More works as a Remote Graphic Design Service for SBD and their clients.

For many years, I have provided design services in one capacity or another to Solutions by Design (SBD). Most of this work involves web administration and design, working directly in WordPress and adding client-specific features that sometimes require a bit more creativity to accomplish.

These features may include a complete site redesign, rebranding, and in some cases reprogramming. Some clients prefer simple solutions, while others want fancy, extravagant interactive elements integrated into what might otherwise be a static informational site.

This is one of the sites that went from its old version (the first image on the left) to the new redesign, built according to the branding book the client provided. I integrated their new branding into our template and modified the menu structure to accommodate the site's many features and levels of separation. I also built their curvy footer with its off-center, semi-transparent logo.

In addition, I used scripting to keep the branding working in specific elements, such as the hexagonal list items and the hexagonal gallery images within the articles. The goal was to preserve the client's branding while keeping the site responsive, with mobile access and adjustments happening on the fly. I consider this one of the hardest yet most satisfying implementations I've done.

This other site has modifications for translations, including image swapping, and a nice script for "anonymous" case reporting that fills in the corresponding form fields before sending. The site also includes animated elements within some of the headers to give them additional depth.

It also features one of the first versions of my interactive map, which became quite popular with their government clients and has since been used in more advanced versions in other designs.

This is one of the hardest projects I've done so far. It is a large, complex site with a dynamic design, which I assembled from a teammate's design along with an array of complex elements the client needed. These range from moving elements and interactive SVG to an additional backend, separate from WordPress, that loads certain objects such as quick articles, PDFs with descriptions, and images. WordPress can handle all of this, but some clients want things done a certain way.

The site also features the most complex version of my interactive map. It is a fully SVG-based map that generates location pins and filters the TablePress table based on the region clicked, a filtered dropdown list of regions, or a search. A script converts the table into content blocks (cards) instead of a plain table, for aesthetic reasons and to give it more of a directory feel. Originally, I was only going to assemble the website, but for unforeseen reasons I ended up building the map implementations and modifications as well.

There was a lot of CSS, HTML, and jQuery that I had to experiment with to make things work. I pride myself on getting things done. As I tell my friend, "I'm not a programmer, I'm a graphic designer." He laughs in my face, because whenever he brings me hard tasks, I make every effort and get them to work.

I have learned to use templates to my advantage, and with Elementor, Enfold, and other tools that let me integrate custom scripts, I have been fortunate enough to accomplish many things that were once considered impossible or improbable. I use JSFiddle to "fiddle" with my implementations. It has been a godsend, since I can modify ideas and scripts and save what I make for later use. Perhaps playing around with AI will add even more oomph to my sites in the future.