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Bell Content Management System

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Client: Bell Sports, Inc.
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: January 2008
Skills: CSS, Design, HTML, Information Architecture, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails,

Custom-designed content management system for Bell Sports, Inc. that enables administrators to manage complex sets of data including product literature, athlete profiles, multi-formatted video segments, and more. Heavy back-end coding was compliments of Artisan Technologies, while the project was directed by Crux Studio. I provided the …

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BellBMX

Client: Bell Sports, Inc.
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: May 2007
Skills: CSS, Design, HTML, Information Architecture, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails,

Working with Crux Studio, designed a new website for the BMX division of Bell Sports, Inc. This site is the first manifestation of a Ruby on Rails powered back-end we built that enables Bell to manage content across several domains. For this portion of the …

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Scuba Junkie

Client: Scuba Junkie
Agency: None
Project Date: April 2007
Skills: Art Direction, CSS, Design, Django, HTML, Information Architecture, JavaScript,

Scuba Junkie is a rapidly growing dive center located in Borneo that provides daily dive trips to one of the premiere dive sites in the world: Sipadan. While traveling through Southeast Asia I befriended the owners and agreed to build them a website …

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EMC Insignia

Client: EMC Corporation
Agency: Form Studios
Project Date: February 2006
Skills: CSS, HTML, JavaScript,

Form Studios contacted me midway through a web redesign for EMC Corporation, maker of Retrospect backup software. They needed a series of Adobe Photoshop comps, designed by their agency in New York, converted into templates and integrated into a custom-built CMS. Additionally, Form Studios wanted the challenge …

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Specialized Bicycles Component University

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Client: Specialized Bicyles
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: December 2005
Skills: Art Direction, Design, Flash, HTML, Information Architecture,

Specialized is recognized as one of the leading manufacturer of performance bicycles and frequently releases industry firsts in terms of product design and innovative technology. In order to insure an informed sales force, Specialized started Specialized Bicycles Component University (SBCU), a multi-tiered training system to help educate …

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Trails Less Traveled

Client: Trails Less Traveled
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: October 2005
Skills: Art Direction, CSS, Design, Django, HTML, Information Architecture, JavaScript, Photography, Ruby on Rails,

Trails Less Traveled works with leading manufacturers and vendors in the off-road industry to develop and promote high-performance automotive products. The company specializes in product development, coordinating long-term promotional project vehicles, and writing technical editorial content that is published by a large number of print …

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About This Site

Hi there. I'm Kai: a graphic designer focused on building usable websites following current web-standards. I currently live in Half Moon Bay, CA, though I recently spent eighteen months working, living, and traveling through Asia. On this blog you'll find my portfolio , a journal section in which I write about and link to things that interest me, as well as photos that are cross-posted to Flickr.

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