Mike Jolley's Portfolio
OnlineBingoClub
OnlineBingoClub is a site that contains a blog and other information about online bingo. It's primary objective is to get users to signup to their newsletter. I was hired to redesign the site and integrate it with wordpress.
The main requirement was to give focus to the newsletter signup, and ensure the bingo site landing pages were attention grabbing and useful. To do this I made the site very colourful and individually themed each landing page to match the bingo site's colour scheme. To achieve the background effects I used transparent pngs.
The client was very happy with the redesign and stated that I had done an "outstanding job in design, implementation, and ongoing support
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TheBingoFinder
TheBingoFinder is a website offering online bingo reviews, features, and promotions. Originally they wanted a separate blog, but after explaining the benefits of wordpress as a cms we decided to use wordpress for the entire site. The site is now fully integrated into wordpress ensuring content is easy to update and maintain in the future.
Another way I made content management easier was by creating several 'widgets' for the sidebar, for example, a 'top sites' widget and a 'pick of the month' widget. This enabled the client to update the sidebar content without having to edit the template directly.
BestBingoOffers
BestBingoOffers is a blog dedicated to offers and promotions of the UK online bingo sites. I was hired to redesign the newly created site and develop a wordpress theme that was flexible and easy to use.
One of the key features of this theme was the featured content scroller near the top; this was integrated with wordpress to give the client full control of it's content.
Titan Poker Bonus Code
Titan Poker Bonus Code is a site dedicated to providing bonuses for online poker sites, as well as offering poker news and tips.
I redesigned the website by creating a new logo, installing wordpress, and creating a custom template. I also implemented some other custom features such as a redirection script for linking to partner sites, and a dynamic tournament list complete with jQuery sorting.
Before I got involved they managed content using static web pages; by switching to Wordpress their content is now much easier to manage and update.
BingoBlogs
BingoBlogs is a website for bingo news, reviews, tips, and offers in the UK. They required a fresh look for their wordpress powered site so I designed and developed the new template, as well as improving the post structure to make the site easier to update.
One major requirement for the blog was good SEO so I took extra precautions to make the blog search engine friendly by tweaking the markup and installing several relevant SEO plugins.
Compiled Services
Compiled Services is a software development company who required a wordpress powered blog for selling their products and displaying company news and updates.
I created the theme and implemented the blog. I also created some custom plugins to gather user details when downloading products, and some enhanced template pages for showing product specific styling on pages.
FreeBingoBonus
Like BingoBlogs.co.uk, FreeBingoBonus is a bingo news blog that required a new look powered by wordpress.
This theme was based upon the BingoBlogs theme but customised to give the site a different look. I implemented several wordpress 'shortcodes' so the homepage content could be managed within a wordpress page, rather than directly in a template (as suggested by the client) or with individual posts.
Beefjack.com
Beefjack, a gaming blog, required a wordpress template allowing them to post articles, reviews, and flash games, which would allow them to move from their static site to wordpress; the wordpress template I created allowed them to do all of this, as well as making the website easier to manage.
I also implemented a different colour scheme for each section of the blog, and a solution to post game reviews along with a rating out of 10.
ThemeSlice.com
This was a collaborative work in which we needed a website to advertise our PSD to Wordpress services. It is themed to look like a cake to go with the name 'slice'.
The site was implemented as a wordpress theme to show off some of our skills.
Mini-site for partner Net Profit Services
I created the xhtml/css template for a mini-site advertising snowmobile gear for a larger motorcycle gear website.
A simple and clean template with a snowy theme was required which I delivered quickly and efficiently.
Template design for partner Net Profit Services
This was a logo and website template re-design for an established Telecom Expense Management solutions provider.
The website is standards compliant and CSS/XHTML based. I particularly like the header area which contains some brief company information; this immediately tells the visitor how the company can help.
Safari Template as sub contractor for sdesign1
This was a blog/website design for a company who offer safari packages in Botswana.
I designed and developed the safari styled wordpress theme (with random banner images) and implemented wordpress. I also included a special system for posting upcoming safaris which are displayed in the website's sidebar by order of safari date.
View ScreenshotThoracics
Thoracics.co.uk is a site dedicated to conferences being held in The Royal Brompton Hospital, London.
The site is simple and clean with information being organised in an 'accordion'; this opens a section of content when clicked. This site also features a google map showing the location of the conference.
MedStats.net
MedStats.net is a site promoting a medical course for clinicians, allied health professionals and medical researchers.
The website contains course and contact information. I was responsible for the template, adding the course content, and creating the google based map display.
Thoracics.com
Thoracics.com is a site for medical articles and information from Eric Lim, a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London.
I provided the website template and logo, as well as redesigning the banner which advertises upcoming medical conferences.
theOtaku.com
theOtaku.com is a massive anime/gaming community, with thousands of members, art, and other related media.
I redesigned the website which succeeded in getting masses of positive feedback from the user community. This is an ongoing project.
Template design for partner Net Profit Services
EAC, Inc is a company in the environmental services industry.
The website was designed with a green theme to promote the fact that the company deals with recycling. The client also requested that it looked "feminine" to emphasise that it is a women-owned business.
The Delphi Source
The Delphi Source is a company website for a group of independent Delphi consultants who required a simple website with an overview of the company and a contact form.
I opted for a one page design with smooth scrolling effects to effectively show their content.
Elus online as sub contractor for sdesign1
ELUS is a private, subscription based service for updating clients with information about Environmental Legislation.
