J.Larsen | Design + Development in Portland Oregon

Let's start

Hello there, I'm John. I'm currently working with:

I'm always up for new inspiring projects. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to see more.

This is what I have done

my pdf resumé

For eleven years I was an artisan for Michael Curry Design, an internationally acclaimed entertainment production studio specializing in kinetic sculpture and large scale puppetry. As Art Director I lead projects for clients such as Cirque du Soleil, the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal National Theater, Disney Theatrical Productions and Universal Pictures.

I have been designing for the web since 2000 and have over seventeen years working in the creative arts.

This is What I can do

  • HTML5/CSS3
  • Illustration | Digital + Traditional
  • Logo + Icon Design
  • Front-End Development | Joomla + Wordpress
  • Scenic Painting + Sculpture
  • Art Direction + Visual Design
  • Audio Mixing + Editing

Drive Marketing Group

// drivemg.com

DRIVE is a nimble full service creative and merchandising agency based in Beaverton, OR.

DMG approached me this summer to code thier new corporate site with some lightweight javascript and responsive CSS. *Designed by DMG.

  • HTML5/CSS3
  • JQuery
  • Responsive CSS
DRIVE marketing group DRIVE marketing group

Insomnia Pottery

A Project by: Panolabs

// insomniapottery.com

This clean stripped down Wordpress site features a masonry portfolio section for current work. Built off of WPShowers Imbalace theme, we cutomized the php template files and worked with Ginger's earthy colors to accentuate her artistic palette.

  • Worpress development
  • php
Insomnia Pottery

Logos

A sample of some logos produced for WireCreative, Panolabs, and independently...

Autoloss
SalaryBench
Wire Creative
EVDrive
New Leaf Greenhouse
New Leaf Greenhouse
Panolabs
Poetry in Stone
Join Me auctions

Tani's Japanese Kitchen

// tanisjapanesekitchen.com

This one page responsive site gets right to the point. Built on Wordpress, it's easy to expand on and make quick updates.

Tani's was a perfect candidate for a responsive site, allowing customers to easily browse the menu on their smartphone for convenient to go orders.

  • Web Design
  • Responsive Wordpress Development
Tanis Japanese Kitchen Tanis Japanese Kitchen

Fisk Alloy

A Project by: Panolabs

// fiskalloy.com

Panolabs enlisted me to work up a clean XHTML/CSS scaffold to integrate their javascript for this custom Wordpress site.

  • XHTML/CSS scaffold
Fisk Alloy Fisk Alloy

Collaborative Care Conference

A Project by: WireCreative

For this healthcare conference promotional site, I designed some subtle banners and tied the site together with some custom CSS for WireCreative.

  • Banner Design
  • Custom CSS | Joomla CMS
Collaborative Care Conference Collaborative Care Conference

Solutionz Inc.

A Project by: WireCreative

// solutionzinc.com

Description coming soon...

  • Custom CSS | Joomla CMS
Solutionz Inc. Solutionz Inc.

Kuy's Cambodian Sauces

A Project by: WireCreative

Big bold color is what Kuy (pronounced kwee) was after for her cambodian sauce e-commerce site. Kuy's artisinal sauces are handmade right from her kitchen in St.Helens Oregon.

  • Design
  • Custom CSS | Joomla CMS + K2
  • E-Commerce | Joomla CMS + K2Mart

Covers

Personal audio mashup project: After each mix is finished I create a "cover" for the song. I limit myself to one hour per comp to keep things loose and improvisational.

Autoloss
SalaryBench
SalaryBench
EVDrive
New Leaf Greenhouse
New Leaf Greenhouse

Wellx

A Project by: WireCreative

Design ideas for for Wellx, a social hub for health industry professionals. This project was built out to Wordpress + Buddypress by WireCreative.

  • Web Design
Wellx health Wellx health