THE PORTFOLIO OF BEN RODGERS
I pride myself on creating unique designs that are memorable and clean. I pay special attention to typography, hierarchy, layout, and user experience when crafting websites as well as logos & icons.
Developing a strict document structure that is cross browser compatible is always my goal. Whether it’s a simple splash page or a full featured site integrated into a CMS I use clean code.
FEATURED WORK
Client: University of Toledo Press
Applications & Skills
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Client: Amazing Space
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Client: Hyundia: Team Brandon
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Client: Twin Lake Cottage
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Client: Crunchkins
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PROJECTS
Crunchkins
Crunchkins is an eCommerce website which sells edible greeting cards for “Man’s Best Friend”. It’s a clean, organic & fun design.
Twin Lake Cottage
This was one of my favorite projects to work on because of the creative freedom that was allowed. The site design communicates the sites a visitor of Twin Lake Cottage will experience.
Amazing Spaces
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University of Toledo Press
The University of Toledo Press features books written by local authors. The site was built into the Shopsite Ecommerce engine to allow for online financial transactions
Toledo Zoo Web Cams
One of my first design & development tasks at Toledo.com was to set up the Zoo Cams Site. I still love the design and remember how difficult and challenging it was.
Grocery List
Part of my “design something everyday” series I wanted to pretend there was an app that helped with making a grocery list that needed an icon.
Andersons Market
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Bollin Labels
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Anchors Food Finds
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Shopistador (Site)
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Buzz Book
This award winning site for the Buzz Book is the online presence of a quarterly published booklet featuring the very best shopping & activies in NW Ohio.
Hyundai: Team Brandon
Brandon Garvin is one of the top 5 salsemen for Hyundai nationwide. He wanted a site that was devoted to giving his customers easy access to car information, credit approvals and current inventory.
Barnes Construction Company
Barnes Constructiong needed a web presence which was informative and elegently styled. The site is fully integrated into the WordPress CMS.
Ben Randall Law Office
Possibly one of the best clients I’ve had the privilage to work for! Ben Randall is an attorney who need a site that was profesional & informative.
Swank Gifts
Swank Gifts needed a personal touch that related to the type of products and target audience it serves. I was able to achieve this through the use of a femenine color scheme and vector shapes.
Team Trikes
Team Trikes is an Ecommerce site that sells offically licensed NCAA products. The design is catered to children and was extremely fun to design and develop.
Erie Construction
Erie Construction needed a site that reflected the overall services the company provides.
Dale Emch Law Office
Dale Emch was one of my favorite clients to work with. He needed a site that conveyed the seriousness of his law practice and allow visitors to access important information quickly.
Cleveland is Burning
Cleveland is Burning was a pet project of mine and an excuse to learn WordPress. I’m basically in love with the horrible Cleveland Teams and wanted a blog to vent some frustration.
Naples Corporate Housing
Naples Corporate Housing needed a design that showed off the qualities of their extended living facilities and allowed visitors to contact them for quick and easy renting.
Kime Design
Every design is a challenge, but Kime Design was one that tought me a lot. It was my first dark design and I learned what it took to create a beautiful design without drowning the visitor in the dark scheme.
Secure Document Destruction
This site design was a challange for sure. I needed to use a color I would normally reserve for an accent color as a base. I learned a ton about the use of color while creating this design.
Haggle Free Homes
There were a lot of designs I ommited for the sake of visitors being able to scan my site quickly. How could I leave out my very first site integrated into a CMS though? Unfortunately, much like the properties they sold, Haggle Free Homes has been closed.
Laptop Link
We’ve all made mistakes in life, one of mine when I started designing was to participate in “spec work”. I’ll never do it again but I felt this design was one of my better pieces of work.
Camo Icon
I wanted to explore the posibilites of using vector shapes and blending options in Photoshop and create something unique. The Camo Watch was the result.
AMS2U
Affordable Med Scrubs wanted a fresh look to their site that was clean and modern. Look for the live demo being fully integrated into Magento.
BBB Live Chat Service
I designed & developed this user interface to allow site visitors to chat with a live rep.
Swank Martini Valentie’s Day
Swank Martini is an awesome client to work with. Their marketing postion allows for some edgy & creative designs.
Toledo.com Non-Profit Directory
Toledo.com needed a way to get their non-profit email directory listings filled out. This blast generated over 100 sign ups within several days.
Shop Local Email Blast
Toledo.com wanted to show some holiday cheer and spread the word about local shops. This blast helped generate revenue and support local companies.
Drews Custom Carts
Drews Custom Carts needed a logo that showed the edgy, fast paced products they sell.
Shopistador Logo
Shopistador is a design for an eCommerce portal who’s unique selling position is online shoppers conquering daily deals.
Fuel 419
The Fuel 419 branding needed to be edgy and slick. This is my favorite logo I have designed.
ABOUT
Besides having a huge passion for web design & development I was a pretty sweet Ninja Turtle in 1990.
This is also the last time I was happy to be a Cleveland Browns Fan.
I graduated in December of 2009 from Bowling Green State University, but I’ve been in love with web design since the age of 12. My first sites were built using frames (that was a blast!). While I can’t remember the specific URL’s, they often dealt with cheat codes for video games, (yeah I’m pretty cool..right). Hopefully those sites are still still floating around somewhere as they also featured some unique gif flame animations that can rarely be found these days.
I’ve grown a lot since those carefree days and would never have believed I’m capable of what I am now. I know I’ll be to able to say the same when I’m 40 about my current work though because I have a big thirst for knowledge and love learning anything about web design & development. You really do learn something new everyday in this profession…it’s just…amazing.
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