Kanuck.net

I am a talented Web designer, with experience on projects large and small. I take pride in writing flexible, re-usable code, and I’m a strong advocate for accessibility and Web standards.

Below is a sampling of my recent work.

Jasen Magic (2008)

• Converted a Photoshop concept into a beautiful, fully-functioning website.
• A user-friendly client interface, powered by WordPress, allows Jasen to publish blog posts and easily update the contents of each page.
• Unique scrolling content areas are compatible with all browsers and include mouse wheel support. With JavaScript disabled, they degrade gracefully into standard browser elements.

Colin LeFevre for WLUSU President (2008)

• When an emergency befell the campaign’s designer, I was tasked with creating this website in a single day.
• Completed in mere hours, the site’s emphasis is on its content. Simplicity and a low budget were keys to success.
• Colin won the election, clearly on the merits of his excellent Web presence! To this day, he still owes me a beer.

Refraction Films (2008)

• This WordPress-powered “video blog” allows film producer Eamonn O’Connor to easily maintain a showcase of his creations.
• The built-in commenting system allows clients and viewers to share their thoughts, which appear on the site following manual approval.
• The power of AJAX allows visitors to browse through all of the videos interactively on a single page, significantly reducing loading times.

Your name here? (2009)

Now, imagine that I’ve built you a website.

Lucky for you, I use semantically correct XHTML and CSS. This means that your website’s appearance and your website’s contents are maintained separately.

The benefits of this approach are numerous:

• Your website’s layout can be specialized for easy access on Blackberrys, iPods and mobile phones in hours, not weeks.
• Pages can be made printer-friendly without requiring your visitors to open a “printer-friendly version.”
• Users with disabilities can access your website using screen readers, braille devices, large-print browsers and other such innovations.
• Whether you’re making small styling tweaks or going for a complete re-design, site-wide changes can be made without breaking years’ worth of content.
• No more horrors every time a new version of Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer comes out; no changes are necessary when new browsers are released.

The result: lower costs, faster results, and a far better browsing experience.