The Marshall Mechanical site project was mainly based on getting the existing site's content consolidated into one central CMS.
Their previous site had a blog and other content that was managed from different sources, so I transferred everything into WordPress. This will help to make content edits and additions much simpler, as well as help their SEO and usability.
Tools & technologies: PHP, MySQL, WordPress, XHTML/CSS, JQuery
Visit Site - Marshall Mechanical
Austin Brockenbrough Engineering
This project was a redesign of the Brockenbrough website, using WordPress as the CMS. Working with the designers at Elevation Advertising, I was brought in to program the site and build out the WordPress theme. The site showcases their work and the talented engineers that work there.
Tools & technologies: PHP, MySQL, WordPress, XHTML/CSS, JQuery
Visit Site - Austin Brockenbrough
Ridge Dog Shop
This project involved a redesign of the Ridge Dog site, using WordPress and cleaning up the design & presentation of content.
Tools & technologies: PHP, MySQL, WordPress, XHTML/CSS, JQuery, Photoshop
Visit Site - Ridge Dog Shop
Valley Farms And Land Real Estate Site
This site features the integration of MLS data to search & display homes and properties for sale. The website is Built on top of Wordpress with a fully integrated IDX (internet data exchange) system. Homes and land are searchable for two MLS systems, with customer management and contact functions.
Tools & technologies: PHP, MySQL, WordPress, XHTML/CSS, JQuery, MLS Data
Visit Site - Valley Farms and Land
McKesson Database Search/RSS Feed
For this project, a database application needed to be developed that would allow users to search and view drug shortage bulletins. The existing RSS feed is stored daily in a MySQL database, then the web application handles the search and display functionality.
Tools & technologies: PHP, MySQL, XHTML/CSS, JQuery, RSS
Visit Site - Mckesson RSS Database
Deco-Crete Site
The Deco-Crete site is a redesign of their old site, adding a Wordpress backend for the CMS and a new graphic look & feel.
The client had many photos of their work to showcase, which makes up the bulk of the site. The client has the ability to update the content and images using the CMS.
Tools & technologies: PHP/MySQL, JQuery, Google Analytics, HTML,CSS and Ajax.
Visit Site -decocreteva.com
Karina's Hair Salon Site
Karina's Salon was due for a redesign and SEO strategy that would enhance their web presence. Located in one of Richmond's most popular and historic areas - Carytown, Karina's online image needed to better reflect their business.
I did an on-site photo shoot and tried to capture the essence of the services they provide, as well as convey the salon's style and decor.
Technologies used are a mix of hand-coded HTML/CSS and PHP, with some jQuery scripting thrown in. Photos were taken with a Nikon D300 and various lenses, editing in Photoshop and Lightroom.
Visit Site - www.karinashair.com
Cougots Chimney Service Site
The Cougots Chimney site was a project that included a lot of SEO work to increase their Google presence, as well as a graphic design overhaul. I rebuilt their site from scratch using HTML5 for the front-end and PHP for the back-end.
Visit Site - cougotschimneyservice.com
Riggs & Company Investment Site
This site was built to establish an online presence for Riggs & Company, an investment management and financial planner in Petersburg, Va.
I used the Wordpress platform to build upon, giving the site owner full control over updating content, posting events, etc... For these types of CMS projects, I begin with a completely blank slate theme and build it up from my design. This gives me unlimited freedom with the creative aspect, and I don't have to be restricted by an off-the-shelf template design (yuck!).
This site also features Google Calendar integration for event announcements.
Visit Site - riggsandcompany.com
Private Stock Cigar and Wine Company Site
This project was a redesign for the Private Stock Cigar & Wine Co. Using Wordpress for the back-end framework, I created a custom theme and adapted the framework to use it. The site will allow for plenty of room to expand, with a possible eCommerce component added later.
I provided the graphics and photo work, taken onsite at the Private Stock store. The site owners upload their own content and images for special articles and product info.
