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YidMatch Homepage – Web Design, Graphic Design and Logo Design

YidMatch – Los Angeles, CA – 2010
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady, HTML, CSS, PHP, VLDpersonals, WordPress and phpBB Forums

YidMatch is an social network (dating web site) built for marriage-minded Jewish singles. To build my client the most secure dating web site, we first purchased software from VLDPersonals. VLDPersonals is a web design company that makes internet dating websites. Outside of the VLDPersonal’s code, the web site also utilizes an additional wordpress cms system and a php forum installation that is synched with the dating site member database. The homepage design targets Jewish, marriage-minded singles. The launch marks the end of a two-year venture in social network programing and designing and I am happy to refer you to see the site here: www.yidmatch.com (feel free to sign up, too, if you are Jewish and single!)

The YidMatch Features page runs a javascript navigation and highlights the benefits to signing up.

After purchasing and installing the software, admins are presented with a number of features. Some of the default features were: Instant chat rooms, video, audio, friends, favorites, dozens of search options and a complex events calendar. I took this foundation in the php code, and added a number of modifications and additions to the software.

The YidMatch dating site allows members to modify a number of options on their profile pages. The profile options allow members to build custom web pages to match their personality. Members are able to choose their own graphics, backgrounds and menu placements on their profile page. I designed and implemented over 50 different graphic icons, five of which are part of the member’s profile page. The icons show a large number of characteristics like: eye color, religious background, career, sense of humor and hobbies. Other samples of profile pages are below.

Last Chance to Win – Web Advertisement

dhavir productions – Istanbul, Turkey – 2010
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

I like the simple animation on this ad. Not too flashy, but just enough flash to make it stick out on a crowded page. This ad is one of 7 advertisements I have made for dhavir productions.

Classic Clunker Online – Web Design

Classic Clunker – Los Angeles, CA – 2009
Wordpress, HTML, CSS, PHP, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

This site was designed to display information, photos and videos of automobiles that survived cash for clunkers. I had to develop the site’s information architecture with a number of navigation techniques in mind. The automobiles can be searched and listed by use, make, model and location. The classicclunker.com site also includes a ranking system where visitors can rank their favorite clunker. In addition to the site-wide ranking system, the home page features a poll to elect the clunker of the month. All polls, galleries and content is now managed by the site’s owner using the wordpress content management system. All photographs in the site’s graphics are provided by the client, all illustrations in the site are done my me. The site also has a feedback/comment system and a contact page so viewers can submit photos of additional clunkers. You can view the site here: http://www.classicclunker.com

UFOTV – YouTube Web Design

UFOTV – Venice Beach, CA – 2009
Graphic Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady

On the skinning of UFOTV’s YouTube page, I kept the theme of ufotv.com. Although the heading contains the same slogans and logo light effects, the navigation tabs and body background was given a new look. The dark background makes viewing videos easier, and the grey tabs attract the viewer to the links but do not take priority from the logo. The UFOTV YouTube site can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/user/UFOTVstudios

Hearistic Partnering – Web Graphics

Gray’s Web Design – Yachats, Oregon – 2009
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady

I was hired by a web agency to design the graphics for this communication company.  People interested in eastern philosophies and progressive values were the target market.  I was provided the heart-spiral logo and created the remaining elements on the site design using textures from royalty-free photography sites.  This site design took 2 hours.

UFOTV – Website Graphics

UFOTV – Venice Beach, CA – 2009
Graphic Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady

As the UFOTV website grows and provides additional products, I am often called upon to create headings for the new sections. I ultimately end up creating these graphics with images from the DVDs, stock photography or original illustrations by myself.

PDX Bridge Festival – Web Design

Boomtown Productions – Portland, OR – 2009
Wordpress, HTML, CSS, PHP, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

PDX Bridge Festival is raising the bar for city sponsored events by closing a number of bridges to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Hawthorne Bridge. The website raises the bar for creative splash pages by asking the user to raise the bridge in order to navigate the website. I used an adobe javascript code to implement the animation of the Hawthorne Bridge. This site is a good example of simple, yet effective design. See the animation for yourself here: http://www.pdxbridgefestival.org.

dhavir productions – Web Design

dhavir productions – Istanbul, Turkey – 2009
Wordpress, HTML, CSS, PHP, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

dhavir productions is a Middle Eastern production company serving the greater Portland, Oregon area. The site was designed with Photoshop and hand coded in HTML and CSS by myself. The code is WC3 valid. As CDs and DVDs are produced, the admins for dhavir will be able to set up descriptions for products in WordPress and sell products through PayPal. Currently the site will archive two important newsletters: The Portland Middle Eastern Update and Dhavir Productions Newsletter. The site can be seen here: http://www.dhavir.com.

Debra Beers – 2008
Wordpress, HTML, CSS, PHP, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Debra Beers is a Portland, Oregon artist that has been showing her art since the 1980′s. Her site runs off WordPress with the NextGen Gallery Plug In. The bulk of this project was actually prepping over 200 images to be used for the web. A large number of photographs needed to be cropped, touched up and the levels adjusted. Fortunately, I have experience in image prepping from working on product catalogs. This experience helped me keep the project within a reasonable time frame. Her website can be found here: http://www.debrabeers.com.

A new service is available for 2009, I am now able to install and customize an open source application called Prestashop. It comes with a PayPal gateway, great web stats and some sharp effects. The admin control panel is completely customizable, so if you want the information architecture rearranged you can spend 10 minutes on the site map. Same goes for the storefront, too. I’ve tried eCommerce, Zen Cart, Magento and a number of other free applications but this is the best by far. Thanks Prestashop!

Take a look at my paintings, too! I now have a way to sell my artwork over the web. So far, everything in my store comes with free shipping. Check back often as I offer digital prints of past work, cafepress tees, stickers and my first comic book.