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NICKHAND
I've lived in Alaska most of my life, nearly all 22 years of it. I'm a big fan of front-end web development, and I'm inspired by things I can touch and see, so my designs tend to be as natural as my creative freedom allows.
I'm always looking for side projects, so feel free to contact me via any of the mediums below.
- nick@nickhand.net
- 907.982.7161
My name is Nick Hand.
I make the web more enjoyable by creating
attractive websites for businesses and individuals
who need an effective online presence.
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BECOMING CREATIVE
ALASKA ACES
STAYVALID
becoming creative
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BecomingCreative is a daily updated resource of links to fulfill your every creative need! Built on the Ruby on Rails framework, it has a list of pretty sophisticated features -- users can add links to their favorite links, share sites with friends, and even customize the category layout of their personal homepage! Implements some nifty auto-posting techniques integrating with Twitter and Facebook.
alaska aces
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The Alaska Aces needed the ability to edit/manage their own site content, adding news, photos, and schedule games, so it was decided that Drupal would be the best solution. You wouldn't know the new site was a CMS just by looking, but it is. Most Drupal development was done by the rest of the team at GeoNorth.
geonorth, llc
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GeoNorth had spent plenty of time working on other people's projects, but now it was time to do a little self-rebranding. Created with the Ruby on Rails framework, it was pretty easy for me to develop the front-end and give it a slick fresh look. Most Ruby on Rails development was done by the rest of the team at GeoNorth.
thestatus
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TheStatus.com has been a great resource for those under medical care to keep loved ones up to date on their condition. After a decade of the same design and outdated code, it was time for a facelift. Many slick interface tricks and tools were developed just for this project to make the user experience more attractive. Most Ruby on Rails development was done by the rest of the team at GeoNorth.
stayvalid
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StayValid is a web application developed to bring XHTML validation management to a more convenient central location. Developed with Ruby on Rails it boasts powerful yet simple tools to help keep all your websites valid.
prayers for indonesia
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Developed with WordPress, Prayers for Indonesia was mostly the forefront of a mission trip to Indonesia in early 2009. The user needed a simple way to keep others posted on the trip's progress and details, so nothing fit better than the simplicity of WordPress with a custom theme from scratch.
alaska community development corporation
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The Alaska Community Development Corporation came to me with a small budget and a short timeframe, but with good communication and a thorough update to their branding, a great product was developed.
ageless beauty makeup
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Ageless Beauty Makeup is a small studio focused on permanent makeup tattoos. This project involved creating the entire brand, color scheme, logo, as well as the website.
justmythoughts
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Justmythoughts is my personal blog, that mostly started out as a bit of creative splurging into Photoshop, but evolved into a gorgeous and simple WordPress theme.