Hi.  I'm Chris, a web developer in New York.

I build interactive websites for tablets, desktops, and smartphones. I also make it easy for you to manage your site's content.

View my work, read about my services, and find out more about me. If you would like to hire me get in touch.

Portfolio

http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/awny1.jpg?itok=yD6E34Ga Looks great on desktop and tablet. http://www.asiaweekny.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/awny2.jpg?itok=qe_JyP8y Not bad. http://www.asiaweekny.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/awny3.jpg?itok=AP5QPJDo Nice. http://www.asiaweekny.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/awny4.jpg?itok=x6zvd_1t Custom Google Maps http://www.asiaweekny.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/awny5.jpg?itok=F-mn0wgA Museums and Institutions http://www.asiaweekny.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/awny6.jpg?itok=V-IFUkQH Calendar of Events http://www.asiaweekny.com
1 / 6 Looks great on desktop and tablet.

Asia Week New York

Asia Week New York, an annual celebration of Asian art.

Design by Studio Kudos

Content Management System Front End Development Responsive Design
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/own1.jpg?itok=MTX9mKC2 http://www.ownpiervillage.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/own2.jpg?itok=zjvhth6T
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/own3.jpg?itok=Lp67_Kd5
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/own4.jpg?itok=8rvF3KpE
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55 Melrose

Responsive website of a luxury condo in Long Branch, New Jersey.

Design by Love & War

Content Management System Front End Development Responsive Design
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/jau1.jpg?itok=Lrw_bZ2x Homepage http://www.japlusu.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/jau2.jpg?itok=wo7T6POt News feed
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/jau3.jpg?itok=K4fkMMSl Shop landing page
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/jau4.jpg?itok=Pr-099WG Search back issues
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/jau5.jpg?itok=IbJyc5VX Subscriptions page
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/jau6.jpg?itok=rfnP1-7W Cart
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/jau7.jpg?itok=_7wtelz3 Shipping options
1 / 7 Homepage

JA+U

E-commerce site and blog of a Japanese-based publisher focusing on the latest architecture from Japan and worldwide.  They sell magazines and books, purchasable in multiple currencies.

Design by Studio Kudos

Content Management System E-Commerce Front End Development Social Networking
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/iselt.jpg?itok=GYDBlB9h Martin Iselt http://www.iselt.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/sk-imac.jpg?itok=u1foyoZG Studio Kudos http://www.studiokudos.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/bazos.jpg?itok=41lx4rQM Lindsay Bazos http://www.lindsaybazos.com/
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/gdelin.jpg?itok=WMb9j9Yp Grant Delin http://www.gdelin.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/freeman.jpg?itok=NT3_5-_j Andrew Freeman Design http://www.afreeman.co
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/sharondavis.jpg?itok=SsSaeH0e Sharon Davis Design http://www.sharondavisdesign.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/juliesoefer.jpg?itok=uvtVe_J4 Julie Soefer Photography http://www.juliesoefer.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/freestate_0.jpg?itok=uITp5z8- FreeState http://freestate.co.uk
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/shape_0.jpg?itok=jnDjzb6v Shape Design http://www.favoriteshape.com
1 / 9 Martin Iselt

Portfolios

We develop websites of designers, creative agencies, and photographers.

A content management system allows these creatives to easily update their website content freeing up time for more creativity.

Content Management System Front End Development Social Networking
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/eg-first.jpg?itok=0dsFEjcQ Desktop and tablet accessible http://the-eg.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/mobile-eg_0.jpg?itok=iosYu42V Mobile application
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/eg3.jpg?itok=EfOj9ZLU Members only features
1 / 3 Desktop and tablet accessible

eg Conference

eg is a conference of innovative minds in media, technology, entertainment, and education. We collaborated with Studio Kudos to develop an accessible website and web app.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Content Management System Front End Development Social Networking Web Application
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/credit.jpg?itok=feE6GbL7 Credit Suisse Careers https://www.credit-suisse.com/careers/campus_recruiting/mobile/en/index.html
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/mobile-vf.jpg?itok=-3FSurry VF Next mobile website - completed at And Partners NY http://www.vfnext.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/mobile-eg.jpg?itok=Gg2Un8ix eg Conference web app http://www.m.the-eg.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/show.jpg?itok=9Ne6tS0p Showtime Sports http://sports.sho.com
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/mobile-princeton.jpg?itok=XrWF5GO- Princeton U. Memory and the Work of Art Museum http://www.princeton.edu/memory
1 / 5 Credit Suisse Careers

Mobile Sites

Interactive sites for smartphones.

