I'm Paul, and I am a front-end designer...

I specialize in designing and coding awesome websites using some of the latest design software and development techniques used in the web design industry.

What Am I Good At?

  • User Interface Design
  • Logo Design
  • XHTML + CSS
  • Flash Interactivity
  • Experience with jQuery
  • Design Documentation
  • Project Planning

Portfolio

  • Hyperkiwi Technologies

    HyperKiwi Technologies

    My former employer's website. I was put in charge of helping design the company logo and mascot, creating the design and functioning website, and integrating social media. The website relies heavily upon jQuery scripts to provide interactivity and pull RSS feeds. Search engine optimization was a must.

    Skills Used

    Graphic Design, Image Optimization, jQuery

    Programs Used

    Illustrator, Photoshop,Dreamweaver

    Deliverables

    Website Design, Functioning Website, SEO

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  • Antic.TV

    Antic TV

    I had a major role in designing the logo and website, along with writing the XHTML and CSS and adding jQuery functionality to the website. A Content Management System was also created to manage movies and provide data on the frequency each movie was watched. I helped design and implement the CMS, working closely with PHP and Flash developers.

    Skills Used

    Graphic Design, Image Optimization, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript

    Programs Used

    Illustrator,Photoshop, Dreamweaver

    Deliverables

    Logo, Website, CMS

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  • My old Flash portfolio

    Graduate Portfolio

    This was my first portfolio "website" I created in 2008. This site was created entirely using Flash dynamically loading XML variables and images. The Flash files produced were also used to create Mac/ PC compatible CD's containing my portfolio.

    Skills Used

    Graphic Design, Actionscript 2.0, XML, Image Optimization

    Programs Used

    Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver

    Deliverables

    Flash Website

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  • Dino Learning Center

    Dinosaur Learning Center

    This project was an e-learning piece boasting several fully animated dinosaurs, each animation being chosen randomly through Actionscript. The user is given facts about each dinosaur which they use in a scored quiz afterward, where they are rewarded with a outline of their favorite dinosaur to print and color.

    Skills Used

    Graphic Design, Animation, Actionscript 2.0, Content Research and Organization, XML

    Programs Used

    Illustrator, Flash

    Deliverables

    Flash Program

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  • Snowman Background

    Snowman Background

    This vector art was created as a background for a website wanting to bring a little seasonal joy to its users.

    Skills Used

    Graphic Design, Image Optimization

    Programs Used

    Illustrator

    Deliverables

    Illustrator File, Website Optimized PNG Image

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  • Rex the Cockatiel

    Vector Rex

    This is an illustration of a little cockatiel named Rex. The purpose of the illustration was to provide a online demonstration on some of the basics of Illustrator. The demonstration taught the use of layers, the pen tools, gradient tools, and best practices when saving web optimized images. This illustration took approximately 6 hours of work.

    Skills Used

    Graphic Design

    Programs Used

    Illustrator

    Deliverables

    Illustrator File, Various Image Formats, Verbal Demonstration

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  • LHAS Website

    LHAS Website

    This was a project I helped complete working at HyperKiwi Technologies. I was in charge of creating the main design of the website, creating the XHTML and CSS for the website, helping organize the content across the website, and providing updates to the site.

    Skills Used

    Graphic Design, XHTML, CSS

    Programs Used

    Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver

    Deliverables

    Website Design, Functioning Website

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About Me

My name is Paul Daugherty. As you may have guessed already, I am a front-end web designer.

I grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and I currently live just west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor´s Degree in Interactive Multimedia Design. During my schooling, I learned all about web design and web standards, aesthetics, and logic, honing my skills in programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Director.

I enjoy spending time cooking and eating ( I love bbq ribs! ), cinematic adventures, tons of snow (but not the cold), Frisbee, Summer weather, hanging out with close friends and loved ones, Transformers™ action figures, excercising at the gym, sweat iced tea, and I am never opposed to playing a video game in my downtime.

I dislike disorganization and lack of planning, dishonesty, traffic, laptop batteries (they only seem to last an hour), and Indian curry.

Contact

After seeing my sweet website I'm pretty sure you have some comments or questions. I anticipated your need to get in touch with me, and if you take a look to the left of this well written paragraph, you will find a contact form.

Type any comments or questions you may have for me, and through the magic of the internet, I will recieve an electronic message straight from your fingertips to my inbox.