The Web Is...
The Web Is... is a unique web conference taking place in Cardiff, Wales and timed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the web.
The website consisted of two parts, a promotional "teaser" site, and a full website for the conference.
Using modern CSS, and little JavaScript, the teaser site was designed to be as small as possible while still being graphically impressive. With 3D CSS animations, inline fonts and even a full Mac Plus emulator, the site is quite unique.
The main site builds on the visual themes of the teaser site, introducing a strong colour pallette and subtle animations. The aim was to create an air of quality, while allowing a bit of character and fun.
My role: I worked directly with Craig to brainstorm, plan, build and deliver both sites.
Technologies: Advanced HTML/CSS, web fonts, Grunt.js, Middleman
“a purveyor of fine CSS and an absolute joy to work with”
Craig Lockwood, theweb.is
Converser
Converser provides an mobile app tool for businesses to create beautiful in-app messages.
Public website
The site is modern and light, using SVG graphics to ensure it looks pixel-perfect on high-resolution displays. It's also fast, and designed to work across all sizes of devices.
Converser Blog
The Converser blog gives voice to the company, and offers insights into mobile development and trends. Set up as a Jekyll blog, it can be hosted anywhere, can withstand massive numbers of visitors without issue, and is a clean, light responsive design.
Back-end
Keeping the feeling of friendliness, accessibility, and good design, the Converser back end aims to be both powerful and at the same time easy to use. It features bright, clearly labelled actions, progressive disclosure of UI, and in-place editing.
My role: As director of UX, I designed the visual look and feel, designed the public websites and administration areas, and built the front end parts of each.
Technologies: Photoshop, Illustrator, AngularJS, Jekyll, Middleman, Ruby on Rails