I Heard You Need a Web Site
Intelligently developing Web sites with Web standards is what Jared Design is all about. My background in both design and development means your Web site will work as well on the back end as it looks on the front end. I specialize in clean CSS, semantic 508 compliant HTML, and Flash ActionScript. Whether you’re looking for a simple HTML brochure site or a full-featured Flash application, I can develop a solution that will work for you.
Associations Inc.
Associations Inc. hired me to redesign there website and logo. They liked the logo so much they also had me print business cards and letterhead. You can see there previous site here.
Skills Used: Design, (X)HTML, CSS, Web standards, JavaScript, PHP
Grand Homes & Renovations
A local home builder and remodeling company needed a solution that would help them stand out from the competition by showcasing their excellent work and communicating their points of difference. Working in collaboration with Donni Alley of Alley Design Solutions, Inc. we created a site with elements that feel realistic and set the tone for this fine company. I'm really happy with how this project turned out, and more importantly, so is the client.
Skills Used: (X)HTML, CSS, Web standards, JavaScript, PHP
Robert Jacobs Photography Inc.
I was contracted by McArtor Design to build a portfolio web site for a local photographer. McArtor Design needed a solution that followed the design comps they had created and could be easily maintained.
Using Flash and XML, I created a solution that is easy to update and could later be tied into a content management system.
Skills Used: Web design, (X)HTML, CSS, Web standards, JavaScript, PHP
Kimberly Dozier
Meredith Books asked me to create a web site for the book Breathing the Fire by Kimberly Dozier, a CBS foreign correspondent who has covered Iraq and the Middle East extensively. Working with Wade Thompson Design on the design of the site we came up with this solution that Kim was really pleased with.
Skills Used: (X)HTML, CSS, Web standards, JavaScript, Flash
QualityNet
Iowa Foundation For Medical Care (IFMC) contracted me to work on the relaunch of QualityNet.org. They needed a 508 compliant solution that is easy to maintain and simple to integrate into an already existing infrastructure.
Using Web Standards, I created a 508 compliant solution that will be launching later this year.
Skills Used: (X)HTML, CSS, Section 508 Standards, JavaScript, Prototype, template design
Pumpkin Stencil Maker
BHG.com needed a fun, interactive way for their users to create stencils for carving Halloween pumpkins. Using Flash, I developed a tool that allows users to create a wide variety of faces, prompting them to generate page views. Be sure to try the random button.
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Skills Used: Flash, ActionScript, interface design
Art Directors Association of Iowa (ADAI)
As a board member of the Art Directors Association of Iowa I was elected to create the club’s Web presence.
With a limited budget, I designed, built, hosted and maintained the club Web site.
Skills Used: Web design, (X)HTML, CSS, Web standards, JavaScript, PHP
Big Hair Ball
Big Hair Ball is an event the Des Moines Art Center puts on every year to promote performing arts. I was contracted to create a Web page to promote the event.
I created randomly-generated art work to match the excitement of the event.
Skills Used: Flash, ActionScript, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Web design
Color-A-Home
BHG.com was looking for a fun interactive way for users to explore colors and patterns.
I developed a front-end Flash application that worked with Scene7's image rendering server.
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Skills Used: Flash, ActionScript, XML, interface design, Scene7
What I Can Do For You
I have a wide variety of skills and experience using them in many different projects. I can help you out whether it is consulting for an existing site or creating an entirely new Web presence. Be sure to ask if you don’t see something on this list that you’re looking for.
Languages
- HTML
- XHTML
- CSS
- ActionScript
- JavaScript
- PHP
- MySQL
- RSS
Skills
- Flash
- Video Encoding
- Design
- Hosting
- Podcasting
- Development
- Blogging
A Little Bit About Me
Jared Christensen left Corporate America in 2007 to nurture his on-the-side Web design and development work into a full-blown, full-time gig. The result is Jared Design, the name under which Jared slices and dices design elements into clean semantic markup. (All in between games of racquetball and catching up on King of Queens reruns, of course.)
Jared started his career solely in graphic and Web design, but quickly moved into front-end Web development, honing his programming skills and conquering Flash while working for Better Homes and Gardens’ Web site, BHG.com. From there, he put his passion for Web standards to good use as the Lead Front End Developer at the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care.
Now, Jared splits his time between designing, developing, and consulting for people just like you who want a smart, appealing, useful Web site without all the trouble of doing it yourself.
Let Me Know What is on Your Mind
Whether you are contacting me for an estimate on a project or just leaving me a note to say hi, I will be happy to hear from you.
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