brian fong
Front-end Developer, Visual Designer
Brooklyn, NY, USAWork Experience
The Smithsonian Institution
Visual Designer (Freelance)
Designed promotional materials for print and digital media for the National Museum of African American History and Culture's forthcoming Community Curation app.
June 2016
- October 2016
District of Columbia, United States
Visual Designer (Contractor)
Created custom emoji as well as infographics for the Twitter blog.
April 2016
- September 2016
San Francisco, California, United States
Bivium Capital Partners, LLC
Front-end Developer (Freelance)
Added dynamic features to existing WordPress website. Made aesthetic changes to the design. Fixed Javascript incompatibilities that hindered site performance, a consequence of a WP upgrade.
September 2016
- October 2016
California, United States
Innovative Marketing & Communications
Front-end Developer (Freelance)
Translated designs into a responsive HTML/CSS/JS website.
March 2016
- March 2016
California, United States
Fort Point Beer Company
Photographer (Freelance)
Documented in-brewery canning process and new packaging.
September 2015
- September 2015
San Francisco, California, United States
Natalie Trousdale LAc
Photographer (Freelance)
Photographed acupuncture techniques and medicinal herbs for website use.
March 2015
- March 2015
San Francisco, California, United States
Digital First Media
Mobile Designer & Front-end Developer
Created icons, splash screens, and other visual assets for iPhone, iPad, and Android apps for 80+ news properties.
Created navigation features for primary Article Page template (for the new mercurynews.com and 80+ others that use the same CMS).
Videography and photography for TapIn iPad app.
Created interactive multimedia content for TapIn iPad app.
Created utilities to generate reports for social media engagement.
Translated designs into their HTML/CSS components for use in migration to a new CMS.
Miscellaneous design for both print and electronic media.
Helped deploy new site features.
Redrew 100+ bitmap-type site mastheads as vector graphics (SVG).
Created navigation features for primary Article Page template (for the new mercurynews.com and 80+ others that use the same CMS).
Videography and photography for TapIn iPad app.
Created interactive multimedia content for TapIn iPad app.
Created utilities to generate reports for social media engagement.
Translated designs into their HTML/CSS components for use in migration to a new CMS.
Miscellaneous design for both print and electronic media.
Helped deploy new site features.
Redrew 100+ bitmap-type site mastheads as vector graphics (SVG).
August 2010
- June 2014
California, United States
Botany Factory
Product Photographer & Front-end Developer & Designer (Freelance)
Designed website using HTML and CSS.
Photographed glass & plant forms in both studio and "natural" environments.
Photographed glass & plant forms in both studio and "natural" environments.
January 2010
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California, United States
Pocket Bus
UI/UX (Mobile) & Visual Designer
Collaboration with Gilad Gurantz
Created app icon, in-app graphics for the following iPhone apps: Pocket MUNI, Pocket MBTA, Pocket AC Transit, Pocket Chapel Hill, and Pocket Unitrans.
Helped to conceptualize key UI features and app flow, e.g. display arrows along route lines to indicate the actual directions of an inbound or outbound route.
Created informational website.
Created app icon, in-app graphics for the following iPhone apps: Pocket MUNI, Pocket MBTA, Pocket AC Transit, Pocket Chapel Hill, and Pocket Unitrans.
Helped to conceptualize key UI features and app flow, e.g. display arrows along route lines to indicate the actual directions of an inbound or outbound route.
Created informational website.
March 2010
- March 2012
California, United States
DeepFlight
Visual Designer (Freelance)
Designed expedition insignia for Lake Tahoe hydrobatics mission.
June 2012
- June 2012
California, United States
EdVoice
Visual Designer (Freelance)
Document design for political issue briefs.
May 2010
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California, United States
Pillar Real Estate Services
Freelance Web Designer
Custom-built website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
April 2010
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San Francisco, California, United States
Jonathan Furst
Front-end Developer & Designer (Freelance)
Designed a WordPress theme from scratch to serve as a blog and running-portfolio for the sports poet Jonathan Furst.
Features custom illustrations used in the navigational elements.
Features custom illustrations used in the navigational elements.
March 2010
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California, United States
ZDp Models
Digital Technician & Retoucher
Assisted with the photography for a forthcoming book. Helped check focus, verify proper exposure and sensor cleanliness.
Formatted Canon RAW files for visual consistency and print-readiness.
Completed many Adobe Illustrator drawings and adjusted files for print.
