Independent Web Design

TastyPeachStudios.com - Visit This Site
This is a portfolio site that I created for my good friend Ryan Zanfei, a.k.a. MoogleGurl, to feature the Chibis, Anime, Charms, and other artwork that she does for conventions and commissions.

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Flash 8, Notepad++

Morningstar Freight, Inc.
Morningstar Freight, Inc. has been providing personalized dock-to-dock and dock-to-door delivery services to the greater Chicago area since 2001.

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop CS, Notepad++, iStockPhoto

Grace for Life Bible Church - Visit This Site
"At Grace for Life Bible Church it is our goal to show you the love of the Lord Jesus in the way that a close family can show love to one another. We also want you to recognize that we are committed to Biblical truth. When it comes to doctrine and practice, we are committed to being able to show you what the Bible says about any given topic. So, in a world that promotes relativism, we stand firmly upon the eternal truths that we find in God's Word." - newlifebc.net

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop CS, iStockPhoto

Although I designed the header graphic, background, and color-scheme of the site, it uses a dynamic web site template from FaithWebsites.com

MyAmericanJobs.com - Visit This Site
"The Vision of My American Jobs is to create consumer awareness of the origin of products at their point of purchase. My American Jobs, Inc envisions clearly marked product packaging which informs consumers of the U.S. based content employed." - MyAmericanJobs.com

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop CS, Notepad++, iStockPhoto

Logo Design by My American Jobs

CelestialHydra.com - Visit This Site
Created as an online resource for members of the CelestialHydra linkshell in Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI MMORPG, this site also features a phpBB 2.0 forum with the "BBTech" template created by Mtechnik. Although I did make modifications to the header graphics and a few buttons, the template for the forum portion of the site remains mostly his work.

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop CS, Notepad++, Folye Model Viewer 2.21, and free phpBB forum software from phpBB.com.

All Final Fantasy XI Characters, Environments, and likenesses are © Square Enix

GraigLogan.com - Visit This Site
"Passionate Game and Simulation Programming student seeking to develop high quality video games in an entry level Quality Assurance role." - GraigLogan.com

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop CS, Notepad++, iStockPhoto

DonSchaefer.com
The 4th and most recent version of my own website, DonSchaefer.com. This redesign was prompted by the desire to integrate ASP.Net technology that I had recently begun working with, as well as an interest in creating a more expressive aesthetic.

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop CS, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Adobe Flash CS3, Adobe Premiere CS3

DonSchaefer.com
The 3rd re-design of my DonSchaefer.com website. Building upon prior experience, I kept a few small pieces of the site flash-based and provided a decent amount of text. However, this time I began adding more visual flair to the website through the use of icons, background-images, and css to give the site more personality.

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop CS, Notepad++, Adobe Flash 8

DonSchaefer.com
The 2nd re-design of my DonSchaefer.com website. I focused on creating a lot of text for search engines, while using flash gallery modules that I created to add visual interest.

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop CS, Notepad++, Adobe Flash 8

DonSchaefer.com
The 1st version of my DonSchaefer.com website. Built entirely in Flash, and as a result, had poor search engine visibility.

Tools Used: Adobe Photoshop 6, Adobe Flash 5