Visit Site - privatestockcigarandwine.com
Winstead Motorsports Site
This site was built for Winstead Motorsports auto racing. The platform is WordPress, with a custom theme by Jgm3. The site uses the WordPress back-end to manage race results, tracks, sponsors and more.
The site allows the client to manage the content without having to code any HTML or PHP. The framework handles all of the heavy lifting.
Visit Site - winsteadmotorsports.com
Kip Williams Site
This site was built for drummer Kip Williams to establish his presence online and promote his music and gig dates.
Paypal integration for selling CD's, PHP/MySQL backend for the calendar, and HTML/CSS were used for the site.
Visit Site - kipwilliams.net
Red Amp Audio Site
Red Amp Audio is a new recording studio in Richmond Va, with state-of-the-art facilities and a team of talented audio and video engineers and producers. I built the site in conjunction with Elevation advertising to showcase the new studio and I think the images alone speak for themselves!
The site uses mostly HTML/PHP/CSS/javascript with a little bit of Flash. A main focus is the audio/video samples from their demo reel, which are presented using a mix of javascript and flash. the site has a simple, clean interface that allows the images and content to stand out.
Visit Site - redampaudio.com
Richmond Music iPhone Mobile Website
The move towards mobile websites is becoming more and more common - I have been experimenting with the technologies for the last couple of years and have found some nice frameworks that help you build websites that behave like native iPhone apps.
The RMC mobile site uses JQTouch and php/mysql to search the instruments and display them on a mobile device. Still a work in progress, the world of mobile development is a young but interesting technology. Most any website can benefit from adding a mobile-accessible sub-site to accommodate mobile users.
Visit Site - richmondmusic.com/mobi
(you'll need to visit on an iPhone or Droid for the full effect)
9WG Studios Site
9WG is a new audio/video production facility in Richmond VA. The site is a small launchpad to the rest of the partners in the group. State of the art architecture and equipment speaks for itself in the images.
The site uses some flash and basic html/css. The flash elements may eventually be replaced with html5 and/or javascript.
Visit Site - 9wgstudios.com
Banner ads and more banner ads!
Lots of recent banner ad programming jobs, all shapes and sizes, with some nice designs by the folks at Elevation and myself.
Most of these get served up in the Google ad system, among others, using clickTAGs to track penetration and clicks, etc... An effective way to advertise your business and get some ad space on the major sites.
With the popularity of internet news sources and social sites, the cost of a banner ad campaign can really make sense these days versus a traditional print campaign.
Hutch Hi-Performance BMX
This was a cool project to work on for a few reasons. For one, this is the company that sponsored me when I raced BMX bikes way back when. The company was recently revived and is back on the scene, with a new life and lots of enthusiasm for the sport. I'm glad to see the company is in good hands!
The site was built using PHP/MySQL, Flash, Javascript, and some other nifty details. I created an admin section so the owner can update the News page, and will support future enhancements.
The main focus of the site is the E-Commerce aspect, which I built using the Zen Cart framework. It's a great open-source shopping cart software that is totally customizable to suit the client's needs.
Visit Site - HutchBMX.com
Bexley Homes Website
This site was created for the Bexley Homeowners Association to promote the neighborhood and provide a central source for the documents, announcements, events and other information.
I created a flash 'virtual tour' slideshow with a custom music track, using photos provided by the folks at Bexley. I recorded the guitars for the soundtrack in ProTools.
The site was built all in w3c valid XHTML/CSS with PHP for the back-end code. A few small CMS elements were built to allow user updates to sections like announcements and events. A home listing section with image upload was created so residents can list homes for sale.
Visit Site - BexleyHomes.net
MWV Engineered Packaging
Flash project with animated sky and morphing geometric shapes,
as well as translucent rollover links.
Visit Site - www.meadwestvaco.com/EngineeredPackaging/
MWV Eng. Pkg. Case Studies
This was a large Flash project that involved case study presentations for MWV's Engineered
Packaging. The case studies were comprised of multiple animated scenes showing the benefits of the new packaging.
The animations were synched to voice-over audio tracks.