Formatted Canon RAW files for visual consistency and print-readiness.
Completed many Adobe Illustrator drawings and adjusted files for print.
December 2009
- February 2010
San Francisco, California, United States
Midsummer Mozart Festival
Front-end Developer & Designer (Freelance)
Completely redesigned existing website.
Built with HTML, CSS, and a pinch of custom photography.
Built with HTML, CSS, and a pinch of custom photography.
February 2009
- April 2009
California, United States
PETA
Body Painter / Photographer / Videographer (Volunteer)
Body-paint volunteers for PETA's public demonstrations all over the United States.
Record photos and videos to document the demonstrations for in-house use in campaigns, advertising, and analysis.
Record photos and videos to document the demonstrations for in-house use in campaigns, advertising, and analysis.
February 2009
- August 2010
California, United States
EdVoice
Independent Contractor
Researched Drupal 5.10 as a replacement CMS for DotNetNuke for their satellite websites.
October 2008
- October 2008
Sacramento, California, United States
Nikolas Weinstein Studios
Front-end & Database Developer and Model Maker (Contractor)
Performed webpage updates and adjustments using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, and JavaScript.
Modified Filemaker Pro databases to add new functionality and clean up existing infrastructure.
Created initial scale, material, and conceptual models for the sculptural installation "Capella."
Modified Filemaker Pro databases to add new functionality and clean up existing infrastructure.
Created initial scale, material, and conceptual models for the sculptural installation "Capella."
November 2007
- June 2008
California, United States
Primarily A Cappella
Full Stack Developer
Maintained and improved local Filemaker Pro databases.
Created online MySQL databases and corresponding web interfaces using HTML and PHP.
Implemented dynamic site elements, e.g. product page templates, search results, current inventory.
Created online MySQL databases and corresponding web interfaces using HTML and PHP.
Implemented dynamic site elements, e.g. product page templates, search results, current inventory.
March 2007
- June 2008
California, United States
Detect The Mutation
Freelance Web & Graphic Designer
Designed website, logo, and apparel for a fundraising organization specializing in research on Lynch Syndrome, a genetic predisposition to certain gastrointestinal cancers.
May 2008
- July 2008
San Francisco, California, United States
Espresso Roma Cafe
Barista
Crafted espresso beverages, coffee, and an assortment of cafe fare. Cash-handling duties, store-closing, and cleaning duties. Worked solo shifts.
April 2006
- March 2007
Davis, California, United States
Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District
Freelance Web Designer
Converted graphical designs into HTML/CSS.
Performed on-site digital photography for website use.
Edited and posted new content, formatted digital photographs using Photoshop.
Performed on-site digital photography for website use.
Edited and posted new content, formatted digital photographs using Photoshop.
May 2004
- March 2007
San Rafael, California, United States
Primarily A Cappella
Web Content Manager
Placed new products on website, kept site contents current, and corrected errors using Dreamweaver.
Automated product scanning and image formatting by creating Photoshop Actions scripts.
Automated product scanning and image formatting by creating Photoshop Actions scripts.
July 2002
- September 2004
San Rafael, California, United States
Hawkes Ocean Technologies
Engineering Intern
Drafted components of the navigation assembly for a personal submarine with proper physical constraints for mechanical simulations using Autodesk Inventor.
Drafted hydrodynamic wings using Autodesk Inventor.
Drafted hydrodynamic wings using Autodesk Inventor.
September 2000
- June 2001
San Anselmo, California, United States
Joseph Campbell Foundation
Web Design Summer Internship
Worked with Mark Watts to create the original incarnation of the Joseph Campbell Foundation website.
Created content and site templates using HTML and CSS.
Created animations using (Macromedia) Flash.
Created content and site templates using HTML and CSS.
Created animations using (Macromedia) Flash.
June 2000
- September 2000
San Anselmo, California, United States
Education
University Of California - Davis
Fine Arts, Computer Science
September 2004
- March 2007
Davis, California, United States
Skills
Adobe Flash,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Lightroom,
Adobe Photoshop,
Ambigram Design,
Autocad,
Autodesk Inventor,
Boggle,
Bootstrap,
CSS,
Digital Painting,
Digital Photography,
Digital Post-Processing,
Digital Retouching,
Filemaker Pro,
HTML,
Illustration,
JavaScript,
Latte Art,
Mobile Design,
MySQL,
OmniGraffle,
Pysanka,
Scrabble,
Serigraphy,
Sketch 3,
Typography,
WordPress,