My site is purposefully built utlizing the latest coding standards via HTML 5.
IE8 and IE7 display my site just fine. However since you are seeing this, it means you are one of the 10.9% that still use IE6 which was created in 2001. Yikes!

Please update IE or use a better browser ... either of these will do.


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ROBERT TAPLEY - UI/UX Developer & Designer    www.robtapley.com     valid html5     email: hello@robtapley.com     cell: 816 726 6786
  • Midwest Consulting Group
    Scope: Perform a complete web site overhaul.

    Delivery: Design, Development, examination of existing assets, CMS integration, photography asset consultation, web hosting consultation, idea generation, and custom flash AS3 integration.

    www.mcginfo.com
    xhtml css php jquery as3 cms
  • Pickwick & Co.
    Scope: Perform a complete web site overhaul.

    Delivery: Design, Development, photography consultation, web hosting consultation, idea generation, and establish branding mood.

    www.pickwickwax.com
    xhtml css jquery
  • Fibrebond
    Scope: Web integration into JSP/Java Tiles & slicing of Photoshop layouts.

    Delivery: Successfully met insane deadline for a hotshot advertising agency.

    www.fibrebond.com
    xhtml css
  • KC Freelance Exchange
    Scope: Custom site build.

    Delivery: Custom Photoshop layouts, integration of PHP forms, and creation of Flash animations.

    archived demo
    html css php as2
  • Mini Site for BMW promotion
    Scope: Create custom Flash animation with sound.

    Delivery: Custom Photoshop layouts, Actionscript, creating sound files, and photoshoot guidance.

    html as2
  • Ryan Nicholson Photography
    Scope: 25hrs of development and design allowed.

    Delivery: Create custom interface & integrate with Flash based Slide Show Pro (SSP) and Slide Show Pro Director CMS gallery.

    xhtml css as2 cms
  • Feng
    Scope: Add life to existing site via Flash animation.

    Delivery: Create custom animation using Robert Penner Easing Equations via custom tweens. Project folded before the site revisons were implemented.

    as2
  • Adbuster's Magazine
    Scope: Self generated project submitted to adbusters for a Project Spotlight contest.

    Delivery: Awarded as the Project Spotlight winner. Entire concept and execution is mine.

    html css as2
  • Sprint
    Scope: Implement deep animation sequences for lame diagrams.

    Delivery: Flash animation of complex systems diagrams for e-learning training courses.

    as2
Expertise in creating engaging User Experiences with code and images. Formally trained with a BFA in visual communication I fully blend standards-based XHTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS2, CSS3, jQuery, traditional JavaScript, ActionScript, and other cutting edge web technologies with strong creative strategy. A consumate professional with 14 years of experience exhibiting a deep facility in bridging the gap between client goals, creative vision, user experience, and final product development.


A bit more about me

My home base is Kansas City, MO. I'm a nationally recognized designer & artist. I've been designing & developing web sites and interactive media since 1997. I love what I do, but more importantly I'm a passionate visual communicator able to fluidly execute across several mediums. I possess the unique ability to establish disparate visual connections which enables the steady exchange of ideas. I do this and more, all the while producing pristene content via expert execution. When I am not staring into a screen, I am in my studio getting my hands into paint and pushing my art into nationwide shows.


notable clients

Hostess, AMC Entertainment, Garmin, Sprint, Cerner, Gatorade, Hersheys, Staples, Office Max, United States Marine Corps, and Midwest Consulting Group.


notable achievements

Website featured on CNN, won an Adbuster's Magazine Project Spotlight Award for a self generated project, and an Aster Award for advertising excellence!

 


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A partial list of the industry standard software I utlize on a daily basis. Of course I'm down with the entire Adobe Suite.
  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS4Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
  • Adobe Photoshop CS4Adobe Photoshop CS4
  • Adobe InDesign CS4Adobe InDesign CS4
  • Adobe Illustrator CS4Adobe Illustrator CS4
  • Adobe Flash CS4 ProfessionalAdobe Flash CS4 Professional
  • Adobe Acrobat 9 ProAdobe Acrobat 9 Pro
  • Adobe Fireworks CS4Adobe Fireworks CS4
  • Adobe Bridge CS4Adobe Bridge CS4
  • Adobe Version Cue CS4Adobe Version Cue CS4

LOOKING FORWARD

I have always striven to be a multifaceted Developer & Designer so keeping up with the latest tools is part of the constant chase. A few that I am wrapping my mind around and examining.
  • Adobe Flash Builder 4Adobe Flex Builder 3
  • Adobe LiveCycle ES2Adobe LiveCycle ES2
  • Adobe Device Central CS4Adobe Device Central CS4

Mobile web development must be part of the equation... so this open-source HTML5 mobile framework has caught my attention PhoneGap. Wow it even claims to have a native DW5.5 extension for development! Something else I'm looking into is Kendo UI a framework in beta for modern HTML5 UI. The intriguing aspect is that it claims to be a "rich framework for client-side data binding, templating, animation, and drag-and-drop actions" as opposed to slapping together multifarious jQuery plug-ins. Hmmmmm, i'm rolling my sleeves up!

The best way to reach me is directly via email hello@robtapley.com as I'm very responsive. Feel free to also review my LinkdIn profile!


Ordinarily a slew of social media icons would be shown here, but I have decided to utilize facebook, flickr, youtube strictly for my art promotion.


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