Companies I have worked for with in web site development and design, and my freelance business jonathonireland.com.

In 2007 I was hired by the Youngstown Vindicator to work on their web sites that they manage, promote and publish to.

My responsiblities have largely remained consistant throughout my employment at the Vindicator.

I handle the XHTML templates, CSS, and JavaScript for each of it's domains and sub domains.

This portfolio is brand new as of June 2010, I will add to my Vindy.com experience here in an itemized fashion touching on the many different projects I have been instrumental in producing.

Coming soon Vindy.com Blitz 2010!

Blitz 2010, big time BLITZ!
  • ALL NEW DESIGN!
  • Building on Blitz 2009
  • Building on Blitz Picks 2009
  • Stay tuned to my blog for updates and images.
  • Sorry I won't spill the beans, just the info about the design when it's done.

Vindy.com Golf May 2010 - present

Golf Main page

Includes:

  • Flash animation Courtesy of Designer Dan Wegendt (designerdan.com)
  • Recent comments on golf related objects.
  • Blog Entry from Jonah Karzmar (president of the Youngstown Golf Association)
  • Videos from Jonah and of three golfers each week covers a different Course/Hole.
  • Map of the location of the Golf Course.
Golf Blog
  • Jonah Karzmar Youngstown Golf Association

VindyHomes.com April 2010 - present

New from ground up design
  • list of local towns pre-searched.
  • Featured property on home page.
  • Mortgage Calculator
  • Featured Agencies
  • Featured Agents
  • List of Open houses in the area.
  • Property Search
  • Featured homes list
Realtor pages:
  • Logo of Agency
  • Agency Information
  • Map based on address of Agency.
Property pages:
  • 6 photos of the porperty
  • Google map for the property.
  • Mortgage calculator
  • Property description.
Agent Pages:
  • Linked logo to Real estate company
  • Agent featured properties listed on the page.
  • Agent Contact information.

Vindy.com Neighbor Publications January 2010 - present

Mini news websites for the following areas:
  • Boardman
  • Poland
  • Austintown
  • Canfield

Vindy.com Blitz 2009 (deprecated)

Included the following
  • Team pages, with seperate views for older rosters
  • List of leagues
  • List of local games
  • Annual High School Blitz 'Picks' Contest
    • Custom programmed contest (back end programmed by Thomas Hibbard in Python with Django templates)
    • Prizes each week such as $100 gift restaurant certificates
    • Hundreds of participants
  • coverage in the tri county area (Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana)
  • Player Pages with Photos
  • User submitted Photos
  • Weekly Blitz show with Commentary on the games published weekly by our company.
  • Design was redone for 2009 to look like it was part of the blue / grey theme of Vindy.com.
Home page with ticker
In the picture you can see the "Blitz tickr" that I put together using a Jquery plugin.

Vindy.com Re-Design January 2009 - present

Blue / White / Gray
  • Replaced the 2008 (Beige) look of Vindy.com to blue and gray theme.
  • This was intended to be lighter and more simplistic.
  • Use of CSS Sprites to reduce the number of http requests.
  • XHTML / CSS2 validation of several pages.
  • Consistantly monitored to asses problems as they come up.
Videos Template
  • Now equipped with:
  • Social tools: Sharethis / facebook like button / Email / Print
  • Open X Pre-roll capablities as of (2010).
Stories Template
  • Pros: Easy readability
  • Social tools: Sharethis / facebook like button / Email / Print
Tributes / Obituaries
  • New for 2010
  • Better look and feel
  • Calendar Navigation between days.
Weblogs
  • New design for weblogs as of 2010

Vindy.com Blitz July/August 2008 (deprecated)

Created to fit inside the Beige design
  • This used django templates
  • Included Team pages
  • Game pages
  • Player Pages
  • User submitted photos

Vindy.com Re Design January 2008 (deprecated)

My First Complete revamp of Vindy.com (deprecated)
Beige design with rounded corners, implemented in 2008.
Vindy.com on February 29, 2008
Another Screenshot
This is a screenshot of the galleries page.

Vindy.com High School football July/August 2007 (deprecated)

Designed an interface seperate from the Vindy.com styles that housed the Highschool Football data for that year.

