jgibson.ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2010

Simple Wordpress build of a graphic heavy portfolio website. Design was handled by client.

ConcertsTO.com

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2010

Toronto's most comprehensive concert ticket listing website. Originally just a weekend project I did for fun that turned out to be useful to others. Built with Kohana, a few APIs, and some cron jobs thrown into the mix.

Mark Cabuena

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2008

Custom, lightweight CMS backend written in PHP with a custom jQuery photo gallery that is managed by the client via FTP. Implemented clean URIs with mod_rewrite and web analytics with trusty Google Analytics. All design and illustration work was provided by client.

Dynamic Coach

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2008

Simple text-only placeholder design to serve as a business card and establish a web presence for a Life Skills Coach.

Group InteractiV

Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 2008

Another simple design, this time to establish the online presence for Human Relations Consultants. Meant to serve as a placeholder for now, with future work required at a later date.

Mtwara.org

Mtwara, Tanzania, East Africa - 2007

Designing and establishing first website dedicated to both promoting Mtwara as a tourist destination and providing residents easy access to local and national information and resources. Design cues and accent colours inspired by Tanzanian flag.

Mkombozi Soko Kuu Saccos Ltd.

Kondoa, Tanzania, East Africa - 2007

Working with little more than a logo I had created earlier, photographs, and literature, I designed this website that features pleasing RGB colour accents. Completed on a free and voluntary basis at the request of a fellow VSO volunteer while in Tanzania.

Muzu's Gallery

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa - 2007

Online gallery/portfolio website to display art work to an international audience. Requirements were to keep it "simple" and use little bandwidth as many users are still on dail-up in Africa. Moasic effect presents art while creating interest.

Ryerson Faculty Association

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2006

The RFA required a new website to replace the exisitng aging and unattractive website which did not reflect the organizaiton's values of professionalism. I proposed a Content Management System (CMS) based solution using Mambo. Designed a custom template which uses design cues from the Ryerson University website.

Homestead Christian Care

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - 2006

Developed an easy to use website on a voluntary basis for a local organization in the community that includes an online volunteer recruitment web application to streamline the application process.

Phulkari Indian Cuisine & Buffet

Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada - 2006

A school project that developed into a web-ready business website for a local restaurant working from just a logo and restaurant menu. Made use of relevant stock photography to entice customers.

Ryerson Review of Journalism

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2004

Designed and developed a dynamic magazine website with a robust article database and manaagement system. Project included archiving and repurposing twenty years worth of past print magazine articles.

ETFO Professional Development

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2003

Prototype design for an e-learning website that was never came to fruition. Intention of website was to serve as a portal for Flash based e-learning modules.