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This banner ad is part of an extensive ad campaign for Center Ciry District's summer SIPS happy hour event series. Each ad was designed in the visual style of the events' print advertisements to form the final piece of unified media campaign.
Creating a web site can be a daunting task. Vance Bell worked with me to design one that conveys a professional image and truly captures the essence of my business. The site is also quite easy to navigate and visually attractive. Vance coordinated all aspects of the project from the initial brainstorming to the submission of the site to the search engines. As he guided the process, his manner was direct and his suggestions were right on target. Since the site went live, he has also been generous with his time for follow-up questions and discussion. I am extremely pleased with and proud of the site and constantly receive favorable feedback from visitors, colleagues, and clients.
I've worked in new media and interactive related fields for fifteen years—starting around the day Netscape went public—as a Web designer, developer, project manager, new media department director, freelance consultant, and all around “Web guy.”
A capable, trustworthy professional with a track record covering hundreds of projects for companies, non-profits, educational and cultural institutions. Fifteen years experience as an interactive project manager, information architect and web manager for interactive agencies. In 2007 I became a freelance consultant...
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Have you seen the average small business website? If so, then you know the horrible state they are usually in—poor design, broken links, missing information, bad HTML, no search visibility and little traffic to speak of. Well, as a independent business person myself, I've made it a point to seek out projects that directly benefit other small business owners. Nocella Roofing is the latest example.
My Responsibilties
Web Design + Information Architecture + XHTML & CSS Development + Web Hosting
Philadelphia's Center City District has been working to enhance the attractiveness, liveliness, safety and beauty of the downtown area for many years. If you are from the area, you probably have attended Restaurant Week, received the (IN) Center City eNewsletter, or met a uniformed CCD street community service representatives.
My Responsibilties
Web Design + HTML Development
BONGO is a hip, new agency founded led by experienced ad men—Michael D'Antonio and David Thompson. While staffed like a small agency, BONGO offers big agency expertise in brand development, advertising, public relations, interactive and marketing.
My Responsibilties
Strategic Consulting + Web Design + XHTML & CSS Development
Women Against Abuse, a Philadelphia-based non-profit, approached John and Amy Saal of UNTUCK Design to create a new domestic violence public awareness campaign. The wonderful result was iPledge—a campaign supporting a citywide anti-violence movement which calls on ordinary Philadelphians to help end violence at home and in the community. Fortunately, I was asked to become involved in the website buildout.
My Responsibilties
XHTML, CSS & PHP Development
Totally Zen is a blog dedicated to yoga, healing, relaxation, and natural living—maintained by Philadelphia yoga instructor and massage therapist, Stephanie Churchill. Stephanie needed a fresh new look for her old blog and wanted to upgrade to the most recent version of WordPress.
My Responsibilties
Web Design + XHTML & CSS Development + WordPress Development and Migration
Mid-sized companies and larger corporations often find it necessary to revisit and tune their branding, identity, and messaging—not only to better appeal to customers and clients, but to increase their recognizability, fuel customer loyality, and inspire employee identification. This was no less the case for FreedomPay, the Newtown Square, Pennsylvania-based provider of cashless payment management systems and processing solutions.
To tackle this project, I teamed up once again with the very talented John and Amy Saal, the creative pair known as UNTUCK design. The result was a soup-to-nuts reworking of FreedomPay's corporate identity, marketing collateral and corporate website.
My Responsibilties
XHTML & CSS Development
Totally Zen sought a sensible method to sell her products online. We met, discussed the project in detail and decided upon the Shopify e-commerce platform. Shopify provides a hosted e-commerce storefront that is powerful, flexible and search engine friendly. Shopify's sophisticated administration tools lets you organize your products, customize your storefront, accept credit card payments, track and respond to orders, and even more. Compared with other e-commerce platforms, Shopify is easy to set up, skin with a highly compelling design, load with your products, and works with variety of credit card transaction processors.
My Responsibilties
Web Design + XHTML & CSS Development + eCommerce Setup + Shopify Theme Design
AroundMainLine.com, the Philadelphia region's first online magazine covering the Main Line, western suburbs and surrounding region. AroundMainLine.com offers readers a great selection of features covering dining, going out, travel, fashion, shopping, people and local buzz. From the advertising side, the e-magazine offers regional businesses a great opportunity to tap into the elusive Main Line consumer.
My Responsibilties
Strategic Consulting + Web Design + Information Architecture + XHTML & CSS Development + WordPress Development + Banner Advertising + Search Engine Optimization (SEO) + Email Marketing + Web Hosting
Like many traditional businesses, A & M Berk wanted to move online. The necessary first step was launching a new, informative web site to act as their online brochure.
My Responsibilties
Web Design + XHTML & CSS Development + Web Hosting
I'm currently available for freelance work. Send me an email using the form to the left. You'll get a prompt response!
Pixel Engine
Vance Bell
4343 Baltimore Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
E-mail: vance@pixelengine.net