For the longest time, I used nothing but Notepad to edit Web sites. I taught myself HTML and all the necessary code, and went through the arduous process of typing a little, then previewing my work. I thought that people who used editing programs were lazy or unknowledgeable, but when I first started using Microsoft FrontPage in high school, I realized how efficiently I could design Web pages. Though I still edit a great deal of code by hand, I couldn't imagine page creation without a good editor like FrontPage. A few years ago, I decided to take the leap to Macromedia's array of software. I started with Flash, which I now love using. Having done so much video work, Flash offered me the ability to translate my video aspirations to the Web. Where basic Web design ends, Flash picks up, allowing virtually anything to be done on a page. FrontPage suited my needs for a while, but I began using Dreamweaver a couple years ago. It works better with Flash files, and Microsoft has gone four years without a software update; it was time for a change. Though my graphics needs had always been satisfied with Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, I switched to Macromedia's Fireworks a last year, a program that really gets Web graphics.

Waas Realty 2007
Waas Realty in Miami commissioned me to update their site with a completely new, modern look. This site gave me an opportunity to once again explore Flash animations, but also to incorporate ActionScript. Using this I was able to program a single animation that gathers which page it's on to highlight a certain tab. I also manipulated Yahoo's Weather API to display Miami's weather conditions on the main page. I created animations in the Flash movie that would read the conditions specified on the page and adapt accordingly. The result is a nifty little weather prediction hovering over the Miami skyline, with the updated logo I created. Look for the skyline to change at different times of the day, too.

I also wanted to create a way for the site to be operated outside of my control. Entries needed a quick way to be inputted onto the “Rentals” and “Sales” pages, and I didn't want the site owners to have to manipulate HTML to do so. The answer was databases. I learned how to use PHP code and MySQL to incorporate dynamic pages that change based on database content. This really opened up to me the possibilities of what a Web page can do. Check out the finished product.

100 Years of Gator Football 2006

For a summer internship, I took a job with the Gainesville Sun designing a Web site for the 204-page coffee table book 100 Years of Gator Football, published by the Sun.  The site is not yet complete, but you can preview the 1920s section, which has most of the information filled in.  For the site, I was able to explore Flash a great deal more, using it to create the scrolling animation at the top of the page, and for the image viewing tool on the decade home page.

Jewish Awareness Month 2006

I created this Web site as Director of Interactive Services for Jewish Awareness Month 2006 at the University of Florida. I maintained the site throughout the month, updating as events came and went. Users accessed it at www.jamuf.org, though it has been taken down since it ended.  I also created the logo for JAM 2006, as well as a comprehensive pamphlet of the month's activities.

Best Water Solutions, Inc. 2006

As Webmaster for AdWerks, a non-profit organization through the Ad Society at the University of Florida, I was given the task of creating a Web site for Best Water Solutions, Inc. After a few weeks of planning, the site no longer became necessary, but here is the introduction Flash I created, my first real attempt exploring Flash animations.

Thump Boxing Gym / Peak Performance 2005

During Summer of 2005, I was home working in Miami and Thump Boxing Gym expressed interest again in creating a new Web site. During the summer, I put together a two-toned design accompanying the double experience of their gym. Here is the original completed design.

ACCENT 2005

ACCENT Speaker's Bureau at the University of Florida is the largest student-run speaker's bureau in the nation. As director of interactive services in Spring 2005, I completely renovated the existing web site to one a bit more lively and colorful. You can view the original site design here, or visit the current site, which still uses my design.

Alpha Epsilon Pi 2004

During my freshman year, I realized that my fraternity didn't really have a web site. It had the remains of some page that hadn't been tended to in years. So I completely revamped the site, adding all kinds of graphics and information about our chapter of AEPi. It became a very useful tool for our rush the following fall. You can view the current site updated for Spring Rush 2007 at here.

Thump Boxing (first effort) 2004

This site never made it to fruition. In 2004 I was asked to create a site for a client's new gym. I designed a fresh layout and a new logo for the gym, but the client's plans fell through. Here is the unfinished product, showing a bit of potential.

Ride for Hope 2003

Ride for Hope was an organization started by a high school friend of mine, following the untimely death of a student at our school, to raise money for a scholarship fund and promote bicycle use and safety. When we first launched the site at the beginning of 2003, we were greeted with thousands of hits within the first few weeks. This was the site's final design, and here is how it looked while still in progress.

Voteq Computers 2002

A good friend of mine in high school started his own computer building business. With dreams of expanding and simplifying the order process, he asked me to design a site in 2002. With all that we were busy doing our final years in high school, the site never made it to the Web. It was one I really enjoyed making, though I went through several design options. Here's the final design, and here's how it looked early on.

Miami Palmetto Senior High School Clubs 2002

The administration at my high school needed an online database of all the school's clubs. They knew how tech savvy I was, so they asked me to design a site with all the information on every club. They never used the site while I was there, but I just recently checked the school's Web site and saw that it was there, though somewhat modified. Here's how my design looked originally. Check it out at Miami Palmetto's site.