Welcome, and thank you for visting my web design portfolio. This portfolio is a simple collection of web sites I have designed for previous clients. I am a 24 year old web developer who specializes in HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, MySQL, AJAX, graphic design, and SEO. I have been creating web sites for over eight years now and just recently began building my portfolio. For more information on me please visit my about me section. If you are interested in having me work for you, feel free to contact me at any time of the day and I will be happy to respond to you promptly.

Fret Lords (online)
Fret Lords is a content-heavy, easily navigable guitar resource web site which includes hundreds of thousands of tabs, thousands of chords and scales, a flash guitar tuner, and an RSS news feeder. It was built from scratch with a lot of custom PHP code.



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Development highlights

HTML: used to design the entire site layout

JavaScript: used to preload layout images and have mouseover image changes

CSS: used to style links, buttons, and other page elements

PHP: custom scripts were created to scrape content into a database, display the database content based on what page the user is on, pull RSS feeds from other sites, allow users to search for content, allow users to rate tabs, and much more

MySQL: the database was installed and configured, and its tables were created from scratch based upon the content they would hold

Graphics: complete logo, layout, and image design

SEO: URL rewrites, TITLE keywords, META tags, robots, and submission to popular search engines

Mental Forums (online)
Mental Forums is a mental health support community that uses the vBulletin forum software. It was designed with a nice and clean layout with shades of blue and grey that compliment one another.



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Development highlights

HTML: used to modify the forum header as well as several other forum templates

CSS: used to style links, buttons, and other page elements through the vBulletin administration panel

PHP: vBulletin software was installed, configured, and modified according to features requested by the client

MySQL: the database required for vBulletin was installed and configured

Graphics: complete logo, layout, and image design

SEO: URL rewrites, TITLE keywords, META tags, robots, and submission to popular search engines

Killing with Style (online)
Killing with Style, or KwS, is a small online gaming guild who wanted a simple forum web site set up so they could keep in touch with one another. The site uses the vBulletin forum software and a purchased forum skin.



Visit Killing with Style
Development highlights

HTML: used to modify several forum templates

CSS: used to modify a few of the original skin style elements

PHP: vBulletin software was installed, configured, and modified according to features requested by the client

MySQL: the database required for vBulletin was installed and configured

Graphics: installation of a paid forum skin, custom logo design to match the skin, and a few custom images created to replace some skin images

SEO: URL rewrites, TITLE keywords, META tags, robots, and submission to popular search engines

Sithlock (online)
Sithlock is a free Ultima Online gaming server. The site has a simple roleplaying feel to it, with parchment and images from some fine artwork incorporated into the design. The site forum software uses vBulletin.



Visit Sithlock
Development highlights

HTML: used to design the entire site layout and modify forum templates

JavaScript: used to preload layout images and have mouseover image changes

CSS: used to style links, buttons, and other page elements, as well as complete forum skin style modification to match the rest of the site

PHP: an email contact form was made, and vBulletin software was installed, configured, modified, and integrated with the front page to display news from a forum

MySQL: the database required for vBulletin was installed and configured

Graphics: complete logo, layout, and image design, as well as a custom forum skin to match the rest of the site

SEO: URL rewrites, TITLE keywords, META tags, robots, and submission to popular search engines

PunkOiSka (online)
PunkOiSka is a music sharing web site which uses heavily modified phpBB forum software. It was designed with a grungy, but clean look which compliments the punk rocker image.



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Development highlights

HTML: used to modify the forum header as well as several other forum templates

AJAX: a custom shoutbox was created and integrated with phpBB

CSS: used to style links, buttons, and other forum skin elements

PHP: several custom scripts were writen, and phpBB software was installed, configured, and heavily modified with many different modifications

MySQL: several custom tables were created, and the database required for phpBB was installed and configured

Graphics: layout and forum skin image design, and modification of an existing logo

SEO: URL rewrites, TITLE keywords, META tags, robots, and submission to popular search engines

Dion Hosting (offline)
Dion Hosting was a web site hosting company. The company web site had a clean and professional look, with colors that were pleasing to the eye. The site was integrated with WHMCS billing and client support software. The template for this site was later sold to another company.



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Development highlights

HTML: used to design the entire site layout

JavaScript: used to preload layout images, have mouseover image changes, and to generate a random quote

CSS: used to style links, buttons, and other page elements

PHP: WHMCS support software was installed and configured

MySQL: the database required for WHMCS was installed and configured

Graphics: complete logo, layout, and image design

SEO: URL rewrites, TITLE keywords, META tags, robots, and submission to popular search engines


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