Brian Andrew Smith
Developer, Designer and Digital Illustrator
Web Development, and Design Work
ComicUI
A mobile first news source for Comic Book and Pop Culture fans.
ComicUI
ComicUI is a Comic Book and Pop Culture News site created by myself and co-founder Chris Dillard. We deliver updates on all the big comic book releases, movie updates, and interviews with some of today's up coming comic book writers and artists, such as Christopher Yost, writer of Marvel Studios: "Thor 2: The Dark World", Claudio Sanchez, author of "Translucid", and Lead Singer of Coheed and Cambria, and Ryan Stegman, artist of Superior Spider-man, and Marvel's brand new series "Inhuman".
- Role: Co-Founder / Web Developer & Designer / Systems Administrator / Comic Book Reviewer
- Year: 2013-Present
Michigan Death Notices
The death notices on this website are those that have been listed in the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News since late 2001.
Michigan Death Notices
The Michigan Death Notices web site posts the death notices that have been listed in the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News since late 2001. Beginning in 2013 we expanded to included notices listed in the Oakland Observer & Eccentric, and the Livingston Daily. Please keep in mind these notices were paid to be listed by the family of the deceased. This site is not a complete list of everyone who has passed on in the metro Detroit area.
- Client: Detroit Media Partnership
- Role: Web Developer
- Year: 2011-2014
Michigan.com
Your one stop for Michigan based news and events. Powered by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News.
Michigan.com
Michigan.com is the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News one stop hub for all things Michigan. Working for the Detroit Media Partnership, I helped to build administrative tools for managing and deploying digital advertisements from companies such as CareerBuilder.com, Apartments.com, and Cars.com. This admin tool allowed employees to manage ads displayed on The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Web sites, and mobile apps, as well as Michigan.com
- Client: Detroit Media Partnership
- Role: Web Developer
- Years: 2011-2014
Styleline Magazine
Metro Detroit's Guide to Fashion, Beauty and Home
Styleline Magazine
Styleline Magazine is metro Detroit's largest magazine, and the only one exclusively for style-minded women. I worked on Styleline Magazine while employed at the Detroit Media Partnership.
- Role:Web Developer
- Years: 2011-2014
Detroit Free Press Marathon
Detroit Free Press/Talmer Bank Marathon » 10/19/14 You Can Do This!
Detroit Free Press Marathon
The Detroit Free Press / Talmer Bank Marathon is Michigan's only International Marathon. Every year thousands of runners take to the streets of Detroit. I worked on this site while working for the Detroit Media Partnership.
- Client: Detroit Media Partnership
- Role: Web Developer
- Year: 2011-2014
Tee it Up Michigan!
Michigan's #1 On-line Golf Course Directory.
Tee it Up Michigan!
Tee it up Michigan! is a product of the Detroit Media Partnership. It's an on-line golf course directory that allows visitors to browse through over 300 golf courses in Michigan. Created in Drupal 7, users can rate their favorite courses as well as share their comments with their friends on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.
- Client: Detroit Media Partnership
- Role: Web Developer
- Year: 2013-2014
Michigan College Guide
Find the right school for you...
Michigan College Guide
The Michigan College Guide is an on-line directory of colleges and universities in Michigan that is aimed at helping ease high school seniors and college freshman through their final year of high school and helps users create a plan to further their education. Michigan College Guide is a product of Signature Media, and the Detroit Media Partnership. The site is powered by Drupal 7 and is optimized for Desktop, Mobile, and Tablet devices.
- Client: Signature Media, Detroit Media Partnership
- Role: Web Developer
- Year: 2012-2014
7degrees Global
7degrees Global
I built 7degrees Global based on Photoshop mock ups provided to Wiltec Technologies from a previous designer.
- Client: Wiltec Technologies
- Role: Co-Web Designer, Web Developer, Interactive Multimedia Developer
- Years: 2009-2010
Driving Skills for Life
Driving Safe for Life
Performed regular content updates for Ford Motor Company events. This project required working with the Joomla content management system.
- Client: PCG Campbell
- Role: Interactive Multimedia Designer
- Years: 2006-2008
Ford Racing Events
Ford Racing Events
Responsible for content updates to the Ford Racing Events web site. Also responsible for the creation, deployment and deployment of email contests.
- Client: PCG Campbell
- Role: Interactive Multimedia Designer
- Years: 2006-2008
About Brian
I'm a freelance Developer, Designer and Digital Illustrator, in Metro Detroit, Michigan, currently working with Able Ideaz LLC, a creator of comic books. I’ve developed their WordPress site for the YouTube series Comics Beer & Sci-Fi and am collaborating with a team to build a new website that highlights their brand and showcases their comic books.
Previously, I was an Associate Software Engineer at RKT Holdings, where I developed WordPress web-sites for the Rocket Family of Companies. Prior to that, I was a Web Developer at DataStax, working remotely on the DataStax Academy redesign, an eLearning platform built in Drupal 7. I collaborated with designers and marketers to enhance the site while ensuring brand consistency and efficient Git-based deployments.
Before that, I was a UX Designer at Nexient, where I contributed to projects for Best Buy and Alibaba’s 11Main, designing user workflows, icons, and admin interfaces. I also worked as an Applications Developer at AK Rewards, building a family task management app in PHP CodeIgniter, and at Detroit Media Partnership, maintaining major Michigan websites.
I hold a B.S. in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University, with minors in Computer & Information Technology and Psychology. My passion for digital illustration led me to web design, starting with my high school cartoon series rollerskatinghippo.
- Location: Detroit, MI
- Email: brian@comicui.com
- Résumé: resume.pdf
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/designsuperhighway