Howdy, partner.
My name is Kory and if you were to ask me what “I do,” depending on the day of the week I might answer with UI / UX designer or web developer.
That's because I tend to spend just as much time thinking about code as I do colors and copy.
Ultimately, I love crafting holistic experiences through user interfaces that are enjoyable, accessible, robust, and responsive.
Brands.
My work has taken me from Las Vegas to London and everywhere in between. Here are just a few of the organizations from around the world that have trusted my products to power their business:
Work.
Below is just a small sampling of the projects I have been involved with over the years from end-to-end product development, side-projects, consultations, and site redesigns.
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Themeco
My product design journey began with Themeco in 2013. With over 300,000 licenses sold across a suite of site-building offerings, Themeco's products have been used by everything from influencers to government agencies.
- Creator
- Design
- Development
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Hillside
A complete site redesign built on JAMstack methodologies with Gatsby / GraphQL for static site rendering, Dato as a headless CMS, and Netlify for deployments.
- Art Direction
- Branding
- Design
- Development
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Board Blueprint
One of my first React side-projects. I made Board Blueprint out of a desire to plan my pedalboard layout and power requirements with a drag and drop interface.
- Design
- Development
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Del Frisco's
As a mainstay of the hospitality industry in North Texas for decades, I was honored to serve in a consulting capacity for Del Frisco's as they migrated technology platforms in 2017.
- Implementation Consult
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Iota
A responsive micro-framework for the CSS Grid spec powered by custom properties. This project was syndicated by Rachel Andrew's “CSS Layout” newsletter and Codrops' weekly frontend news publication, “Collective.”
- Design
- Development
Skills.
- HTML / CSS
- I love solving challenging layout problems by wrangling semantic HTML and CSS into responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly interfaces.
- JavaScript
- Progressively enhancing experiences through JavaScript when needed is a core tenet of mine. I try to go vanilla whenever possible and leverage React for more complex projects.
- Backend
- Managing content effectively requires a well thought out backend. Since 2012, I've developed custom themes for WordPress. More recently, I've explored using headless CMS platforms and GraphQL paired with frameworks like Gatsby to build blazingly fast, statically rendered websites.
- Version Control
- Keeping an up-to-date, centralized repository of all projects I work on is of paramount importance.
- UI / UX Design
- Crafting holistic experiences for the end user takes thoughtful consideration at every step. I love being a part of that process and deploying structured design systems for ease of maintenance and consistency.
- Art Direction
- I have assisted in the development of key branding assets for organizations including logos, typography, color schemes, et cetera.
- Graphic Design
- Photoshop and Illustrator are no strangers around these parts. I can create custom graphics for various purposes as needed.
- Copywriting
- I can assist in the creation of copy for marketing purposes in addition to general copy needed throughout websites or apps.
- Technical Writing
- I love crafting technical documentation that is easily digestible and (gasp) fun to read. I have been the primary stakeholder of Themeco's hundreds of online docs articles and release notes over the years.
- Content Creation
- I have experience in producing and editing videos for YouTube and Facebook in addition to writing blog and social media posts to engage with online communities.
- Music Production
- Writing, arranging, and producing music are tremendous passions of mine and I have created pieces for videos, podcasts, and more throughout the years.
- Audio Mixing / Editing
- Whether in the studio or at front of house, I love to mix audio. I head up the audio team at my church and have assisted with sound at corporate events.