Content Management System Front End Development Web Application
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/sotheby.jpg?itok=LHXtQT7y http://catalogue.sothebys.com/auctions/N08550/auction.html

Sotheby's E-Catalogue

We collaborated with Studio Kudos to develop a content management system which lets Sotheby's create online interactive catalogues.  In addition to being accessible, online catalogues cut printing and mailing costs.

Content Management System Flash Development
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/mohawk_0.jpg?itok=2muoJofu http://www.mohawkpaper.com

Mohawk Paper

The Mohawk Paper website is an interactive Flash site where its content is controlled through a content management system.  Fully searchable and search engine friendly.

Design by Pentagram.
Completed at Avatar New York.

Content Management System Flash Development Front End Development
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/mm1.jpg?itok=gHN4HDum Resize, move, and color options for makeup http://apps.facebook.com/houseofcolor
http://portfolio.floatbit.com/sites/portfolio/files/styles/project/public/mm2.jpg?itok=NmTWrBQu Save and share your look
1 / 2 Resize, move, and color options for makeup

Magic Mirror

Magic Mirror is a virtual makeup tool and is part of the LancĂ´me House of Color Facebook page.  

Makeup is applied to photos which can come from an uploaded image, model, or a Facebook album photo. The photos with makeup can then be saved and shared on popular social networks.

Flash Development Front End Development

Services

Content Management System

Manage your website's content with a content management system. Features include a WYSIWYG text editor, globalization, scheduled publishing, and multi-level administration.

Responsive Design

More users are accessing the internet through mobile devices. Show an alternate and faster loading version of your website tailored for smaller screens.

Custom Application Programming

I can code your site to your business requirements or personal needs. Some examples include automatic mailing list signups, backups, and scheduled reporting.

Front End, UX, & UI Programming

Customize your website's behavior based on user actions and add interactivity with complex animations, slide shows, dynamic content loading and pre-loading, videos, and sound.

social networking & web services

Show your Twitter messages, blog posts, or text from RSS feeds. Display content and add services from Google Maps, YouTube, Vimeo, Tumblr, Facebook, MailChimp and Twilio.

Design

I collaborate with Studio Kudos for branding, exhibition, and editorial design requests. Visit their website to see awesome work.

About

I can help you to

  • Produce web pages from your designs that look consistent in popular browsers, desktop and mobile.
  • Architect the user interface behavior of your web site.
  • Make your site's content editable by you.
  • Come up with solutions to make your website do the work for you.
  • Finish that website because your developer disappeared.

Languages and Frameworks I use

  • HTML, HTML5, CSS2, CSS3, Javascript
  • jQuery and jQuery Mobile
  • Drupal 6 and 7, CakePHP, PHP, MySQL, GIT
  • Google Maps, Twitter, MailChimp, Authorize.net, TypeKit, Twilio, and most services with an API.
  • Flash ActionScript 3, TweenLite
  • Amazon Web Services, Instances, and Load Balancing

Check out my services.

What is my usual work process

  1. Gather site requirements.
  2. Make design assets into web browser-ready files.
  3. Fulfill requirements from step 1.
  4. Review site with customer and address feedback.
  5. Go live.
  6. Stick around for unforeseen events.

Who do I work with most of the time

  • Designers, photographers, creative types
  • Creative agencies
  • Small businesses

Who am I

  • Based in New York but has worked with others spread across the country.
  • Worked in small and large design and programming shops.
  • A developer with over a decade of experience.
  • Deliver results from your ideas.
  • Someone responsive to your feedback.

Interested in working with me yet? Contact me!

Contact

EMAIL & PHONE

chris@floatbit.com
347.542.8440

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