highlights from the portfolio of Asa Baylus

Modifying CSS with Firebug

firebug

This video tutorial demonstrates how to modify CSS using Firebug for Firefox.  I will explain how to use firebugs inspect feature to review your websites CSS and then how to update the CSS and see the changes in realtime. Finally the video demonstrates getting the new CSS you develop in Firebug, back into you code editor.

I’m a long time DW CS4 user but I’ve worked firebug into my workflow over the past year. This is a great tool, you shouldn’t miss it.

Be sure to download Firebug from http://www.getfirebug.com.

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Toggling and Effects with jQuery

jQueryThe following tutorial demonstrates how to use a toggle button to animate and fade some text in and out with jQuery.

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Getting Started with jQuery.

jQuery
Watch a video tutorial to get started with jQuery. I will cover a few of the basics in this video.

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Hello World!

Hello and welcome to my site, which represents highlights from my past 10 years of work as a graphic designer and art director. During my time in the industry, I’ve been fortunate to work as a designer and developer for – and with – some great people.
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ACS Release 2 designs approved

ACS BrandingWorking with the creative professionals at the American Chemical Society has been a pleasure. Recently the ACS embarked on a new branding campaign developed by Gyro International. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to develop the web initiative. On the right I’ve posted a conceptual mock-up developed for the ACS.org home page.


Sample Websites

The following URL’s represent a few samples of my work. I will make more samples available as time permits. If you are prompted for a password and would like to see more please feel free to contact me and I will arrange for a private viewing.

ACS Communities website launched

The  ACS Communities website just launched. This project brings a community based toolset to the ACS Network website based on the Jive Clearspace platform.  I’m really happy to have been the lead designer on this project as the community memberships now grows past 16,000 members.

A special thanks goes to BJ Ball for helping me with the CSS.

ACS Strategic Plan 2009 website launched

ACS Strategic Plan 2009The ACS Strategic Plan 2009 Website has launched and can be viewed at strategy.acs.org

Joanna Lit from my team did a beautiful job on the design and provided proved a very
quick learner to boot as she assumed responsibility for about half of the AS3 coding.

In addition to art direction, I took a personal hand in developing the code for this site.

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