Samples

DamnInteresting.com [Visit Site]

DamnInteresting is an online magazine I founded which features essays on myriad non-fiction topics. I designed/developed the site, built the audience, and I write most of the material. Some additional articles are penned by our multinational gaggle of authors.

• Over 300k monthly readers.
• Used as a reference in thousands of Wikipedia articles.
• A frequent favorite on social bookmarking sites such as Reddit and StumbleUpon.
• See also embedded interactive tools such as the Mars Cycler Simulator.

CodeNutrition.com [Site Offline]

A site I developed for a local company specializing in vitamin supplements that are tailored for the individual’s genetic code.

• Supplements can be purchased online, DNA swabs are administered via mail.
• Orders arrive with a custom-printed Personal RDA Report.
• Customers can use the website to renew, pause, or cancel supplement plans.

Carrier Consulting International [Visit Site]

This client wanted a site with a lot of animated, dynamic elements. I took the designer’s layout and added sliding animations, scrolling effects, fading, and more. The front page is a full-screen slideshow which auto-advances every 8 seconds or so.

Medicine Wheel at RedCliff [Visit Site]

I developed this site for a client which administers a wilderness-based therapeutic camp for troubled young adults. The design was provided by the client; I sliced-and-diced it into a WordPress theme.

WebJam Ads [Visit Site]

This client wanted a long page with links that scroll rapidly from one section of the page to another. This site is also built on WordPress, so virtually all page elements can be easily edited by the client.

BounceBase [Visit Site]

BouceBase,designed and developed for a local startup in 2006, was an experimental consolidated search engine that allows users to search across multiple services (e.g., Google, eBay, Craigslist) in specific categories (e.g., Shopping, Jobs). This site is still online, but no longer maintained, so functionality is dodgy.

• Used shiny newfangled “AJAX” methodology.
• Users can save their search results and be informed when new results appear.
• Sports a highly interactive interface, with sliding menus, a rotating sidebar, and fade effects.

Alan Bellows Résumé Site [Visit Site]

I designed the handsome site you are currently viewing, from scratch, over 3 days.

• Compatible with all modern browsers.
• Dynamic elements to support narrow viewports (down to 480 pixels wide).
• CSS Sprites for best performance.
• Built on WordPress for easy updating.

Drake Equation Interactive [Visit Site]

A Javascript-based interactive for experimenting with inputs for the Drake Equation.

• More info on the Drake Equation.