awesomely simple designs

Welcome to the Personal Portfolio of Christopher Goodwin!

Recent Work
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PHP Blog Example

As the final in my PHP course, I designed a functional blog from start to finish. PHP was the focus so please excuse the visual design.

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Jolley Website

A website created for Jolley and Shortstop Convenience stores using Wordpress and some custom PHP.

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Sam Standard Website

A site created for a local Psychologist. It's not quite finished, but feel free to take a look at what I've got so far.

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Apple Love Vector

A wallpaper created by combining the retro Apple Logo with a heart. This design is in no way affiliated with apple.

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Hipster Glasses

This clean wallpaper holds a representation of some hipster glasses capturing beauty of shape and design.

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Philosophy

Simple &

Easy

I work diligently to create designs and interfaces that are easy to use and simple to understand; Stripping away all unnecessary clutter to provide a streamlined design that users can pick up and understand instantly.

Designed with Ease-of-Use in mind, I’m constantly thinking about tweaks I can make to allow users a better experience. Managing a logical flow and progression through content, I make websites easy for the non-nerd without sacrificing amazing visuals.

 

Strong but

Elegant

I’m a firm believer in ‘Less is More’ when it comes to design. I create clean, strong, and elegant designs.

With my understanding of typography and visual design, I find the happy medium between too little and too much without ever forgetting to make an element look astounding.

 

Built For

Perfection

I understand the importance in making something perfect. I work meticulously putting every last pixel is exactly where is should be.

My work is beautiful both inside and out. I create code that is easy for anyone to read and follow so that updating later is easy and straightforward.

Designing for major browsers with valid code and cutting-edge techniques, my work looks good on just about any device.

 
Personal

Hi, I’m Chris. A 20-Year-Old Web Designer from Northern Vermont. As I’m sure you've noticed, I love Clean and Efficient design.

In my spare time I like to get outside and go for walks, dabble in photography, play video games, follow Apple news, listen to podcasts, and work with video.

My photographs and video work fall in line with my design sense. My work often focuses on finding the elegance and beauty in my subjects while not providing any unnecessary clutter.

Anyway, I’m a pretty friendly guy; feel free to get in touch with me! I love talking design, discussing The Walking Dead, and meeting new people.

Professional

I’m a student studying Web Design at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. In about a year, I’ll have a Bachelors of Science Degree in Web Design and Interactive Media.

Over my 4 years of studying Web Design I’ve learned the in’s and out’s of both design and development.

With a firm understanding of today's software, I can more than hold my own in Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver(though I prefer using Coda), and both Final Cut 7 & 10. I have a keen eye for minimalistic design and really enjoy bringing my designs up through development.

With a my strong understanding of today’s web technologies, I am just as qualified to design your site, as I am to develop it. I’m experienced with HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, WordPress, and Responsive Design.