Vindicator High School Football


Ashtabula.com

I had the privilege of putting the design together for Ashtabula.com while I was taking classes at Kent. I actually earned some college credit for it from Kent. I worked with The ACOC (Ashtabula County Online Consortium) to help implement an Ashtabula county only search engine (so it would spider through the URLS that were only submitted by us from websites based in Ashtabula county. This was a group of Non-profits interested in Technological growth in the county. It was a unique experience. The ACOC has since dissolved but the ideals it held were really cool.

Web Site Information
  • Initiative: Freelance
  • Website Address: http://www.ashtabula.com/
  • Type of website: Non Profit, Consortium
  • When implemented: 2004
  • Status: Discontinued
  • Content Management System: None used (some static pages)
  • Unique software used: phpDig search engine software

Bethel Bible Church

Another Non profit I did a website for was Bethel Bible church. One of the first I worked on was Bethel Bible Church's website. Bethel Bible Church used the website I made them for a few years until the administration changed along with their idea of what they wanted for a website.

Web Site Information
  • Initiative: Freelance
  • Website Address: http://acoc.ashtabula.net/bethel/ (not available any more)
  • Type of website: Non Profit, Evangelical
  • When implemented: 2002
  • Content Management System: None used (static pages)

Bethel Christian School

While I was in college at Kent State, I helped produce some websites for various non profit organizations. One of the first I worked on was Bethel Christian School's website. This included pages for each teacher and a mission statement.

Web Site Information
  • Initiative: Freelance
  • Website Address: http://acoc.ashtabula.net/bethelschool/ (not available any more)
  • Type of website: Non Profit, Educational
  • When implemented: 2002
  • Content Management System: None used (static pages)

Grand River Rigging

In the Summer 2004 I was asked to do a website for a business in Grand River Ohio (near Painsville Ohio) for a company that installed and stocked sail boat rigging hardware. The owner of the company "Grand River Rigging" paid me to put together a website with the photos and information he provided to me. I helped him set up the website by helping him purchase hosting space and having him set up a username on the hosting company's website. Since doing this the Hosting company was hacked and all information is lost, the Owner lost his password and username, or I would have been able to re-install his website. The web page in place today is nothing like the one I created for him.

Web Site Information
  • Initiative: Freelance
  • Website Address: GrandRiverRigging.com (not the same as it is now)
  • Type of website: Business, Promotional
  • When implemented: 2004-2005
  • Content Management System: none (static pages)

Jesus Saves Signs

This project involved the development of a theme for Drupal (custom) and a theme to match it for a online shopping cart. It proved to be a solid freelance learning experience.

Web Site Information
  • Initiative: Freelance
  • Website Address: JesusSavesSigns.com
  • Type of website: Business, Ecommerce, Evangelism
  • When implemented: 2008-2009
  • Status: ?
  • Content Management System: Drupal / (un-specified shopping cart)
Jesus Saves Signs

S&S Incorperated

While I was in college one of my professors approached me with information about an associate of his who needed some website work done. Through this connection I eventually made my way to Euclid to work on a website for S&S Packaging. Since producing a website for S&S in 2003, they have revised it and it looks different now.

Web Site Information
  • Initiative: Freelance
  • Website Address: http://www.sspackaging.com/ (not available as it was when I did it)
  • Type of website: Business, Pamphlet material, Catelog
  • When implemented: 2004
  • Status: Discontinued
  • Content Management System: None used (some static pages)

United Way of Ashtabula County

At the Kent State (Trumbull Branch) I took a course from Professor Deb Murphy in Multimedia Website Design. During this course I had a "final project" that was a large part of my grade. I chose to do a website for the United Way of Ashtabula County as my "final project" in that course. I chose to do the majority of it in Macromedia Flash 2004 (an educational version that I had purchased for $250). This project is no longer in use, but was a solid learning experience.

Web Site Information
  • Initiative: Freelance
  • Website Address: http://acoc.ashtabula.net/~uw/ (not available any more)
  • Type of website: Non Profit
  • When implemented: 2004
  • Status: Discontinued
  • Content Management System: None used (some static pages)
  • Unique software used: Macromedia Studio MX 2004

Suite224 Internet

My first website project as an employee was done while I was working at the Internet Service Provider Suite224 in Conneaut Ohio. I helped them set up a content managed website for them with some custom forms for the services they provide.

Web Site Information
  • Initiative: Employment
  • Website Address: http://www.suite224.net/
  • Type of website: Business, Internet Service Provider's Information
  • When implemented: 2007
  • Status: Still In Use
  • Content Management System: Mambo
  • Special Software Used: Adobe Creative Suite