I designed the template and coded the system using PHP & MySql. The system allows logins, registrations, adding legislation/users etc, and the commenting on documents. It also has a nice feature that sorts and filters legislation that is relevant to a company by area and personal preferences.
Blog design for partner Net Profit Services
Freeride Midwest is Kansas City's newest bike and skate shop. They required a custom blog design created for their wordpress blog.
I gave the site a 'grunge' look to appeal to the target audience.
Artpreneurship
Artpreneurship is a book written to help create anime art. It required a website to promote its content and offer digital downloads.
I created the design and coded the template. I chose a one page layout since it better reflected the content on offer.
New blog design for partner Net Profit Services
Manic Melon is a weblog about business, the web, and some other things. written by Kevin Barber, a web consultant in Overland Park, KS.
The template was attractive and featured on several gallery websites. One nice feature was the 'tag tray' which was coded from scratch using php and AJAX.
Art of Otaku: The Book
Art of Otaku is the personality-injected "how to draw anime" book by the creators of theOtaku.com, one of the world's largest anime and art websites.
This one page website was designed to provide book information to the user and allow them to purchase it online.
Art of Otaku: Sessions (teaser page)
Sessions was a "re-imagined, ever-evolving experience finely crafted to teach you how to draw anime better". This site was created to promote the site and show a teaser to the user.
IBD Life
IBD Life was a community forum for sufferers of Inflammatory Bowel Disease to talk, and discuss aspects of their life to help other sufferers.
The forum was powered by vanilla, and I created the vanilla theme and logo.
PlanetRenders.net
Planet Renders is a community, and resource, for free renders (images).
The template was styled using dark colours and gave emphasis to the offered renders.
MundoPoesia.com
MundoPoesia (world poetry) is a Spanish website and forum for writers and fans or poetry.
I created the template for this website.
Juventudboricua.com
Juventudborica.com is an Online interactive community for the Puerto Rican youth.
I created the template for this website and used a combination of bright and dark colours to make it stand out.
MailSift.com
Mailsift was an automatic online spam filtering service that integrates itself with your pop3 email accounts.
I created the template and logo for this website and ensured it was both highly accessible and usable.
iStudia.com
istudia.com was a website for a growing network of video/tv related sites.
The template was bold and gave emphasis to the network's content. Contact forms were in the footer so that the contact information was easy to find.
Comprar Enlaces
Comprar Enlaces was a website for the buying and selling of space on websites for advertisements.
The template was pure xhtml/css and was accessible and usable.
Templates
ENTN Technologies wordpress template
Based on the blue anvil theme, this design was based on a "blueprint" for a technology blog. The logo was custom created to look and feel like a blue print.
Florida Rebate Realty Blog
Based on the ColdBlue theme by WebRevolutionary, this was a minor customisation and implementation for a blog about real estate. The logo was added, the colours were tweaked, and some other small graphics were added to give a more customised feel to the site.
ilovemagenta wordpress template
XBOX 360 Ebay template
This was my favourite of a range of ebay templates I created for a client used to sell XBOX 360 related products. The game controller Illustration is a vector image I created.
Wordpress Plugins
- Wordpress download monitor
- Comment spam stopper
- Secure and Accessible PHP contact form for wordpress
- MailList Plugin (no longer supported)
Wordpress plugins for buildsheet.com
Buildsheet is a community driven web site, featuring blog-based views into the garages and minds of the country's best hot rod and custom car builders, community photo and video galleries, reader published features and more.
For buildsheet.com I created three major wordpress plugins:
- Custom fields Signup plugin - Allows admin to ask additional meta information at user signup, such as earnings and age etc. All data is stored in the database, and can even be exported to Microsoft Excel using the plugin! See the form it shows via the signup page.
- Readers rides plugin - Allows users to add meta information about their cars, and even upload images. It allows people to browse these cars and rate them accordingly. Everything to do with readers rides is handled by the plugin. See the front end of the plugin on the readers rides page.
- Car videos plugin - Allows users to upload videos via videoegg straight into buildsheet. These videos are browsable and can be rated. See the front end of the plugin on the videos page.
Logo Work
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Hiring Me
I specialise in Front end website design and development and Wordpress Customisation. My skill set includes:
- XHTML Development
- Advanced CSS Development
- Knowledge of Usability, Web standards, and Semantic Markup
- Javascript/JQuery
- Wordpress Customisation
- PHP/MySQL Programming
- General Design work (using Illustrator and Fireworks)
Interested in hiring me for a project? Use the form on the contact page to email me. If possible, please include information about the project, your requirements, timeline, & budget.
My Rates
My rate can vary depending on project complexity and other constraints, please contact me with your project to get a more accurate quotation. I can work on projects with a flat fee or (preferably) an hourly rate (£25—£35 per hour).
Testimonials
Mike is not only an amazing designer & developer, but he has also become one of my most trusted advisors; he is often the first person I go to when I need a strong & competent point of view on a host of online & offline issues.
Adam Ghahramani, theOtaku.com
Mike has just completed his 4th Word Press project for us and as with the others has done an outstanding job in design, implementation, and ongoing support. I would have no hesitation on recommending Mike and will continue to use his skills on future projects we have.
Mike was a pleasure to work with. He is extremely helpful, very professional and quick, not to mention reasonably priced. I will definitely be using his services again, and would highly recommend him to anybody.
Robin Lumley-Savile, LS Digital Media