Design

Case Studies

  1. The v3 home page: orange K logo and Home/About/Portfolio nav, "Web and Graphic Designer" over a dark textured band with social icons, and three grey buckets—Blog Bits, Work I Have Done, Hot Out The Oven—each with an orange outlined button

    Side Project

    Kevin Dench Design Re-Design v3

    The last time I created a website was in College, since I've been working professionally for a while, I thought it was time a for an update.

    Primary Achievements

    • Showcase the Portfolio of work for potential clients
    • Provide a way for potential clients to get in touch with me
    • Avoid using any CSS framework to showcase my CSS Skills

    Technologies Used:

    • The logo of an icon representing a programming language, designing, or development tool called PHP
    • The logo of an icon representing a programming language, designing, or development tool called CSS3
  2. The Chinook Library redesign under a black University of Colorado Boulder header, shown on an iMac and a laptop, with a close-up of the tabbed search results page listing books with cover thumbnails

    Learning

    University of Colorado Chinook Re-Design

    This re-design was a learning exercise done in design school. I shared my re-design with the Web Developer that created the original Library's Website.

    Primary Achievements

    • Re-designed the Library search results to offer a more clear and concise experience.
    • Made search results more scannable by college students who are in a rush.
    • Removed background images and clutter for a less-busy-looking User Interface.

    Technologies Used:

    • The logo of an icon representing a programming language, designing, or development tool called Adobe Illustrator
  3. The Crop Connect suite over a golden farm sunset: the wordmark above a laptop showing the dashboard, a phone showing an 11:27 errors alert, and a tablet offering New Route and Saved Route

    Learning

    Crop Connect

    Farmers are increasingly more and more reliant on technology for bigger yields and keeping track of data sets. Enter Crop Connect, an agricultural streamlining and organizational tool.

    Primary Achievements

    • Viable solution for the organization of a Farmer's data.
    • It has a “Pick-up-and-Go” feel, with very little training required.
    • These apps improve and streamline the Farmers' existing technologies.

    Technologies Used:

    • The logo of an icon representing a programming language, designing, or development tool called Adobe Illustrator