This project is a work in progress. The front end is React/Next.js with MaterialUI sitting in front of a Shopify API back end for eCommerce.
Since it is unfinished, the current site is mostly a landing page for “coming soon” but also to collect information for people who are interested in contacting a sister company, Zion Concrete.
Here is a link to visit the site.
A preview into the staging branch can be shown by request.
This application was built using React that combined Google Maps, a WordPress API backend, and long/lat/elevation data from ARCGIS to create a place for people who are looking for recreational opportunities and trails in the Washington County of Utah. You can filter by trail type (hiking, mountain biking, ATV, or horseback), trail length, region, difficulty and more.
Not only did I take part in the programming of the WordPress API and React components, but I also went out on the trails with coworkers to film and take photos of the trails to give users a small glimpse into what they will experience before they go too!
You can view the site by going here.
As my time drew to a close at Flitch Creative, I finished one final project: our own website.
The design was out of this world and packed with creativity from our incredible designer. Futuristic, robotic, glitchy, sharp.
The old site was a mutant half custom PHP, half WordPress that was simply not given enough attention and love. This would be what I consider my first ever React.js website deployed into the wild. We still used WordPress as a major part of our stack, and so we used its API as our CMS for the company’s highlighted work and employee bio/information.
To see what the site looked like at the time of completion, check it out on web archive here!
The All Strings Attached community orchestra group was one of the most memorable parts of my musical career in high school and college. This non-profit group was completely volunteer and ran by an amazing director. But there’s always one thing that non-profits struggle with: their branding and web presence. Understandably, they put every penny they can back into serving the community and a good brand identity doesn’t come cheap. I saw the need for uniformity and eagerly wanted to give back to this wonderful group.
At first, there were some hurdles. Communication wasn’t easy, being 1300 miles apart, and trying to work with several people who all had a part in the current set up (between who owned the domain, website, any logo or graphics created). Other negative experiences with old website or domain owners as well as some
At first, there was no official logo. I referred back to an old graphic that was on their website almost 10 years prior: which used a clean font and a simple treble clef shape. I fine-tuned that graphic and finalized it into the official logo. Next, I created a brand style guide. This guide laid out the official orchestra name, all proper uses of the logo, fonts, the sizing for print and web, colors, photography standards, and put together the key points of what the organization stood for (which the director created herself).
10 years prior, the organization had a really nice website. However, somehow this old domain was held on to by an individual of the group, and the organization switched to another domain with a different ending. The switch caused confusion with the community, the website was put together quickly and then consequently not kept up to date. I completely redesigned and programmed the site to clearly show the critical information: upcoming concerts, ways to participate, and contact information. The website is ready for e-commerce and ticket sales, although it is not implemented as of this writing. Online donations were finally implemented in the Spring of 2020 when the COVID pandemic forced shows to be virtually recorded and broadcasted and the donations couldn’t be collected at the performances.
All Strings Attached patrons began increasing the use of the website. The social media interaction greatly improved from the dedicated work of an orchestra member following the brand style.
Southern Utah Home Builders Association needed to migrate from their existing platform, which was unreliable and outdated. Slightly improving the design, I reprogrammed the site to allow for easier maintenance and updates.
Saint George Cookies got a wonderful new design that matches her wonderful cookie creations. Check it out!
This non-profit organization rebranded, with an entirely new name, and I gladly took the programming challenge. This was a long time client that I was excited to give a new website to, and to help transition away from the existing and unfriendly CMS they had to a user-friendly WordPress experience.
This project had many challenges:
And many others. After a lot of hard work, I was able to migrate to WordPress for an improved writer and publisher experience as well as for future-proofing by using the WordPress platform.
Simple, clean design. No fluff. A simple gallery for the client to control and upload their latest work! Click here
I was given a complex design for the new Swig website: one that looked easy enough on paper, but programming limits were pushed. I learned some cool stuff with SVG’s and making them continuously responsive in the background, keeping them placed in a way to match each section of the home page as well.
The live website is no longer the one I programmed since the company was acquired and rebranded. Here was the website according to Web Archive
