A sample of some recent design work can be found on my design page. Previous web design work can be found on Pixelcode.ie.
Name: John Rainsford
Address: 26 St. Patrick's Avenue, Athy, Co. Kildare
Date of birth: 19 - May - 1984
Marital status: Married
Telephone: (00 353) 59 8634735
Mobile: (00 353) 86 3998373
Email: jrainsford@gmail.com
2003 - 2007 BSc in Printing Management, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin
2002 - 2008 Graphic Designer - Data Print, Athy, Co. Kildare
2008 - 2012 Web Designer (Self employed) - Pixelcode
02/2012 - 12/2012 Senior Designer/Front End Developer - Storyful, Dublin
I am a second-generation graphic designer, working in my family business Data Print from my early teens. I have designed general print stationery, posters, books, CD/DVD covers, vinyl stickers, vehicle graphics and garment design.
After successfully completing my BSc in Printing Management (which included two years of Visual Communication classes), I decided to pursue design in the web industry. In 2008, I started my own, one-person web design studio- Pixelcode. Previous work can be seen on Pixelcode.ie.
My design ethic is based on creating the right solution for the person who will eventually use the site. I do believe that form follows function and I hope this shows in all of my design work.
I pride myself in creating lean, semantic, web standards-compliant HTML and CSS. In the last year I have been supplementing my CSS with Sass, to great effect.
While I would never consider myself a back-end developer, I have been using PHP for over five years and would consider myself profficent using it.
I have experience modifying Wordpress and ExpressionEngine, and have built my own custom CMS for johnrainsford.com and my own custom E-commerce system, used on thebleededge.com and supportwebstandards.com.
I have been using GIT as version control for the past two years, and I am fully proficient in using it.
I collaborated with Jeffrey Zeldman on a joint project, SupportWebStandards.com. I designed the products and the site and organised the logistics of distribution.
John Rainsford is a talented, energetic, and self-motivated designer with both web and traditional graphic design skills. His HTML is top-notch, his eye for the visually appealing is strong and true, and his enthusiasm is the best kind of infectious.
Jeffrey Zeldman, Founder, Happy Cog™, author, Designing With Web Standards
I was part of a small team, lead by Aaron Gustafson, working on the Web Standards Project Small Business + Web Standards initiative. I designed the branding and website.
John is a web design craftsman. He is talented, considerate, and laser-focused on creating amazing designs atop impeccable code. He is also a joy to work with.
Aaron Gustafson, Principal, Easy! Designs, LLC, author, Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement
Article: Preparing Artwork for Screen Printing in Adobe Illustrator
Published in Smashing Magazine, 2010. View here.
I am a youth leader with local youth group Aonta Ógra (14 to 18 year olds)
I am chairperson of local exhibiting art group, Athy Art Group
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