Blackstratblues
Audio , CSS , HTML , PHP , WordPress
Warren Mendonsa, a buddy, was releasing a new album and was giving it away for free on the intertubes. He wanted a really simple promotional simple website and forum for his fans. I used the obvious colors in the band name, kept everything nice and big, and created a mood that fit the music.
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Apr 20, 2007This is the version 1 site done completely in Flash with a very raw PHP interface handling the backend and a Simple Machines forum. All the artwork was courtesy his girlfriend.
Made in India
CSS , HTML
A client friend wanted a low key site to send out to prospective sponsors and investors for a documentary she is making about outsourcing surrogacy to India. Unfortunately I wasn’t allowed to use any video clips just yet and only had 1/2 a day to get it running. The first version was a simple HTML site with screenshots and information. It has since expanded into what it is now as their information and needs grew. It currently runs Movable Type as it’s CMS.
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Launched version 2 of the site..
The original site: 1 page.
Dorian Spencer
Actionscript , Audio , CSS , Flash , MySQL , PHP , Video , XML
Dorian’s a pretty talented indie musician friend so I created a strong identity and logo for him; then used them to redesign his old website based around his music. It’s currently completely in Flash with a bunch of PHP, MySQL, and XML running in the back to help manage the content. Unfortunately the site has outgrown its humble Flash beginnings and v3.0 will move to a more manageable CMS and HTML based site so Dorian can update all the content by himself.
Update 08/07/22 - Site is temporarily redirected so I’m linking behind the redirection for now.
Update 08/08/15 - New CMS version of the site that I’m currently putting together.
Update 08/09/25 - Site is now down so I’m currently just linking to my personal copy.
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Global Horizon Fund
CSS , HTML , PHP
Here’s the more corporate side of me. This is part of an in-house project for the investment firm which currently employs me. It grew out of a printed brochure I did for them. I have no idea what the fund is about so I concentrated on making the tables, charts, and graphs look pretty (I’m joking… well only half joking).
Update 04/17/08 - Their site is down so I’m linking to my own copy for now.
Update 08/09/25 - Site is back up on its own domain and server. Huzzah!
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Ethno Frames
Actionscript , Flash , PHP , Video , XML
This is a for documentary production company that deals with subject matter related to my ethnic background (Indian). I created a quick logo, kept it clean and simple, my style, and put in little dashes of Indianicity??? to give it some flair. It’s in Flash, making it easier to hande their video, with an updatable database for the content.
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Jericho Circle Project
Audio , CSS , HTML , PHP
This was the first HTML website I worked on and was born out of a class group project. My friend Lawrence Kwong and I created the website, identity, and stationery for this non-profit organization. They run a men’s support group in prisons for both the prisoners, and ex-cons leaving the system and trying to re-adjust to society. The biggest challenge was to deal with the dark subject matter yet keep an elegant feel to the various pieces. We collaborated on all the design and I concentrated on the Flash introduction and HTML coding for the website.
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101 Web Design Show
Actionscript , Audio , Flash , PHP , XML
Ah here lies a personal pet project. My good buddy Jin Kato and I recorded and produced a podcast called 101 Web Design Show; agreed, not the greatest name. We tackled topics that we came across in our projects and looked at methods and solutions from a light-hearted just-starting-out-in-web-design point of view; along with all the mistakes and experimentation that happens. All credit for the design goes to Jin which for v2.0 I spiffied up a little and added the message board. The most controversial decision we made was creating the site in Flash and we took a lot of flack for it. Our reason? At the time we were both quite proficient in Flash and were able to quickly put together all the functionality we needed while writing, recording, editing, and producing the show. We’re on an indefinate hiatus right now and fingers crossed, we’ll find the time to continue.
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