Good day!

I'm Philip Belcher, a designer and developer based in the North East of England

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skills

...let's have a look at some of the things I can do...

  • Website Creation

    Full-stack engineering; designing and developing basic, static webpages through to fully-fledged content management systems

  • Graphics Design

    a firm grasp of the underlying principles of design allows me to create a wide range of graphics

  • Mobile Apps

    cross-platform app design and development, meaning they run on both Android and iOS devices

  • Print Media

    from documents through to large banners and full colour glossy brochures

  • Branding

    including design, business cards and promotional materials

  • Interactive Media

    games and other forms of interactive media designed to engage with users

  • Illustration

    sketching and digital art creation

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skills in more detail

...let's get into the nitty-gritty....

Website Creation

  • HTML
  • CSS/SASS/Bourbon
  • Jade/Pug
  • PHP
  • Joomla CMS
  • Javascript/ jQuery
  • Angular 2
  • Jekyll - This site was built using Jekyll!
  • Django - Starting to develop my skills in this
  • Search Engine Optimisation knowledge

Graphics Design

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator

Mobile Apps

  • Ionic 2 framework - Cross-platform hybrid app development
  • Cordova
  • Flex framework

Print Media

  • Adobe InDesign
  • Large banners
  • Glossy, full-page brochures
  • Posters

Branding

  • Logo vector creation
  • Letterheads
  • Business cards
  • Social media branding

Interactive Media

  • Flash animation
  • Adobe After Effects - admittedly at a basic level at this point
  • CSS animation

Illustration

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Procreate app on iPad with stylus

Other skills

  • Knowledge of Version Control - primarily Git
  • Knowledge of Gulp, Bower, NodeJS
  • Object-Oriented Programming knowledge
  • Basic networking knowledge
  • Experience with Windows, OSX, Linux, Android and iOS systems
  • 15+ years of PC troubleshooting
  • 15+ years of computer build experience
  • Knowledge of current UK education system

Portfolio

...here's some of the work I've created over the years...

  • North Tyneside Continuous Professional Development

    an entire redevelopment of north tyneside’s cpd booking system (conversion from printed catalogues to fully online)

    skills used

    • web design
    • web development
    • branding
    • graphics design

    technology used

    • html/css
    • joomla cms
    • php
    • illustrator
       view this project in more detail on my behance page
  • philipbelcher.com

    Inception - it is the website you are currently viewing! First time using Jekyll which is a superb framework for simple websites.

    skills used

    • web design
    • web development
    • branding
    • graphics design

    technology used

    • Jekyll
    • html/css/sass
    • Jade (Pug)
    • Node
    • Gulp
       view this project in more detail on my behance page
  • North Tyneside Music Education Hub

    fully responsive redesign of an exisiting website with the addition of a CMS and a focus on dynamic events

    skills used

    • web design
    • web development
    • graphics design

    technology used

    • html/css
    • joomla cms
    • php
    • illustrator
       view this project in more detail on my behance page
  • Digitally Confident Conference 2014

    fully responsive, content-management website with booking function for a large education conference plus entire branding & promo materials

    skills used

    • web design
    • web development
    • branding
    • print materials
    • graphics design

    technology used

    • html/css
    • joomla cms
    • php
    • illustrator
    • photoshop
       view this project in more detail on my behance page
  • Build It

    fully responsive, content-management website with user authentication and open badge integration

    skills used

    • web design
    • web development
    • branding
    • print materials
    • graphics design

    technology used

    • html/css
    • joomla cms
    • php
    • illustrator
    • photoshop
       view this project in more detail on my behance page
  • ConneXYZ

    cross platform mobile app (iOS and Android) for young children to easily find events and information within their local authority. Data pulled from a website, allowing admins to easily update the content.

    skills used

    • app development
    • web development

    technology used

    • ionic framework
    • html/css
    • joomla cms
    • php
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