SHOWCASE
I ♥ PIXELS & CODE
Hi, I'm Keith Cirkel; a twenty-something web designer & developer. Here is a showcase of some of the work I've done over the past four years. Most of my talents lie in web development, but I am also a trained graphic designer.
BRIGHTHUE
In 2007 I founded a company called brighthue, which went well for two years. By January 2010 my business partner had larger commitments and I wanted to spend less time managing & accounting, and more time doing what I love: designing cool stuff. So we closed down the business. It was great fun, and a lot my best work for the company is featured here.
If you want to learn more about me, go ahead and visit my blog, you can also check out my résumé, or contact me.
BRIGHTHUE
brighthue Ltd's keystone website was our pride and glory, featuring rich colours, soothing gradients and slick animations. Despite being a small team of two we had worked with many clients, some big, some small - all of them we enjoyed working with. Our website showed the bits we were most proud of (and were allowed to show).
FOLDIO
brighthue Ltd worked with Foldio for almost a year. One of the first projects was a teaser site for their first product launch. We worked with them heavily to get the site running within a short deadline, and we succeeded. This was the first project commissioned for brighthue. It was a static HTML site, including small bits of flash animation.
COMPUTER JUNCTION
Computer Junction asked brighthue Ltd to completely rebrand their company, which included a brand new website, including an e-commerce backend system. Built using WordPress, the site was designed to feature a DHTML scrolling banner on the frontpage, and a full product listing with a checkout system. Unfortunately the budget ran out just short of the end of the project, but you can still see the unfinished result.
SCHWEPPES STUDY
In order to become aquianted with Adobe Illustrator, I began a visual study into the Schweppes brand. I recreated a complete branded bottle from various image sources and created a "new flavour" of the drink (Orange and Lime). I also created a can with similar branding, including an action shot. These were my first attempts at using Adobe Illustrator.
FOLDIO
In the time we spent working with Foldio, brighthue Ltd produced a plethora of promotional material, from banners to point-of-sale material, to badges and even christmas cards. This huge array of work required a good knowledge of branding elements to get everything to bind well together, but stand out individually where it needed to.
COFEE AMORÉ
A small coffee shop startup; Coffee Amoré asked brighthue Ltd to brand their company. They had a small budget but enough to work with to create a logo, poster and some business cards, which was all they asked for. The finished project was rich and cosy, a world apart from the sleek & sexy designs clients usually asked for. The client was very happy with the designs.
COMPUTER JUNCTION
Computer Junction asked brighthue Ltd to completely rebrand their company, which included a a whole host of promotional material, including advertising flyers, letterheaded paper, compliments slips, business cards and banners & signage. This is a sampling of the work we did, all of which Computer Junction put to good use. All work was made print ready with bleeds & colour separation.
MOONIES
Moonies asked brighthue Ltd to design a set of business cards featuring their logo & identity colours. The end result was a sharp, beautifully crisp and stylishsly set. They were designed in Adobe Illustrator, print ready with a full bleed. brighthue did a lot of business cards, typically taking about a day to print & design (including constant communication to the client), and a day to deliver.
AVALANCHE
Avalanche is a feature rich frontend to the popular Linux BitTorrent client; rtorrent. It allows you to manage torrents quickly and easily, with just a mouse or keyboard. It includes complex features such as text-filtering, web searches, rate capping and more. It has a fresh yet subdued look and feel, and makes heavy use of jQuery, including animations. It took about two weeks in afternoons to design and code. Visit the Google Code Page
SUPERCHROMEPASS
SuperChromePass is a Chrome Extension that generates secure, repeatable, per-domain, passwords based on a single master password. You only have to remember one password, but you'll get a different password for every website you visit. It builds on the great work of SuperGenPass, but makes it more secure & easier to use. For more information, visit the Google Code Page or you can download the extension for Google Chrome
PHOTOGRAPHY
Here is a sample of some of the photography I have taken over the years. Photography to me, is a hobby. Every now and then I'll get the photographers itch and go out with my camera and snap some shots. Some photographs I will take very elaborately, set them up carefully and spend the time to make them "perfect". Others, just... happen.
COMING SOON
I've got a project that this little spot is reserved for. Its not out yet, because I need to polish off the last little bit. Wait just a little longer and you can see it!! Follow me on twitter for updates.