Waterosity was a design competition hosted by the Minneapolis Landscape Arboretum. We were one of 10 groups picked from a pool of 90 in a juried art/design competition. Working in a group of three design professionals, we explored per capita water usage around the world. The design pieces here represent three different aspects of the project:
• Water Story infographic (2D design)
• Art installation
• A general information piece on water use (not branded by our personal project)
Waterosity project was a visual intrepretation of per capita water use around the world. This is water we drink and wash and bathe with but it also considers the water used in the production of the goods we use everyday. This project consisted of a 2D map of water use around the world and a full scale art installation. There was also a general water use piece designed for the project as a whole.
2D design pieces were designed using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Information for these pieces was aquired from UN-Water Statistics
3D Art installation was constructed with 10' high tubes with 2' diameter, wood posts, wheat from seed and our own blood sweat and tears.
Northwest Opticians & Dunn Brothers Coffee are two businesses with the same owner in one space. This project had a unique challenge of marrying the two businesses while having two completely different websites.
Northwest Opticians has been a fun, constantly changing site. There are regular updates to stock, reviews and specials - most of this can be done by the client through the content management system backend. This website hosted a web contest on the site with a local radio station myTalk 107.1 which greatly increased site traffic. This project has also included mobile coupons and QR code integration.
Visit the site: www.northwestopticians.com
The site utilizes:
• Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop
• Content Management System (joomla)
• html/css
• flash AS2
• mobile coupons
• QR codes
• Google Analytics
• All photography
Sushi Tango is a fun, late night sushi place with two locations: one in uptown Minneapolis and another in Woodbury. The client wanted a young, fun feel with an gritty, urban edge.
This project consited of extensive design and multiple photo shoots of the space, the staff and of course the food. There are two identical sites for the two different locations with slightly different color schemes.
Visit the site: www.sushitango.com
The site utilizes:
• Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop
• html/css
• flash AS2
• xml
• Google Analytics
• All photography
Our modes of contact have expanded to include myriad phone numbers, IM handles, social networks, email addresses and the occasional snail mail. The groundbreaking Vodafone 360 service includes a super address book that manages your information at all touch points. Unfortunately its utility was not well understood by users. Further, site traffic was not being exposed to Vodafone's rich content offerings.
jsalita design prioritized feature sets and discarded functionality that was not core to its services. The new, streamlined interface uses familiar metaphors for contact management and engaging, large-format graphics for merchandising content.
Working with Vodafone teams across Europe, the new 360 was rolled out in over 15 countries in record time. The 360 syncing service, content store and desktop companion have been called “the best we've ever launched” by teams within the company.
Betty Crocker does a number of recipe collection PDFs, they are both seasonal and holiday collections. They are linked to in the General Mills websites and within their web email campaign. Here are examples of two pdfs I did design and production design on.
The two PDFs were both designed using illustrator and photoshop and layed out using indesign. They showcase collections of award winning fall recipes and new recipe trends respectively.
The designs utilize:
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• AdobeIndesign
This clean simple website is an online CV for a professor of political science. It is also a place where he can host links to papers for his students.
Professors today need online portfolios/CVs for their own personal credentials as well as a place to host articles/papers for both personal use and student access.
Visit the site: www.mattweidenfeld.com
The site utilizes:
• Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop
• html/css
• javascript/jquery
• Google Analytics
This is the old portoflio site for jsalita design. As flash is becoming obsolete in terms of website construction I had to move on with a heavy heart. That said I still think the site is beautiful.
This site is still being hosted at an alternate domain.
Visit the site: www.jsalita.net
The site utilizes:
• Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop
• flash AS2
• Google Analytics
• All Site Photography
I have spent the past year as the most senior Front End Developer on a massive General Mills email campaign including brands such as Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Bisquick, The Pound for Pound Challenge and others.
IdeaPark puts out over 300 General Mills emails a year. I worked on all aspects of the backend/technical side as well as production design on emails and design of seasonal pdfs.
The site utilizes:
• Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop
• html/css
• Silverpop
• Exact Target
I have a two year contract with the APA Minnesota as their webmaster. This is a big job including multiple sites, design updates and registration forms.
APA Minnesota came to me one year ago looking for a new site but due to extreme budget restraints we found a way to work with what we had and bring it into the modern day. This site has contstant updates, a micro-site, a yearly conference requiring backend work such as member login and event payment and registration. We are also delving into social networking with a very new facebook page and plans for other social networking tools on the horizon.
Visit the site: www.mnapa.com
The site utilizes:
• Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop
• html/css
• javascript/jquery
• PHP
• MySQL
• Google Analytics
• Facebook
HCX Hair Salon wanted a website reflecting of their style. Young, hip, urban and edgy.
This site got a complete visually makeover and the opportunity to have more information about the business online such as services, staff and links to social networking.
Visit the site: www.hcxdinkytown.com
The site utilizes:
• Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop
• flash AS2
• Google Analytics
• Facebook
• All Site Photography
Chiropractors of St. Anthony: www.stanthonychiro.com
Phillips Garden www.phillipsgarden.com
Allan P. Salita Attorney at Law: www.salitalaw.com
Abraham + Associates Architects www.abrarch.com
Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES): www.mnrenewables.org (back-end work only)
I believe in clean, minimal, functional design. I believe in the grid - no clutter. I have over ten years experience in web design and development in Minneapolis, Sacramento and Los Angeles.
I blog here about one of my favorite topics... travel.
DIGITAL RESUME
I am profecient in:
The Adobe Suite: photoshop, illustrator and indesign
Content Management Systems: Wordpress, joomla
html/css
javascript/jquery
Analytics/Ads: google analytics/google adsense/facebook ads
Social Newtorking: facebook, twitter, tumblr, wordpress, linkedin...
I do much of the photography for my freelance web projects, sites why my photography are:
Please contact me at: jennifersalita(at)gmail.com
4637 42nd Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406
(612) 226 - 3316
