My name is Josh.
web developer, graphic artist
web developer, graphic artist
I am a web developer, software programmer, and graphic artist based out of Spokane, Washington. I approach projects with enthusiasm and determination. A background rich in customer service means I will do what it takes to satisfy a client's needs. I am proficient in both front end and back end web development, and I'm comfortable learning new frameworks, programming languages, and practices as needed for clients that want even more customization for their little corner of the web.
My web development experience began as custom building simple webpages back in the early 2000's. I pursued it formally in my education at Eastern Washington University, where I earned a Computer Science degree (with a minor in graphic design). I have worked professionally in game development and application development, but focused most of my professional time on web development, where I've worked for clients ranging from bloggers on up to Fortune 500 companies.
Professionally:
I'm eager to get my hands on new toys. I enjoy taking on challenges I haven't faced before. There is something fulfilling about approaching a problem from a new perspective and finding a solution. Those "ah-ha!" moments in programming are the best moments in my professional life. I'm always looking for new challenges and love to get my hands dirty trying things with code that I haven't done before.
Personally:
I like a good cold beer and a messy cheeseburger. I like science fiction novels, television and movies. I like playing sports, though I'm moving a bit slower these days. I like Opening Day at Safeco Field and Seahawks Sundays. I like writing short stories, but I'm not keen to share. I love live music and go to concerts big and small year round. I like sitting on my couch with my feet on the coffee table.
Fully responsive website redesign on the Joomla CMS, creating custom templates based on designer provided comps.
Pixel-perfect recreations of designer comps (CSS, HTML) covering multiple template designs. Frequent logo and image adjustments in Photoshop and Illustrator. Monthly maintenance fee covered content management as well, so I regularly posted blog items for them as they came through. Mobile specifications were not provided, so we aimed to make it look good while preserving the designer's work.
Full responsive custom website build for a local esthetician using PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Custom logo design as well using Adobe Illustrator.
Another project received through design company Theory.co, we were tasked with adjusting the already developed site in terms of load speed, animation jumps, and layout.
Responsive design (CSS, HTML) in articles and individual store pages. Developed a work-around for side-by-side images in the Wordpress CMS showing up as individual items in mobile devices based on screen width.
Client hasn't integrated redesign yet.
Full port of a blogspot website into a standalone Wordpress site. Wordpress theme integrated and adjusted on client's request. Email functionality integrated (MailChimp) as well.
Prompt user for e-mail address, add them to the MailChimp mailing list, design MailChimp monthly and initial e-mail content layout, tweak Wordpress template, style sidebar and articles as requested.
Custom develop widget that hooks into the Facebook API, displaying posts from nearby businesses.
Using Handlebars.js as a template tool, design (CSS, HTML) individual page layouts including business hours, location, Facebook image, and more based JSON object from Facebook API request.
Full website development with Shopify plug-in based in the Joomla CMS. Later, the site was ported from Joomla to Wordpress, in an effort to make the site easier for content providers.
Style (CSS) and layout design (PHP, HTML) in articles and user profiles. Write a script that pulls user comments from articles on the Joomla site and saves them to their appropriate articles on the Wordpress platform.
The National Picks League is a simple fantasy football application I developed to entertain myself and my friends for 17 weeks out of the year. I track user picks, head-to-head results, write articles for each week, and provide all artwork and design on the site. The site began as basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and everything was hardcoded. Eventually I switched to PHP and MySQL to make record tracking easier.
The current iteration is a Wordpress site with custom plugins for creating write-ups, entering results, setting schedules, and viewing submitted picks.
xTeam logos, badges, pins, and other items are all designed in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
This is forever a work-in-progress that I use to keep my skills sharp in-between web development and graphic design jobs. And because of it's work-in-progress nature, some things are left non-functional while I tinker with other things. Functionality is really only important here (as I am the client, I suppose) during the football season.
Single-page web-app development using Heroku and PhoneGap, with Cordova plugins for image and video upload.
Style (CSS) and layout design (HTML) throughout, as well as some API work (jQuery) for user logins/logouts and registrations.
No link available.
Vinsanity is a new gaming channel on YouTube, hosted by a personal friend. This was a gift to him to help him get started and is based on his desires for color scheme and general design overall. It is the avatar for his YouTube channel and his Twitter feed.
A southeast Washington ISP commissioned this logo redesign. Design completed in Adobe Illustrator.
No link available.
Full scale application for the Children's Reading Foundation. The app is meant to guide children (and parents) through the early learning stages with games that teach counting, the alphabet, number shapes, pictures, and more. The application tracks progress, multiple users, and teachers (or day cares) can view progress through an online portal.
Game development in Xcode in the C++ language, create game assets in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, design game layout and animation sequences in Spritebuilder
READY! for Kindergarten (Android)
Also available in the iTunes store
A design company, Theory.co, reached out to us to help them meet a deadline when their developer(s) were unavailable. We were tasked with creating pages, interactive elements, and hooks into real-time statistics provided by Turner. The site was built in Squarespace.
Responsive style (CSS) and layout design (HTML) on the main page, schedule, and head-to-head results pages, as well as the footer, based on provided comps from Theory.co. Stats reporting after matches was done through JavaScript and JSON. The tournament leaders section perhaps has my biggest fingerprints on it. Some JavaScript work was provided for user notifications as well.
An existing client from before my time there had commissioned a website redesign. Includes a custom shop.
Create user registration, profile updates, and shopping cart functionality, layouts, and styling (CSS, HTML, PHP).