The Client: Thomson Reuters’ clients are savvy and busy. They knew that if the site was going to reach them, it had to be fast, solid and engaging.

My Role: Developer in small, focused group to create the prototype and an on-site advisor during integration with their existing systems.

The Technology: The client needed to integrate the site into their CMS but they had asked us to create and test a prototype site before handing it over. We built the original with very limited PHP since we knew TR would be using .NET in the end but PHP allowed our team to quickly build the prototype. The site uses a custom Flash video player and also has a limited but useful mobile version. This mobile version was very important to the client as the majority of their customers regularly use BlackBerrys and other mobile devices. During integration a few technical hurdles appeared from use of their legacy systems but because I was on-site at the time, launch was not affected.

The Highlights: Multiple video players used in conjunction with jQuery UI tabs. Animated main navigation.

The Client: Already well known for their design-on-a-dime offerings, Target needed a site to regularly update with new product announcements, features about their relationships with top designers and frugal fashion tips.

My Role: Implementation of ongoing content and evolving design of blog. Each post has a slightly new feel that keeps the whole blog fresh.

The Technology: The site is built on WordPress but uses custom short codes and fields. In this way, the project is able to keep WordPress’ ease of use while using unique design features.

The Highlights: Designer’s directory from which users can quickly access any designer’s Target collection. Integration of Target’s universal header and footer navigation, including seasonal updates, into the WordPress theme.

The Client: Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. They needed a blog to maintain contact and conversation with legal professionals.

My Role: Development lead for custom WordPress theme.

The Technology: The data is driven through a WordPress installation but the theme is setup to enable a number of special features. The site uses native category functionality to populate special areas of the site while keeping those specific categories out of the blog flow, e.g. Featured media and Headnote of the Day

The Highlights: Custom design, unique widgets and features.

The Site:

The Client: Lee is one of the top Jeans brands in the world. The new site was designed by OLSON for ease of use and style.

My Role: HTML and JavaScript development during principal development in small group. PHP programming of prototype site for proof of concept which was handed over to third-party back-end developers. After launch, development lead for follow up and enhancements.

The Technology: Dojo Toolkit for JavaScript, complete with custom builds and minification. Our team also provided Flash elements for featured messaging. Deep progressive enhancement; the site is completely usable and friendly with or without JavaScript, Flash or images.

The Highlights: Fit Finder, asynchronous results filtering and pagination built to work with IBM’s WebSphere technology.

The Client: Hearst Broadcasting is a part of the powerful and historic Hearst Corporation. They needed a friendly and useful interface for the weather section of the stations’ sites.

My Role: Part of the small, dedicated development group.

The Technology: The site is built for progressive enhancement and semantics but at the top level the interface is JavaScript driven with AJAX-loaded content and smooth animations. The JavaScript uses the Yahoo User Interface library and build system to provide a consistent experience across browsers and platforms.

The Highlights: Home page tiles are arrangeable by user and saved in a cookie to persist across visits. The tiles and their associated content are built abstractly to allow content owners tight control over presentation and interaction.