Profile
As a web designer & digital media developer, designing and building media solutions isn't just my job - it's my passion. Since 2002, I have been able to partner with a variety of companies and clients, from individuals to small businesses to large-scale organizations.
Being an independent designer and developer, I am able to offer each of my clients the close-knit relationship, one-on-one service, and competitive pricing they deserve for every project.
Whether you're a corporation, small business, not-for-profit organization, or individual, I can help with your web design, interactive, and advertising needs.
How I Do What I Do
A quick list of key technologies I use:
- Flash ActionScript (2.0 & 3.0)
- HTML/CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP/MySQL
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Google Analytics
- Omniture
Who I've Worked With
I have had the privilege of working with a variety of companies and organizations, including:
- General Motors
- MLB
- Volkswagen
- Compuware
- Deloitte
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
- Advent Financial
- University of Michigan
- Concordia University
- St. Paul Lutheran Church
- Faith Lutheran Church
- All Star Driver's Education
Who I'm Affiliated With
- American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
- National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
Services
Web Design & Development
A strong Web presence is important to every organization. Yours is no exception. By partnering with me, I will help you develop a site with a strong, unique look that will help you stand out from your competition, and will be set up for maximum browser compatibility and search engine optimization.
Interactive Media
One of the best ways to get and keep the attention of your audience is to get them involved and keep them entertained. By incorporating interactive elements into your web site, marketing materials, or internal training materials, I can help you effectively engage and entertain your target audience, and leave a strong and lasting impression.
Advertising
There is no better way to reach your target audience than by advertising. Without it, you will be much more difficult for others to find. By working together, I will help you to create a valuable set of online and traditional advertising materials that will align with your vision, target a specific audience, and successfully promote your organization.
Work
To view my work, please visit this site on a computer. Descriptions of featured work are listed below for your convenience.
LightTable Image Viewing Application
A personal project, the LightTable Image Viewing Application is an XML-driven Flash application built for viewing photos, designed to loosely mimic how a handful of photo slides would be viewed on a light table. The movement is 100% dynamic, moving and rotating to dynamically generated coordinates.
View LightTable Application »
Technologies used: Flash ActionScript, XML, HTML/CSS
St. Paul Lutheran Website
Located in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan, St. Paul Lutheran needed to update their site to gain an increased Web presence that would reach more members and guests, and to join together the previously disjoined church and school sites into one cohesive site that can be updated on a regular basis.
Visit the St. Paul Lutheran Website »
Technologies used: HTML/CSS, PHP/MySQL, JavaScript, Flash ActionScript, XML
Cara Kozik Website
Having already put together a static design for her site, Cara needed help assembling the pieces to create a fully functioning site for clients and employers to view. The site maintains a unique interface that focuses user attention on her work.
Visit Cara's Website »
Technologies used: HTML/CSS, JavaScript
Bullfrog Illustration Website
Wanting to incorporate Flash and animation into his portfolio site, Illustrator and Designer Jerimiah Brown brought his design and ideas, needing help putting it all together. Since he was knowledgeable in Flash animation, he primarily needed help with the programming logic to bring the pieces of the site together and make it work.
Visit the Bullfrog Illustration Website »
Technologies used: Flash ActionScript, XML, HTML/CSS
Crossword Puzzle Application
A personal project, the Crossword Puzzle Application is an XML-driven Flash crossword puzzle application, generated dynamically from an external XML file. It includes answer check functionality and can house an indefinite number of puzzles.
View Crossword Puzzle Application »
Technologies used: Flash ActionScript, XML, HTML/CSS
Jeopardy Trivia Game
Wanting a more interactive way to show a multiple-choice quiz for online e-learning courses, Deloitte had me design an interactive Flash Jeopardy trivia game that would better capture user attention than the default quiz. The game board is generated dynamically, based on the number of categories and questions defined in an external XML file.
Play Jeopardy Now!
Technologies used: Flash ActionScript, XML
Online Course User Interface
Needing a user-interface design for online self-study courses, Deloitte had me work to assemble all relevant graphic assets needed for development of course interfaces, which were created for multiple clients. Each course includes materials such as interactions, animations and custom images that supplement the content. (Note: All client-sensitive material has been removed to protect client confidentiality.)
View Sample Course »
Technologies used: Flash ActionScript, Adobe Illustrator
Arts at Michigan Postcards
Arts at Michigan, a program dedicated to connecting students to the arts, was looking for a set of promotional postcards for distribution among new students and faculty as a way to raise awareness of their group and the variety of arts available at the University of Michigan.
Technologies used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Questar Capital Magazine Ads
Looking for a different direction in their advertising, Questar Capital came looking to break away from stereotypical finance ads involving stock photos of business professionals.
Technologies used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator
Thrivent Financial Postcards
Thrivent Financial came looking for a professional, quick and inexpensive solution for a set of internal postcards needed for a sales incentives program among its financial representatives.
Technologies used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator
If you are interested in working together and would like to receive an estimate for your project, please email me at anthony@hesslerdesign.com. Estimates are free of charge. Seriously. Why should it cost anything?