Problem: Developer needs a quick-loading, convenient, customizable home page that can be accessed both from his own workstation and public computers. Existing solutions, however, are either sparse and difficult to customize or ad-heavy and bloated with extraneous features.
Solution: Build
tinyhut, which presents both a lightweight front page and an authentication-protected, dynamic version of the same. Combine AJAX best practices with RESTful design to create an intuitive user interface and a powerful API. Release source code under an MIT license for anyone to download, tinker with and reincorporate.
Problem:
Upscale garment outlet provider has strong hook and excellent products, but always-under-construction static site clashes with brand image.
Solution:
Bring modern UI practices to bear within a new visual identity that broadcasts class and taste. Write standards-first code for a
future-proof site that will keep development costs low.
Problem:
Public face of a powerful clearing house is static and outdated, yet high-security IT practices in the financial world often prevent use of the newest browser technology.
Solution: Combine valid, hack-free HTML, cascading stylesheets and highly optimized scripting for a
new interactive experience that loads quickly and displays consistently in any environment.
Problem:
High-profile cooking magazine offers a strong mix of free and subscriber content online, but style of presentation lags behind changes to the print edition.
Solution: Work with top designers to create and implement a
new visual identity that references print stylesheets while providing a lightweight, interactive interface that guides readers quickly to the content they want. Deliver a human-readable combination of CSS and HTML templates to the client for worry-free, sitewide implementation.
Problem:
New line of high-speed digital cameras defies existing categories, presenting an entirely new high-end consumer niche.
Solution: Build a
combined marketing / product information site that combines inset content with persistent Flash video* for maximum user navigability and SEO. Integrate with existing vendor API for a customized store locator interface. Use Ajax best practices to allow simple deep linking while ensuring browser-blind accessibility.
* Flash content created by Hoon Choi.
Problem:
Upscale garment producers need to capitalize on growing web audience, but existing site is a nightmare of ad-hoc code built on top of outdated, minimalist
shopping cart software.
Solution: Build a
completely new site based on X-Cart commerce system. Separate presentation from content using the powerful CSS-based skinning system, and create new modules to answer client's need for custom functionality. Integrate with separate image hosting and inventory management solutions via Flash and SFTP.